26-28 February 2020; Bonn, Germany
Forests are among our planet's most important human life-supporting
ecosystems, and there are many expectations with regards to the ecosystem
services they provide. But: how do major global challenges such as climate
change and biodiversity loss affect forests globally, and what can forest
governance and management do? How can rising and changing demands for forest
products and ecosystem services due to global population and economic
growth, and urbanization be dealt with? How can forest policy navigate
between demands originating from other policy sectors, such as agriculture,
environment, energy, and rural development?
These and more questions will be discussed in the framework of the
international conference "Governing and managing forests for multiple
ecosystem services across the globe", taking place on 26-28 February 2020 in
Bonn, Germany.
The conference, which is organized by several international organizations,
is supported by IUFRO Division 9 - Forest Policy and Economics
<https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/> and IUFRO
Working Party 9.05.07 - Science policy interactions
<https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90500/90507/> . It
will bring together ca. 200 international policymakers, practitioners and
researchers from different fields, promoting interdisciplinary and
inter-generational dialogues.
Special Event
On Thursday, 27 February 2020, 7:30 to 9:15 pm, there will be an open panel
discussion on "The future of forests managed for multiple services in Europe
- where are we heading towards and what can we expect from the "European
Green Deal"?"
Registration is not required. Admission is free.
The conference will be livestreamed via
https://www.youtube.com/user/EuropeanForest/live, and contributions to the
discussions via Twitter using the hashtag #4estEcoServices
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/4estEcoServices> are welcome.