After the success of its conferences in 2007 (SWC2007), 2008 (SWC2008) and 2009 (SWC2009), Sylva-World for Development and the Protection of Forests and the Environment, will organize its 4^th international Conference SWF2010 on the theme “PEOPLE, FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: COEXISTING IN HARMONY”.

This important event will be held in Casablanca (Morocco), from 25 to 27 May 2010.

The conference will explore the conflicting relationship between Population, Forests and the Environment, and will examine long-term problems and their governance challenge from different angles, towards coexistence in harmony between people, forests and the environment, at local, regional and global level.

SWC2010 Organizing Committee has designed a broad scientific program, which includes a number of plenary, technical and poster sessions, as well as other fascinating events.

It is a great pleasure to invite you to join Sylva-World’s 4^th International Conference.

SWC2010 programme promises to be exciting including numerous prominent speakers covering topics including the latest developments on various themes, such as forest and local development, forest and climate change, forest environmental services, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, man-made plantations, the forecasting of needs and resources, people and forest coexistence in harmony, education and knowledge systems for sustainability, among others.

Authors, from all over the world are warmly invited to submit the paper / poster abstracts to the Conference Secretariat by the 31^st of December 2009.

For those of you who have not yet registered to the conference or/and submitted their paper/poster abstract, we remind you the conference deadlines: