Conference: Tackling climate change - the contribution of forest scientific knowledge

This international conference, to be held in France on 21 – 24 May 2012, will focus on the current state of knowledge on climate change impacts on forest ecosystems, services and activities. It will highlight methods and challenges to mitigate or tackle climate change impacts, both before they arise and once they have occurred.

Themes include: observed and expected impacts; disturbances; recent and future trends in forest productivity and species distribution; ecosystem resilience; climate change and ecosystems services; management of risks and uncertainty; management for adaptation; mitigation; socioeconomic aspects of climate change; and knowledge management.

Abstracts for posters and oral presentations can be submitted until 19 September 2011. For more information download the flyer below or visit the conference website.