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Link to presentations presented during the conference
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How do we achieve a sustainable boreal forest management?
Background
The boreal forest, the second most extensive terrestrial biome on earth, constitutes roughly one-third of the global forested areas (1.4 billion ha). The utilization of the wood resource from the boreal forests has historically played a vital economical role in the development of societies in the countries of the boreal zone. Even today many boreal countries have economies which are heavily dependent on their forest sectors.
Boreal forests are in focus
At the same time boreal forests are increasingly becoming a high-profile topic on the political agenda. Many areas in the boreal zone are seen as virgin untouched old-growth forests, which are extremely important to have preserved. The ecological importance is highly valued and the understanding of the biotic and abiotic characteristics of the dynamics in the boreal forests is a necessary condition for determining the potential for sustainable development of these forests. In order to achieve sustainablity, a number of ecological factors which contribute to sustainability must be considered. Some of these factors will be covered by the Conference Themes.
Objectives
The conference in Umeå will deal with management of boreal forests, and will beside results from research also present and discuss practical aspects, problems and possible solutions. The objective is to enable time for discussions and exchange of information in working groups. The conference will cover a broad spectrum, from history to the new challenges we meet in the future. Our hope is that Umeå will be a place where research and good practise will meet, present, and discuss new ideas and solutions to problems. We will aim to learn from each other to achieve a sustainable management of the boreal forest in the future.
Topics
The topics of the conference are selected to cover several different aspects of how the boreal forest ecosystem is affected by climate and changes in climate. The presentations will deal with management that can help us to achieve an economic, ecological and cultural sustainable utilization of the boreal forest resource. We anticipate many valuable and interesting contributions from different regions and sectors all over the circumpolar area during the conference.
The topics of the congress will also be illustrated in situ during the Field Trips where plenty of time will be allocated to visit research sites and sites where forest management of the past, today, and the future is demonstrated.
International Scientific Committee
Dr J-E Hällgren, Chair Faculty of Forest Sciences, SLU, Umeå, Sweden
Dr M Apps, Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, BC, Canada
Dr S Conard, USDA Forest Service, Arlington, VA, USA
Dr K Fretheim, Norwegian Forest Research Institute, Ås, Norway
Dr D McRae, Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
Dr S Linder Faculty of Forest Sciences, SLU, Alnarp, Sweden
Dr M Fukuda Hokkaido University, Japan
Dr T Karjalainen University of Joensuu, Finland
Dr A Shvidenko Int. Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
Local Scientific Committee
Dr. Jan-Erik Hällgren, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Umeå
Dr. Per Angelstam, School of Forest Engineering, Skinnskatteberg
Dr. Lars Edenius, Department Of Animal Ecology, Umeå
Dr. Anders Granström, Department of Forest Vegetation Ecology, Umeå
Dr. Björn Hånell, Department of Silviculture, Umeå
Dr. Stig Larsson, Department of Entomology, Uppsala
Dr. Sune Linder, Department of Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Alnarp
Dr. Mats Nilsson, Department of Forest Ecology, Umeå
Dr. Göran Ståhl, Department of Forest Resource Management and Geomatics, Umeå
Dr. Lars Östlund, Department of Forest Vegetation Ecology, Umeå
Dr. Erik Sundström, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Umeå
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