IUFRO 2010 Scientific Program
Plenary Session and Sub-Plenary Session Only
 
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August 23 (Mon)
Session Name Room Organizer Title Speaker PDF
Plenary Session Hall D1 Forest is short; Desert is long Ko Un Click
SP-5
Biodiversity, climate
change and forestry -
perspectives of the
Collaborative Partnership
on Forests
Auditorium Peter Mayer The Collaborative Partnership on Forests - its goals and achievements, Eduardo Rojas-Briales
Linking climate change, forest biodiversity and the needs of people through a landscape approach William Jackson
Biodiversity and climate change - activities in the IYB and further research needs. Ahmed Djoghlaf
Reducing deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing environmental services in tropical forests - research priorities Emmanuel Ze Meka
Forest margins management through agroforestry for climate change adaptation. Tony Simons
Forest landscape restoration from a livelihoods perspective: knowledge gaps. Jan McAlpine
SP-8
Keep Asia Green:
rehabilitating and restoring
forest ecosystems in Asia
Hall D1 Don Koo Lee

Michael Kleine
Afforestation and ecological restoration in the northeast Asian region. Zhiqiang Zhang
Russian Far East forests use and rehabilitation: a new dogma or an old problem? Victor Teplyakov
Rehabilitation of degraded forest lands in Southeast Asia. Lucrecio Rebugio Click
Rehabilitating forests and extending tree cover in South Asia. Promode Kant Click
Rehabilitating degraded forest landscapes in Central Asia. Almazbek Orozumbekov Click
Forest landscape restoration and rehabilitation in West Asia. Khosro Sagheb-Talebi
Panel Discussion
SP-12
Forest health in a
changing environment
401 Elena Paoletti

Mike Wingfield
Air pollution impacts on forest ecosystems in a changing climate. Elena Paoletti Click
Climate changes increase damage potential of many European forest pathogens. Nicola La Porta
Invasions of forest insects: agents of global change Andrew Liebhold Click
Further development of forest monitoring in Europe. Martin Lorenz Click
Site conditions, fire, and root disease: are Leptographium spp. and Heterobasidion spp. consequences of "exotic" ecosystems? William Otrosina
Responses of forest pests to climate change. Andrea Battisti Click
Panel Discussion
 
August 24 (Tue)
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Plenary Session Hall D1 Forests, Climate Change, and Communities: Making progress up the learning curve Frances Seymour Click
SP-2
Can forestry and forest
sector activities contribute
to mitigating climate
change?
Hall D1 Werner Kurz Greenhouse gas dynamics of different forest management and wood use scenarios in Switzerland. Frank Werner Click
The global carbon footprint of the forest products industry. Reid Meiner Click
Assessment of Mexico's readiness for REDD. Ben De Jong Click
Bio-mitigation of carbon through the reforestation of abandoned farmland. Richard Harper Click
A global analysis of temperate old-growth forests: commonality in carbon storage and co-varying ecosystem functions. William Keeton
Can forestry and forest sector activities contribute to mitigating climate change? A science synthesis in support of policy. Werner Kurz Click
Panel Discussion
SP-13
Promoting urban forest
services in partnership
between scientists and
communities
401 Cecil

Konijnendijk
Introduction by session moderator Cecil Konijnendijk Click
Promoting urban forest services in partnership between scientists and communities in the United States. David Nowak Click
Green compact cities: challenges of urbanization and urban-rural linkages. Kjell Nilsson Click
Urban community forestry in Japan and the facilitating role of participatory science. Jay Bolthouse
Panel Discussion
SP-15
IUFRO award winners - the
next generation
Auditorium Su See Lee

Michael Rivoire
Panelists:
Tnah Lee Hong (Malaysia: ISA Division 2)
Marco Contreras (Chile/US: ISA Division 3)
Mahbubul Alam (Bangladesh/Japan: ISA Division 6)
Guillermo Gea-Izquierdo (Spain: ODRA, IUFRO Division 1)
Finnvid Prescher (Sweden: ODRA, IUFRO Division 2)
Jurg Andreas Stuckelberger (Switzerland: ODRA IUFRO Division 3)
Guillermo Trincado (Chile: ODRA, IUFRO Division 4)
Jiali Jiang (China: ODRA IUFRO Division 5)
Feng'e Yang (China/Canada: ODRA IUFRO Division 6)
Marieka Gryzenhout (South Africa: ODRA IUFRO Division 7)
Andreas Schindlbacher (Austria:ODRA IUFRO Division 8)
 
August 25 (Wed)
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Plenary Session Hall D1 Integrating scales and sectors to foster sustainable livelihoods, landscapes and forests Joaquin Campos Arce Click
SP-3
Conservation and
sustainable use of forest
genetic resources
Auditorium Yongqi Zheng

Heok-Choh Sim

Kyu-Suk Kang
Identification of critical problems in forest genetic resources conservation and sustainable use: a global assessment. Zohra Bennadji Click
Understanding, tracking, and documenting genetic resources of forest trees to improve management practices. Judy Loo Click
Seed orchards in a warm future. Dag Lindgren Click
Sustainable utilization and conservation of forest genetic resources through tree breeding and seed orchard management in Korea. Kyu-Suk Kang Click
Managing diversity of forest genetic resources for adaptation to uncertain environmental changes. Yongqi Zheng Click
Forest conservation banks and their management as a genetic resource. Lilia del Carmen Mendiza
bal Hernandez
Discussion
SP-10
IUFRO Directors Forum:
forest monitoring in times
of climate change
401 Konstantin von
Teuffel

Peter Mayer
How global forest monitoring could be designed in the future Mette Loyche Wilkie
Panel Discussion Ben Chikamei Click
Panel Discussion Dmitry Zamolodchikov
Panel Discussion Jose J. Campos Arce
Panel Discussion Joon Hwan Shin
Panel Discussion Klaus-Hermann von Wilpert
Panel Discussion George S. Foster Click
SP-11
Forest biomass utilization
for bio-energy: technology,
economics and
environment
Hall D1 Woodam Chung

J. Greg Jones
Outcomes of a multi-scale, integrated research program to assess the feasibility
of using pyrolysis to produce biochar and liquid fuels from forest biomass in
Oregon, USA.
Nathaniel Anderson Click
Harvesting firewood from an aged oak coppice with a CTL hardwood harvester. Christian Suchomel
Collection and transportation of forest biomass for energy in the western United States. Han-Sup Han Click
Bio-oil production from fast pyrolysis of larch wood sawdust in a spout-fluidized reactor. Xueyong Ren Click
The comparative study of wood fuels (chips, pellets) using life cycle assessment (LCA). Young-Seop Choi
Discussion on economy and energy balances of forest biomass utilization for bio-energy at Sano city, Tochigi prefecture, in Japan. Kazuhiro Aruga Click
Soil impacts from intensive biomass utilization. Deborah Page-Dumroese Click
Energy from conventional forestry in Sweden: concerns and research approaches for environmental effects and forest production. Helene Lundkvist
 
August 27 (Fri)
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Plenary Session Hall D1 The potential role of communities in sustainable forest resources Elinor Ostrom Click
SP-6
New frontiers of forest
economics
Hall D1 Shashi Kant

Martin Hostettler

Hans Heinimann
Change in forest conditions and forest economics Elinor Ostrom Click
Public choice, forest economics, and sustainable forest management David Laband
The experimental method and forest economy Urs Fischbacher Not Available
Reflections on new frontiers of forest economics Karl-Gustaf Lofgren
SP-7
Agroforestry: the way
forward
Auditorium P.K. Nair

Tony Simons
Agroforestry: the way forward Ramachandran Nair Click
Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry in the African Sahel Eike Luedeling
A global prognosis for tropical timber supply from farm land Fergus Sinclair Click
Silvopastoral systems for forest fire prevention Francisco Javier Silva Pando Click
Panel Discussion
General Discussion
SP-9
Enhancement of service life
of wood in an
environmentally conscious
global society
401 Andrew H.H.
Wong

D. Pascal
Kamdem

Joran Jermer
Roles of wood durability and wood protection in climate change mitigation. Gerard Deroubaix Click
Climate change and wood protection, increasing demand of long-life wood products and decreasing production of treated wood. Koichi Yamamoto Click
Increased sustainability for wood construction by recycling. Henrik Herajarvi Click
Wood protection and utilization of naturally durable species in the moist tropics for sustainable tropical forestry and climate change mitigation. Andrew Wong Click
Solubility and bioavailability of micronized copper based wood preservatives. D. Pascal Kamdem
Fungal biodegradation of CCA-treated wood waste. Gyu-Hyeok Kim
Discussion
 
August 28 (Sat)
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Plenary Session Hall D1 The disastrous trajectory of the rain forests: research imperatives Peter Shaw Ashton Click
SP-1
Reading the pulse of forest
science - IUFRO priorities
2010-2014
Auditorirm Peter Mayer Panel Discussion Bjorn Hanell
Panel Discussion Bailan Li
Panel Discussion Hans Heinimann
Panel Discussion Margarida Tome Click
Panel Discussion Dave Cown Click
Panel Discussion Perry Brown
Panel Discussion Mike Wingfield
Panel Discussion Jean-Michel Carnus
Discussion
SP-4
Forest biodiversity - the
key to healthy and resilient
forests
Hall D1 Tim
Christophersen

Ian Thompson

Robert Nasi
The relationship between biodiversity and forest ecosystem resilience and relationship to climate change. Ian Thompson Click
Defaunation, resilience, and tropical forests. Robert Nasi
Arbuscular mycorrhizal diversity and pioneer plant species growth responses. Michiko Nakajima
The effect invasive of Acacia spp. to native species on resilience boundary in Pleihari Tanah Laut natural conservation area, South Kalimantan. Yusuf Bahtimi Click
Panel Discussion
SP-14
An honest conversation
about decentralization and
forest livelihoods in a
globalized world
401 S. Denise Allen

Joleen Timko

Juan Chen
Are forest-dependent communities securing legitimate management authority over their forests? case studies from Brazil and Mexico. Reem Hajjar Not Available
Community forestry experiences of indigenous communities in India and Canada. Monika Singh
An assessment of the community forest model in Cameroon. Joleen Timko Click
Local farmers' perspectives on eliminating obstacles to the implementation and promotion of sustainable forest management and forest certification in China. Juan Chen Click
The impact of global economic development on cultures embedded in forested landscapes: lessons from the Office of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in Canada. S. Denise Allen Click
Panel Discussion