The first international conference of IUFRO Unit 1.01.04 Forest Establishment & Early Growth Dynamics (formerly called Forest Vegetation Management) was held on July 11-13, 2017 in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. The title of the conference was Forest Regeneration in Changing Environments and the goal of the conference was to bring together leading forest researchers and practitioners to share their latest research on managing forest regeneration and early stand dynamics in changing environments around the globe. With one conference missed due the COVID19 pandemic, much time has passed since the last conference… and it's time to reconnect! Since then, there has been a global shift towards planting billions of trees at scale to address issues of climate change and environmental degradation and to accelerate progress on opportunities to increase productivity in planted forests through technology and mechanisation. This combination of change (increased afforestation and adoption of new technologies) means establishment of planted forests is once again a highly topical area of forest science!

The conference scope includes advances in forest science, technology, policy, practice and Indigenous Knowledge that support forest managers, scientists, policy makers and regulators working on sustainable practices for forest establishment and early stand management. The underpinning science disciplines are wide ranging and include plant ecophysiology, micro-meteorology, soil science, nutrition, inter-and intra-specific resource competition, forest ecology, quantitative silviculture, young tree growth/process-based modelling, plant protection, data science, mechanisation and automation.

Key dates

Registration closes: 30 November 2024
Abstract Submission closes: 30 September 2024
Early Bird Registration closes: 1 July 2024