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The conference will cover some major themes and specific topics to be discussed will include:
 FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND CLIMATE:
- forest ecosystem functions
- dendroecology and dendrochronology
- effects of environmental changes on forest growth
- biodiversity conservation
- natural hazards and risk management
- forests and climate change
SILVICULTURE AND FOREST HEALTH:
- forest vegetation management
- natural and artificial silvicultural systems
- restoration of degraded sites
- impacts of air pollution on forest ecosystems
- physiological and genetic aspects of tree diseases
- forest insect and disease survey
FOREST ASSESSMENT, MODELLING AND MANAGEMENT:
- forest resources inventory and monitoring
- forest management planning
- land-use planning and landscape ecology
- remote sensing technology
- forest mensuration and modeling
- hydrologic processes and watershed management
- statistical methods, mathematics and computer technology in forest biometrics
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY:
- environmental policy and governance
- social, institutional and economic aspects of forestry
- forest law and environmental legislation
- valuation of ecosystem services and carbon markets
FOREST OPERATIONS ENGINEERING AND FOREST PRODUCTS:
- harvesting and transportation engineering
- forest operations management
- harvesting and processing systems
- wood and non-wood forest products and their utilization
- bioenergy production systems
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