2012 IUFRO Small-scale Forestry Conference; Call for Papers
The 2012 IUFRO Small-scale Forestry Conference will be held in Amherst, Massachusetts USA September 24-27, 2012. This meeting brings together researchers from around the world interested in the diverse issues surrounding small-scale forestry. This conference will focus on the special issues facing small-scale forests around the world and the solutions to these problems that can benefit landowners, society, and the natural environment.
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Sep 24, 2012 12:35 PM
to Sep 27, 2012 12:35 PM |
| Contact Name | Jake Hewes |
| Contact Phone | (413) 570-0199 |
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This year's conference theme is From Science to Solutions: Solving Small-Scale Forestry Issues.
Papers are being sought to address all aspects of small-scale forestry including, but not limited to:
- Agroforestry & nontimber forest products
- Changing demographics & land tenure
- Community forestry
- Cross-boundary cooperation
- Education & communications
- Forest management
- Forest markets
- Forest policy & economics
- Landowner attitudes, practices & perceptions
- Landscape change, urbanization & parcellation
Submissions are due January 31, 2012. For more information, please visit the Call for Papers webpage here.
Information on registration (not yet available), conference schedule, travel information, and pre-and post-conference events can be found on the Conference webpage.
