Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Keynote addresses
Mr. Jacques Régnière, Canadian Forest Service - Predicting insect continental distributions from the physiology of individuals
Mr. Brent Larson, International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) - Phytosanitary issues related to climate change, invasive alien species and trade: How to use the framework of the International Plant Protection Convention for the management of forest health
Mr. Dieter Schoene, Climate change specialist and consultant - Forest health and adaptation of forest management: Perspectives from the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)
Technical sessions
4. Impacts of climate change on forest growth5. Forest health: air pollution, pathogens and forest pests
8. Socio-economic functions and livelihoods
15. Scenarios and modelling for forest management planning