Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Keynote addresses
Mr. Doug Konkin, Deputy Minister, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Canada - Learning to deal with climate change and catastrophic forest disturbances
Ms. Balgis Osman Elasha, Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources, Khartoum, Sudan – Assessment of impacts and adaptation to climate change and the links to sustainable development in Africa
Mr. Eskil Erlandsson, Minister for Agriculture, Sweden - Swedish Forest Policy in a changing World
Technical sessions
2. Climate-induced changes in forest ecosystems6. Silviculture and production of wood and non-wood forest goods
11. Tropical forest management and climate change adaptation
14. Forest dieback and mass mortality: monitoring and mitigation of consequences
16. The 'Swedish Example' as a tool for global carbon mitigation
18. Wood as a green building material