IUFRO Regional Congresses

Within each five-year IUFRO Board period at least one IUFRO Regional Congress is held in a given region. IUFRO Regional Congresses aim to promote and strengthen science collaboration related to forests and trees within specific regions.

The aims of Regional Congresses are to:

• Address research needs and priorities related to forests and trees in a regional context;
• Promote quality research and interdisciplinary cooperation within a region;
• Maintain the momentum of IUFRO activities in the periods between IUFRO World Congresses;
• Promote the participation of scientists and scientific organizations as well as students in global and regional IUFRO activities;
• Strengthen the links between the scientific community and policy makers as well as stakeholders nationally and regionally;

Through these aims, IUFRO Regional Congresses help to implement the mission and aims of IUFRO in defined geographical areas.

• First IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress: Forests and Trees Serving the People of Africa and the World; Nairobi, Kenya; 25–30 June 2012. Conference website
  
  The congress is being organized by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the Forestry Research Network of Sub‐Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) with support from a number of donor organizations and institutions. The congress will be jointly hosted by the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) and the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI).
  
  

• IUFRO European Congress 2007: Forests and Forestry in the Context of Rural Development; Warsaw, Poland; 6-8 September 2007 (organised in conjunction with the EFI Annual Conference 2007)
  Related documents: First Announcement – Detailed Programme – Conference photo gallery
  
  
• Segundo Congreso Latinoamericano IUFRO: Bosques – La creciente importancia de sus funciones ambientales, sociales y económicas; La Serena, Chile; 23-27 Octubre 2006