II LATIN AMERICAN IUFRO CONGRESS

23 - 27 Oct 2006,

In the international year of deserts and desertification  
The increasing importance of the environmental, social and economic functions performed by forests.

The Chilean Forestry Institute (INFOR) is hosting the II Latin American IUFRO Congress, International Union of Forest Research Organizations. The congress will be held in La Serena IV Region – Chile, October 23 to 27, 2006.  Discussion themes will include: Forests, Environment and Society; Forests and Production; and Arid and Semiarid Zones.

FORESTS, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY

Forest resources contributing to improve life means

  • Forests and rural poverty, rural development, small scale forestry and community management
  • Functions and services of forest ecosystems
  • Ecosystem management of protected areas and forest landscapes
  • Restoration of degraded forests, deforested and eroded lands
  • Agroforestry systems and tree resources outside forests
  • Forest law, policies, institutions and better forest governance

FORESTS AND PRODUCTION

Increasing forest area and improving products

  • – Silviculture- Management of planted and native forests
  • – Genetic improvement
  • – Forest health
  • – Forest operations
  • – Wood and non wood forest products
  • – Industrial forest development, markets and investments
  • – Competitiveness of small and medium forest enterprises

ARID AND SEMIARID ZONES

Combating desertification and creating new resources

  • Planted forests
  • Natural forests- Products and development of forest business
  • Control of desertification processes
  • Integrated systems with agriculture and livestock
  • Water resources management

Language: Congress will be conducted in Spanish, English and Portuguese and simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

Further information:

Coordinador Comité Organizador, Organising Committee Coordinator
Santiago Barros   seminarios@infor.gob.cl
Ingeniero Forestal  56 – 2 – 6930700
Instituto Forestal  Huérfanos 554 Santiago – Chile