FORESTs Conference 2027 - Call for abstracts

FORESTT and Global Environmental Changes: Social-Ecological Systems in Transition - Metz, France, 5-7 October 2027

The FORESTT International Conference invites established scientists, early-career researchers, and doctoral students, as well as forestry professionals and policy experts from around the world to submit abstracts for oral presentations and poster contributions.

The abstract submission deadline is December 13, 2026.

Organized by the French research programme on forest resilience (FORESTT), coordinated by INRAE, under the auspices of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), and in conjunction with major research initiatives (including e.g. the One Forest Vision initiative – OFVi, the Future Forests Cluster of Excellence of  the University of Freiburg, Germany, the European FOREST Partnership, as well as several national and European research projects), the conference will provide a unique forum to discuss the resilience of forest social-ecological systems in the face of global environmental change.

Expected to attract 1,000 to 1,200 participants from academia, research organizations, public institutions, the forestry sector, and civil society, the conference will showcase the latest scientific advances while fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

We welcome contributions presenting original research, emerging results, methodological developments, synthesis studies, case studies, innovative applications, and perspectives for future research and practice.

The call for abstracts is now open!

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Authors may submit abstracts for:

🌳Oral presentations

🌳Poster presentations

• ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM

For each submission, the following information will be required:

🌲Title of the presentation (maximum 20 words)

🌲Name, affiliation, and contact details of the main author (presenter)

🌲Names and affiliations of co-authors

🌲Abstract (maximum 300 words)

🌲Keywords (3–5 keywords)

The abstract submission deadline is December 13, 2026.

All submitted abstracts will undergo scientific review by the symposium organizers. The evaluation will consider scientific quality, originality, relevance to the selected symposium, and contribution to the overall conference theme.

Authors will be notified of the outcome of the review process in late January 2027, before the opening of conference registration in February 2027.

CONFERENCE THEMES AND SYMPOSIA

When submitting an abstract, authors must select one of the31 conference symposia, organized into six thematic areas:

• Forest Ecological & Evolutionary Processes
• Biotic Interactions & Forest Health
• Monitoring, Modelling & Data Integration
• Forest Management, Disturbances & Adaptation
• Social-Ecological Systems & Governance & Bioeconomy
• Science, Policy & Education

Detailed information on each symposium is available here: LINK

WHY PARTICIPATE

The FORESTT International Conference offers an exceptional opportunity to:

• Present your research to a large international audience
• Exchange ideas across disciplines and regions
• Engage with leading scientists, early-career researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers
• Develop new collaborations and research partnerships
• Contribute to advancing knowledge and action for resilient social-ecological forest systems

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We particularly encourage submissions from early-careerresearchers and doctoral students, as well as interdisciplinary contributions bridging ecological, social, economic, technological, and governance dimensions of forest resilience

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