Background:

Escalating global climate change and biodiversity loss, coupled with forest degradation and inadequate integration of governance technologies and policies, have posed severe challenges to ecological conservation. Meanwhile, cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and remote sensing have created important opportunities for the innovative development of forest governance in the new era.To address ecological governance challenges under the new situation and promote transnational and interdisciplinary collaborative innovation and cooperation, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Chinese Academy of Forestry, International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Nanjing Forestry University, together with relevant forestry research and educational institutions, jointly organize this conference. 

The conference will be held in a hybrid format (combining online and offline participation). Under the theme “Forest Governance under Global Change：Innovation of Science, Technology and Policy,” the conference will focus on key topics including cutting-edge scientific issues in forest governance, policy innovation and international cooperation, forest carbon sinks and climate change, applications of artificial intelligence and remote sensing, practical exploration and industrial integration, among other core issues.The aim of this conference is to build a high-level international platform for exchange and cooperation, bring together global expertise, explore pathways for integrating science, policy, and technology, and promote more resilient and inclusive forest governance paradigms, thereby contributing to global ecological civilization.

Meeting Venue & Time：

Conference Venue: Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China

                            No. 1 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Conference Date: September 14–16, 2026

Meeting Participants：

Scholars, experts, administrators, practitioners and students from forestry research institutions and forestry administrative authorities; 
Representative of IUFRO Special Working Party, Division, Subject Group and Working Party；
Delegates from other international organizations and non-governmental organizations.