2021 IBFRA news!

Aug. 6th, 2021

IBFRA 2021: UNECE/FAO session on science and policy of wildfires in the boreal biome

We are very happy to announce that UNECE and FAO will lead a session on science and policy of wildfires in the boreal biome at the 2021 IBFFRA conference, August 20th , 15:00-17:00 CET

July 20th, 2021

Thanks to the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, for sponsoring IBFRA 2021!

We are very happy to announce that the Canadian Journal of Forest Research has joined the group of sponsors of the 2021 IBFRA conference!!!

June 29th, 2021

Thank YOU THE USDA FOREST SERVICE for sponsoring IBFRA 2021!

We are very happy to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has joined the group of sponsors of the 2021 IBFRA conference. The Forest Service main mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the United States's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. As such, the Forest Service supports the effort of the 2021 IBFRA conference to connect researchers and managers that work in the boreal forests in the US and across the world.

June 6th, 2021

BOREAL FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

In celebration of the World Environment Day , check out the UNECE infographic on Boreal forest and climate change! #GenerationRestoration #WorldEnvironmentDay

May 20th, 2021

BOREAL FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Future Earth and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is hosting a two-day webinar May 20-21, on boreal forests and climate change. Register here: https://kva-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2C-k39P6QXC1oYXS4Yv0lA .

May 20th, 2021

The video of our SECOND ibfra webinar is out!

Thanks everyone who joined us to listen to Pr. John Innes's presentation on the implications of the ecological impacts of climate change on societies in the boreal forest. The video of her talk is now available on our website.

April 25th, 2021

The video of our first ibfra webinar is out!

Thanks everyone who joined us on Earth Day to listen to Pr. Merritt Turetsky's presentation on the ecological legacies of permafrost thaw in taiga ecosystems. The video of her talk is now available on our website.

February 2nd, 2021

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 22, 2021

We already received a very good number of abstract submission but we would like to build up the momentum! Scientists, managers, policy makers working in the boreal regions of the world: we invite you to join the IBFRA 2021 virtual conference and share your work with the community. Students and early carrier scientists, you are the manpower and living force of research development and outreach! Consider submitting an abstract so you can win prizes for best presentations! 1st, 2nd and 3d best oral and poster presentations will be rewarded $1000, $500 and $250 prizes respectively.

November 20, 2020

Important Announcement - IBFRA 2021 CONFERENCE Shifts to Virtual ONLY

Due to the continued uncertainties created by the pandemic, we have made the decision, like many other events in 2021, to move the IBFRA 2021 Conference to an entirely online format. The dates for the conference remain unchanged, August 16-20, 2021. With this new format, we reschedule the conference to half-days, to minimize the fatigue of engaging in online sessions for entire days, as well as to optimize engagement despite time zone differences. The conference program will be held from:

Source: Case data from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

7:00 am to 1:00 pm Alaska Standard Time 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm Central European Time

12:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time 12:00 am to 6:00 pm China Standard Time

The virtual conference will include our regular panel and plenary sessions, keynote address, poster sessions, as well as spaces for impactful networking opportunities. In addition to participation in the live event, all attendees will have access to conference recordings for an additional 30 days upon completion of the conference.

June 28 2020

You're invited to submit an abstract to our session for AGU 2020!

While we are waiting for the IBFRA 2021 conference, this year's AGU Fall Meeting will be mostly virtual. Looking on the bright side of life, this will be a great opportunity for a wider-than-usual international participation.

Scientists working in Boreal and Arctic regions, we invite you to submit an abstract to our session entitled "Stasis and Change in Warming Arctic Ecosystems: Achieving New Understanding Through Long-term Ecological Research". This session invites contributions that seek to understand stasis and change in long-term ecological time series from terrestrial, aquatic and coastal ecosystems in the boreal forest and tundra of the Arctic region. We welcome studies that use historic in situ, and/or remote sensing observations to understand long-term data. We will use the capacity for virtual participation to reach out to a diverse, international community of scientists working on long-term ecological research in the Arctic region.

Deadline for abstract submission: July 29th 2020.

March 21st, 2021

Thank you Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. for sponsoring IBFRA 2021!

We are very happy to announce that Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. has join the group of sponsors of the 2021 IBFRA conference. SFI is a sustainability leader through their work in standards, conservation, community, and education. SFI's standards concern forest management, climate change, fire risk management, community engagement, and forest ecology research. As such, SFI support the effort of the 2021 IBFRA conference to connect researchers and managers that work in the boreal forests across the world.