14.09.2019
Among things that will be presented during the excursion on the second day of the conference is the …
Among things that will be presented during the excursion on the second day of the conference is the ongoing breeding for resistance in Black cottonwood to the rust fungus Melampsora larici-populina. Photo: Halldór Sverrisson
Forest pests are a significant threat to boreal forests and forestry. The NordGen Forest conference 2019 will focus on threats posed to Nordic forestry and forest plant production by invasive pest species.

Place: Hótel Örk, Hveragerði, South Iceland
Time: 17-18 September 2019

Conference Paper

A prelminary issue of an online Conference Paper is now available for download. For environmental reasons, a printed version will not be distributed. Please observe that abstracts are missing from some of the speakers. A more complete and updated version of the Conference Paper will be issued afterwards.

 Topics of discussion

Main issues addressed at the conference will be:

  • Climate and spread of invasive forest pests with special focus on plant production
  • Current status of plant health in the Nordic countries
  • Actions to mitigate forest pests: actions to limit introduction of new pest species, actions to eradicate new pest species, breeding for resistance
  • The potential effect of climate change on forest pests and timber production in the Nordic countries

An excursion is held on the 18 September; including visits to geothermal heat forests in Reykir, breeding for resistance in Black cottonwood, use of biological control in greenhouse farming at Fridheimar and presentation of the Land reclamation project in Iceland. The excursion will be held close to the volcano Hekla.

On the 19 September an SNS Matchmaking Day has been organised in Reykjavik. Among participants are PhD students who have recieved travel grants to come to Iceland to benefit from the event.

For questions, please contact forest@nordgen.org

 

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