Conference title: Forests as hubs of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the anthropocene
Date and location: March 24-27, 2026; Coyhaique, Chile
Key messages for participants
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We warmly congratulate all authors whose abstracts have been accepted for the IUFRO Division 8 Conference 2026.
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The Scientific Committee remains open to receiving late abstract submissions. Please note that several symposia are already full, and late submissions will be considered subject to program availability.
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The early registration period has been extended until 31 January.
Field trip 4: Forest management planning on state-owned lands and protection of riparian ecosystems
This field trip includes a visit to a demonstration site of riparian ecological restoration, continuously managed since 2008, aimed at the protection and recovery of degraded stream channels within the Simpson River sub-basin, Aysén Region, Chilean Patagonia.
The visit will showcase riparian management strategies based on the establishment of riparian buffer zones, along with techniques for slope reshaping, check-dam construction, erosion control, and revegetation using native species such as Salix spp. and Nothofagus antarctica.
Participants will have the opportunity to discuss long-term restoration experiences, their effectiveness in protecting watercourses, and their contribution to the geomorphological and ecological stability of Patagonian fluvial systems.
Location: Las Pampas Farm, Cerro Galera sector, Coyhaique municipality (Simpson River sub-basin)
Organizing institution: Forestry Institute (INFOR)
