Registration open for a conference on developing forest soil monitoring systems

The conference, titled "Developing Forest Soil Monitoring System for the Future," will be held in English.

MoniForSoil, a Nordic network supported by SNS – Nordic Forest Research, serves as a crucial platform for scientists specialising in soil monitoring within the Nordic and Baltic regions. It also facilitates discussions with international partners in the Northern Hemisphere, including Canada and Japan.

The objectives of the network are to address the new EU Soil Monitoring Law and identify indicators that reflect the true health of the soil in the ecosystems of boreal and temperate forests. The network also focuses on strengthening knowledge sharing and coordination of data between teams involved in soil monitoring, as well as promoting the expansion of student projects that use data from more than one country.

Practical information

• Fees: The conference registration fee is 14,000 ISK, which includes coffee, lunch, dinner, and an excursion.

• Virtual Attendance: Online participation in the conference is available.

• Registration: Registration is conducted via the website, with a deadline of August 5th.

• Organisers: The conference is organised by Helena Marta Stefánsdóttir helena.stefansdottir@landogskogur.is, and Kristín Sveiney Baldursdóttir kristin.baldursdottir@landogskogur.is.

Program

Tuesday 2nd September at Hotel Örk, Hveragerði

08:30-09:00 Coffee and registration

09:00-09:15 Introduction address – Helena Marta Stefánsdóttir
09:15-09:50 Forests and Afforestation in Iceland – Bjarni D. Sigurðsson
09:50-10:25 Icelandic Soils: Characteristics, Challanges and Restoration Perspectives – Susanne C. Möckel

10:25-10:40 Coffee

10:40-11:10 Root systems – Challenges and Opportunities – Ivika Ostonen
11:10-11:30 Diversity of Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities Across Successful Stages in Icelandic Birch Forests – Hilmar Njáll Þórðarson
11:30-12:00 Panel Discussion

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-13:30 Opportunities and Challenges for Monitoring Soil across Forest and Other Land Uses – Aleksi Lehtonen
13:30-14:00 Results from NorForSoil – Similarities and Differences Among Monitoring Systems for Boreal and Temperate Forest Soil – Shun Hasegawa
14:00-14:20 Forest Soil Monitoring in Japan—Current Practices and Key Challenges – Shoji Hashimoto

14:20 – 14:30 Coffee

14:30-14:50 Special Challenges in Monitoring Emissions from Naturally Drained and Rewetted Organic Soils – Including LULUCF Reporting – Aldis Butlers
14:50-15:10 Lessons Learned from Existing Monitoring of Forest Soil Biodiversity Using eDNA – Christine Martineau and Johan Stendahl
15:10-15:40 Panel Discussion
15:40-15:.50 Presentation of the upcoming excursion, Aðalsteinn Sigurgeirsson
16:00-18:30 Tour of Hafnarsandur reforestation area and the ForHot Research Area in Hveragerði

19:30 Conference dinner