Land and forest Iceland
The Annual Icelandic Forestry Conference Program
19th March 2024
The annual Icelandic Forestry Conference will be held in Hof, Akureyri, 20-21 March under the title Forest Resources - Infrastructure and Planning. About 140 people are registered to the event.
The Conference is held in collaboration of Land and Forest Iceland with the Agricultural University of Iceland, the Icelandic Forestry Association, the Icelandic Forester's Association and the Farmers’ Association of Iceland. The conference has been held continuously for over two decades, except for two occasions during the coronavirus pandemic.
As usual, the first day of the conference is devoted to the chosen theme for this year's conference, Forest Resources – Infrastructure and Planning. On the second day however, talks will touch on various topics related to forests and forestry that are not specific to the theme of the conference. The conference program is as follows.
Conference program
Talks are in Icelandic unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday 20 March | Conference room: – Hamrar in Hof |
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8.30 Registration | |
9.00 Opening notes | Brynjar Skúlason |
9.05 Welcome address | Ásthildur Sturludóttir |
Chair: Auður Kjartansdóttir | |
9.20 Land and Forest Iceland - The Forest Resource | Ágúst Sigurðsson - Video |
9.40 Forest resource - What is it and where? | |
10.00 New land for afforestation – Challenges in land planning | |
10.20 Coffee break | |
10.40 Value of forest management | |
11.00 Forest's accessibility and infrastructure | |
11.20 Economic status of forest resources in Iceland | |
11.40 Sustainable resource management | |
12.00 Lunch | |
Chair: Þórveig Jóhannsdóttir | |
13.00 Forest Tax Systems, and impact on forestry acitivites (in English) | Erling Bergsaker (Norskog) - Video |
13.40 Quality control in forestry | |
14.00 Value of the environment and forests for future generation's education | |
14.20 Coffee break | |
15.00 Panel discussions | Moderator: Bjarni Diðrik Sigurðsson - Video |
15.45 Forestry Motivation Awards | Ragnhildur Freysteinsdóttir |
16.00 Introduction to Sólskógar Plant Nursery and field trip | Katrín Ásgrímsdóttir |
20.00 Gala dinner |
Thursday 21 March | Conference room: – Hamrar in Hof |
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Chair: Brynhildur Bjarnadóttir | |
9.15 Does the Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula) need to be saved? | |
9.30 Different susceptibility of black cottonwood clones to Phratora vitellinae | |
9.45 Douglas fir in Iceland – cultivation potential and challenges in Icelandic forestry | |
10.00 What is the meaning of resilience in relation to forests and forestry | |
10.15 Coffee break | |
10.45 How does forest fire impact above ground tree biomass in Iceland (in English) | |
11.00 Assessing the potential and opportunities of continuous cover forestry in Iceland (in English) | |
11.15 Poster session | Jón Ásgeir Jónsson stjórnar - Video |
12.15 Lunch | |
Chair: Bryndís Marteinsdóttir | |
13.15 Timber transporting challenges in Iceland | |
13.30 Albedo of different vegetation types | |
13.45 Carbon sequestration and growth of different forest types on three afforestation sites in Southwest-Iceland | |
14.00 Effects of afforestation and fertilising measures on methane and nitrous oxide flux in soil | |
14.15 Wrap-up and closing remarks | |
14.30 Refreshments |
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