AFFORNORD conference on ecosystems, landscape and rural development

 

18th to 22nd June 2005

What was the event?

This interdisciplinary conference focused on:

• Biodiversity
  The effects of afforestation with exotic vs indigenous tree species on biodiversity and ecosystem services, f.ex. soil biota, birdlife, flora, arthropods etc.
• Landscape
  Perception of different local groups of landscape characters.
• Rural Development
  Local communities, opportunities, policy and products, public attitudes and believes.
• Modelling
  Scaling up the effects of afforestation on biodiversity and soil properties from plots to regional scale.

Event website

Dr Suzanne Martin of Forest Research presented a paper on:

"Landscape scale approaches to afforestation and tourism development"

Where did the event take place?

Reykholt, Western Iceland.

Contact

For further information see the event website or e-mail affornord@iii.is