Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests

1. Introduction: what is sustainable forestry? Part 1: Tree physiology 2. Advances in understanding root development in forest trees 3. Advances in understanding soil health in forests 4. Advances in understanding canopy development in forest trees 5. Advances in understanding the response of forest trees to abiotic stress Part 2: Forest ecosystem services and climate change 6. Advances in understanding forestry ecosystem services: role in carbon capture 7. Trade-offs between management and conservation in the provision of forest ecosystem services the case of the forests of southern Patagonia 8. Advances in understanding forestry ecosystem services: role in conserving biodiversity 9. The impact of climate change on forest systems Part 3: Breeding and management 10. Key challenges in forest management 11. Advances in breeding techniques for forest trees 12. Advances in monitoring forest growth and health 13. Transition from monocultures to complex forest stands 14. Innovations in planting/stand establishment 15. Advances in nutrient and water management in forestry 16. Advances in stand management and regeneration 17. Innovations in forest harvesting/felling techniques Part 4: Pests, diseases and other hazards 18. Advances in understanding and managing insect pests of forest trees 19. Advances in understanding and managing fungal and other diseases of forest trees 20. Advances in monitoring and managing natural hazards/forest disturbances Part 5: Developing forest products and services 21. Developing forestry products: timber 22. Forest products: biomass products 23. Developing non-timber forest products 24. Emerging technologies to develop new forest products 25. Developing forestry recreation services Part 6: The future 26. The future of sustainable forestry