This conference from 24-27 March 2026 in Coyhaique, Chile, will discuss novel strategies for forest management and other forest uses from the local scale to the landscape scale, in line with scientific knowledge and regional relevance, considering a changing world in the Anthropocene. It is supported by IUFRO Division 8.00.00 Forest Environment, Research Group 8.01.00 Forest ecosystem functions and biodiversity, and Working Party 8.01.02 Landscape ecology.

IUFRO Division 8 focuses on the ecological aspects of forest environments, including biodiversity, soil, landscape dynamics, and environmental disturbances such as climate change and fire. Hosting this event in Patagonia, and particularly in Coyhaique, highlights the global importance of this unique forest region and offers an ideal setting to discuss current and future challenges in forest ecology.

Science has a fundamental role to play in characterizing, understanding, and improving policies according to the productive and environmental context. Technical-scientific knowledge helps to understand natural resources and improve forest management and the different uses of the forest from practice. In addition, this knowledge can be translated into change or scientific support in public policies and the participation of scientific actors in forest policies.