10th World Conference of Taiga Rescue Network in Rättvik, Dalarna, Sweden, September 8th to 12th
Photo: John Lööf Green / Green Media
Download PDF-invitation with Open Days Programme
The biodiversity and eco-services of the boreal forests – the Taiga – are at stake! Due to industrial forestry, climate change, mining, hydrogen power, road building and many other causes there is an ongoing biodiversity crisis. In the UN Year of Biodiversity 2010 still some 2000 forest dwelling
species are red-listed only in Sweden. We need to take care of the world’s forest resources in a far better way than at present. The Taiga Rescue Challenges will take on this committment.
Programme for the Open Days
Wednesday 8th September
Biodiversity and Forestry – forever competitors? Bege Jonsson, professor, Sweden | Will the Forest Save the Climate? The role of natural forest vs. forestry | A Brief History of the Taiga, Roger Olsson, journalist, Sweden | Too much paper, too little consideration? Mandy Haggith, author, UK | Sami People: Rein-deering and Forestry
Thursday 9th September
State of the Boreal forest: Canada, Finland, Sweden and Russia | Protect the Forest, grassroot NGO | A Forest Company’s View, Olof Johansson, Chief ecologist, Sveaskog | FSC – greenwashing or a tool for consumer power? Seminar with discussion | Debate: The Scandinavian Forestry Model vs. the Forest of Siberian Jay
Friday 10th September
White Paper on the Conservation Politics, Chair of Board, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation| Forest Protection in Sweden, government spokesperson | Discussion and Dialogue about Forest and Forestry, government spokesperson and SSNC Chair of Board … and much much more.
Also on the agenda
Dinner Party | Youth Conference: Taiga Ambassadors | Exhibitions | Entertainment | Excursion | A Great Selection of Seminars, Lectures, Discussions et cetera.
Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th NGO Days, for TRN-members (separate programme to come)
Register at: naturskyddsforeningen.se/trn-conference
Also check out the NordicForests.org tour that will take part in days ahead of the conference: http://NordicForests.org/tour
Taiga Rescue Challenge takes place at Stiftsgården, located at lake Siljan in the heart of Dalarna (250 km from Stockholm).
Have a look at the web of ”Stiftgården” – the place where it all will take part.
View over “Stiftsgården”
A map which shows the location of Rättvik
Posted on May 18th, 2010 at 3:05 pm by John Lööf Green