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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOREST CARBON & RESILIENCE
The International Conference on Forest Carbon and Resilience (ICFCR) is presented by the Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment to expand knowledge within the areas of forest-based carbon and resilience, the role of forests and forest products in carbon storage and sequestration and the resistance, adaptation and resilience of forests in changing environments. The conference will take place at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center in Auburn, Alabama, USA, from September 29 – October 1, 2025.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The International Conference on Forest Carbon and Resilience planning committee is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts.
CONFERENCE THEMES
The theme of this conference is forest-based carbon sequestration and forest resilience to changing environments and disturbance regimes, namely, (1) the role of forests and forest products in carbon storage and sequestration, and (2) the resistance, adaptation and resilience of forests in changing environments.
Within these two broad themes, topics covered in this conference include, but are not limited to:
- Forest carbon markets (compliance, voluntary, and corporate in-house offsets)
- Forest carbon programs
- Forest measurements, new tools, and emerging geospatial technologies for
accurate carbon measurement across multiple scales - Forest management that contributes to carbon sequestration and forest resilience
- Landowner behavior in response to forest carbon market development and other initiatives
- Life-cycle analysis of forests and forest products that store carbon
- Government and nongovernment programs that incentivize forest landowners to adopt best practices of forest management
- Corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements as related to forest carbon offsets
- Forest deterioration and loss due to wildfires, pests, pathogens and invasive
species - Forest resistance, adaptation and resilience to weather events
- Silvicultural tools to enhance the resilience of forests to changing environments
- Cross-country (region) analysis of forest carbon sequestration and forest resilience
Abstracts for panel, concurrent and poster sessions should be limited to 300 words each and will be accepted until July 1, 2025. Authors will be informed if their presentation is accepted by July 10. The registration deadline for presenting authors of accepted abstracts is August 25.
A compilation of papers presented at this conference will be published in the journal Forest Science.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND INFORMATION CONTACT
Abstract submissions and questions regarding the conference should be submitted to the conference coordinator via email to icfcr@auburn.edu.
ABOUT AUBURN & AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Located only 90 minutes from the Atlanta International Airport, Auburn University is situated in the picturesque community of Auburn, Alabama. A shuttle service between Auburn and Atlanta is available every 1.5 hours, and car rentals are available at the airport. Auburn is also near the metropolitan areas of Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, and Columbus, Georgia.
Auburn University is a land-grant university classified as a Carnegie R1 research institution with a student enrollment of more than 30,000. The university provides instruction in approximately 70 academic departments and maintains graduate research and public service programs of a broad scope.
The International Conference on Forest Carbon and Resilience will be held at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. Located in the heart of Auburn University’s majestic campus, this newly renovated hotel offers easy access to entertainment and restaurants within downtown Auburn, its sister city, Opelika, and the nearby Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National. For more information, visit the hotel’s website.
IN APPRECIATION TO OUR SPONSORS
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
The following sessions are eligible for continuing education credit.
Society of American Foresters – 16.5 CFEs total
- September 30: (8.5 CFEs)
- October 1: Morning session (2.5 CFEs)
- October 1: Tour session (2 CFEs)
- October 2: Tour session (3.5 CFEs)
Alabama State Board of Registered Foresters – 17.5 CFEs total
- September 30: (8.5 CFEs)
- October 1: Morning session (3.0 CFEs)
- October 1: Tour session (2.0 CFEs)
- October 2: Tour session (4.0 CFEs)
Continuing education forms will be available at registration.
FOREST SCIENCE, SPECIAL ISSUE
Forest Carbon and Resilience – Measurement, Management and Synthetic Analysis
Forests and trees provide timber, pulp and non-timber products such as carbon, biodiversity, soil and water protection, as well as energy and rural development. Forests and trees act as natural carbon sinks, absorbing and storing atmospheric CO2 in biomass through photosynthesis. At the same time, resilience is a forest’s ability to withstand and recover from disturbances like drought, fire, invasive species and pest outbreaks. Managing forests for both carbon sequestration and resilience involves integrated strategies that target various interests such as promoting biodiversity, reducing competition and protecting old-growth forests.
This call is linked to the International Conference on Forest Carbon and Resilience for a special issue in Forest Science, a peer-reviewed journal organized by the Society of American Foresters, publishing fundamental and applied research that explores all aspects of natural and social sciences as they apply to the function and management of the forested ecosystems of the world. We encourage contributions from all relevant themes presented at the conference to advance science and the emerging technology of forest carbon and resilience measurement, management and synthetic analysis.
Submission deadline: January 31, 2026
Authors can submit manuscripts for the Special Issue using the Editorial Manager (https://www.editorialmanager.com/frsc/default.aspx), the online submission system for Forest Science, and follow the procedures for manuscript submission. When prompted for ‘Select Article Type’, select the Special Issue, ‘Forest carbon and resilience.’ The peer-review process and production cycle will follow the same procedures and standards as the regular issue of Forest Science.
Guest Editors
Dr. Heather Alexander
Dr. Zhaofei Fan
Dr. Adam Maggard
Dr. Lana Narine
Dr. Daowei Zhang
