It’s been more than two years since we met at the Forests’ Future 2022 conference in Jihlava and discussed the situation with bark-beetle outbreak in Central Europe. In recent years, the situation in forestry has been developing – bark beetle infestation is decreasing in some regions, while in others it is on the rise.
Fortunately, the ecological risks of clear-cuts have not yet manifested themselves dramatically but there are still questions about the contribution of forest loss to extreme floods in Czechia in September 2024 or the risk of protective forests decline in the Alpine region. Different forest restoration practices are being applied to clearings with varying degrees of success, and we face major challenges in forest management to achieve stable forest stands for future generations.
Although the intensity of bark beetle outbreak is currently decreasing, it will affect the forest economy and policy in the long term and the risk of recurrence of problematic situation due to weather change is remaining still high.
To discuss these issues thoroughly in a friendly atmosphere we would like to invite you to the international conference:
Forests´ Future 2025
Bark Beetle Outbreak in Central Europe – Consequences and Future Challenges
Průhonice (Prague)
22. – 26. September, 2025
The conference is organized as joint meeting with IUFRO WP 7.03.10: Methodology of forest insect and disease survey
(Very) Preliminary Programme:
Monday 22. 9. Arrival day with welcome drink in the evening
Tuesday 23. 9. First day of the conference
Wednesday 24. 9. Second day of the conference
Thursday 25. 9. Excursion
Friday 26. 9. Half-conference day (if needed) and depature
Next information coming soon!
On behalf of local organizers:
Vít Šrámek, Jiří Novák, Miloš Knížek, Monika Vejpustková, Jan Leugner, Jana Danysová, Jan Řezáč