The 4th International Congress on Planted Forests (http://icpf2018.com) will be held during 23-27 October 2018 in Beijing, China.

The IUFRO unit 7.01.03 (Atmospheric deposition, soils and nutrient cycles) will hold a session on impacts of climate change and air pollution on forest ecosystems (ID B-13).

Abstract submission is open until 15 July 2018.

The International Congress on Planted Forests is an international academic conference that is being organized by the International Union on Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) with the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nations through its Planted Forests Programme.

Three congresses have been held so far. The 1st and 2nd International Congress on Planted Forests were held in Chile in 1999 and in New Zealand in 2003; The 3rd was held in Europe in 2013，including Bordeaux, France, Dublin, Ireland, Porto, Portugal and Estoril where held separate satellite conferences and plenary sessions. More than 180 delegates from 38 countries attended the conference, representing national and regional governments, private enterprises, universities, research institutes, international organizations and non-governmental organizations. Among them, the Minister of Agriculture, Oceanography, Environment and Spatial Planning of Portugal and the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of France attended the congress.