From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges, New Pressures, Changing Paradigms

Januar 12, 2026Forst & Kultur, Veranstaltung

From January to April 2026, the Yale Forest Forum organises an online speaker series „From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges, New Pressures, Changing Paradigms„. This series explores the profound transformations that have reshaped forestry over the past 50 years and examines how experts are imagining the future of forests and forestry.

Since the 1970s, forestry has shifted from a primarily production-oriented enterprise or one of conservation to one centered on multifunctional landscapes, ecological resilience, and diverse social values. Through conversations with scholars, historians, practitioners, and policymakers, the series will trace changes in land, labor, and ownership. It will explore novel and evolving approaches to managing disturbances and environmental change, and it will highlight the growing importance of ecosystem services in forest stewardship. Together, these discussions will illuminate how people and forests continue to shape one another — and what that means for the next half-century of forestry.

Hosts and Organisers

This spring 2026 speaker series is hosted by The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment, Forest History Society, Society of American Foresters, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, and American Forests.

The series is led by Gary Dunning (Yale School of the Environment), Natasha James (Society of American Foresters), Tania Munz (Forest History Society), Nicole Stiffarm (Environmental Policy Innovation Center), and Danielle Watson (American Forests).

Programme
  • 20.01.2026: Gary Dunning, Natasha James, Tania Munz, Nicole Stiffarm, and Danielle Watson: Framing 50 Years of Change in Forestry (Video Recording available)
  • 27.01.2026: Susan Jane Brown: The Evolution of Multiple Use
  • 03.02.2026: Tom Fox: Sustainability and Productivity of Planted Forests in the Southern United States
  • 10.02.2026: John Gordon and Lynn Jungwirth: How We Engage on Forests
  • 17.02.2026: Sam Fox: Changing Land Ownership and Emerging Stewardship Models
  • 24.02.2026: Char Miller: The Impact of Conversation Legislation on the Environmental Movement and Forest Management
  • 03.03.2026: Panel: Workforce Changes and Women in Forestry
  • 10.03.2026: Asia Downtin: Urbanization and Land Use Change
  • 17.03.2026: N.N.: Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
  • 24.03.2026: N.N.: Emphasis on Ecosystem Services: Beyond Wood Products
  • 31.03.2026: N.N.: Forest Certification
  • 07.04.2026: N.N.: Wildfire: Management Over Suppression
  • 14.04.2026: N.N.: Future of Forest Restoration: Natural Climate Solutions
  • 21.04.2026: N.N.: Future of Industrial Reforestation
  • 28.04.2026: N.N.: Future of the Land Back Movement

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