Land and Forest Iceland
From Plant to Plank – The Annual Icelandic Forest Science Conference 2025
24th January 2025
The 2025 Icelandic Annual Forest Science Conference, Fagráðstefna skógræktar, will be held at Hotel Hallormsstaður on March 26th and 27th. The first day will focus on current advancements in forest planning, planting, management, and harvesting techniques in Iceland and internationally. A call for presentations and posters has been issued for the second day of the conference.
The Annual Icelandic Forest Science Conference, a collaborative effort between Land and Forest Iceland, the Agricultural University of Iceland, the Icelandic Forestry Association, the Icelandic Association of Foresters, and the Icelandic Farmers Association, serves as a key forum for knowledge exchange and discussion within the forestry and forest science sectors. Established at the turn of the millenium, the conference rotates its location annually between regions. Last year's conference was held in Akureyri, preceded by the conference in Ísafjörður.
The conference's first day will feature presentations and discussions focused on the designated theme.
The second day will offer a diverse range of presentations of any forest-related subject, including policy, research, education, innovation and technology. A draft agenda for the first day, subject to revision, is available and includes preliminary presentation titles.
Draft agenda of the Icelandic Forestry Conference 2025
March 28
9:45 Conference Opening
10:00 Resource Status Update – Helena Marta Stefánsdóttir
10:30 Municipal Planning and Forestry: Land Selection Quality Criteria – Birkir Snær Fannarsson
11:00 The Scottish Forestry Standard – Gunnlaugur Guðjónsson
11:20 Land Preparation and Effects on Soil Carbon – Bjarni Diðrik Sigurðsson
11:45 Forest Seedling Production’s Current Status – Rakel J. Jónsdóttir
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Continuous-Cover Forestry and Selective Felling – Aksel Granhult
13:35 Overview of Icelandic Timber Processing – Ólafur Eggertsson
13:55 Forestry Machinery, Processing, and Wood Biomass Heating – Tandrabretti Representative
14:10 Panel Discussion: Key Learnings
15:30 Excursion to Skógarafurðir Wood Processing Facility in Fljótsdalur (return around 18 o'clock).
March 28
The program is under development. We anticipate the conference concluding at 3:00 PM (flights to Reykjavik depart at 4:05 PM and 7:30 PM).
Want to propose a presentation or poster?
The presentation deadline is February 18.
The poster deadline is March 10.
Please submit propositions via email: bjarni@lbhi.is.
Registration
Conference registration opens in February.