Climate adaptation governance · resilience planning · international climate cooperation

Leads work supporting the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee and the implementation of international climate adaptation policy.

Sustainable forest management · forest governance · certification · climate change

An international forestry scholar whose work connects sustainable management, monitoring, communities and climate adaptation.

Sustainable forest and watershed management · protected areas · nature therapy · human well-being

Also leads UBC initiatives in nature therapy and national parks, linking forest systems, restoration and human health.

National parks · protected areas · biodiversity conservation · ecological governance

Professor and doctoral supervisor with extensive work in landscape architecture, forestry, biodiversity and ecological civilization.

Silviculture · forest ecology · forest culture · ginkgo · bamboo

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Nanjing Forestry University, with long-standing research in silviculture, forest ecology and the cultivation and utilization of major forest resources.

Forests and climate · mitigation and adaptation · integrated fire and risk management · resilient livelihoods

Leads FAO’s Forests and Climate team and will deliver her IYSF 2026 keynote presentation online.

GIS · remote sensing · geospatial analysis · machine learning · forest applications

Geospatial specialist working across GIS, remote sensing, data analysis and machine-learning applications for forest-resource management.

Climate innovation · carbon markets · systemic solutions for low-emission and climate-resilient development

Climate innovation and carbon-markets specialist working across policy, finance, technology and partnerships to advance systemic climate solutions.

Forest management · climate change adaptation · GIS and remote sensing

Studies forest management, climate adaptation and GIS applications in forestry, including forest-carbon measurement challenges in developing countries.

Natural resource conservation · protected areas · ecotourism

Works on natural resource conservation, protected areas and ecotourism.

Natural resource assessment · forest biometry · forest management

Studies natural resource assessment, forest biometry and forest management, linking ecosystem services, human well-being and sustainable development.

Farm forestry · agroforestry · sustainable land use

Studies farm forestry, agroforestry and sustainable land use.

Forest ecosystem ecology · ecological restoration · forest hydrology · climate adaptation

A forest ecologist studying ecosystem restoration, carbon storage and responses to climate change.

Water security · ecosystem management · sustainable development

Works on water security, ecosystem management and sustainable development.

Timber engineering · wood-based materials · renewable materials · sustainable construction

A biomaterials specialist working on timber engineering, wood-based materials and sustainable construction.

Agroforestry · forest genetic resources · agricultural biodiversity

Studies agroforestry, forest genetic resources and agricultural biodiversity, including resilient landscapes across protected areas and watersheds.

Wildlife conservation · biodiversity · sustainable wildlife management

A wildlife scientist working on biodiversity conservation, wildlife management and relationships between people and wildlife.

Bamboo engineering · bamboo housing · building codes · carbon removal · reforestation

A bamboo-building pioneer developing structural bamboo materials as a climate solution.

Forest pest invasion · plant quarantine · invasive species detection

Studies invasive forest pests, plant quarantine and methods for detecting invasive species.

Forest biotechnology · tree genetics · wood formation

Uses genetics and molecular biology to study wood formation and improve trees.

Wildfire activity · burn severity · fire-fuel feedback · community wildfire risk

Models wildfire activity, burn severity and community-level fire risk across Canada.

Ecohydrology · forest ecology · watershed management · climate change impacts

Studies forest hydrology, watershed management and the effects of disturbance and climate change on water.

Embodied intelligence · flying robots · autonomous UAVs · swarm technology · forest applications

Connects advances in autonomous aerial robots with practical applications in complex environments.