THE CONFERENCE IS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
How can we balance the needs of agriculture and forestry to create sustainable and competitive industries in the Nordic region? Nordic Agri Research (NKJ) and Nordic Forest Research (SNS) invite you to a conference where challenges and opportunities in land use will be discussed from both research and policy perspectives.
Place: Hótel Varmaland, Borgarnes, Iceland
Time: May 7, 2025
The conference aims to engage researchers and civil servants in a dialogue on national policy needs related to land use. Therefore, participants from the political sector, research organizations, and other relevant stakeholders are welcome.
The program will begin with a presentation of the upcoming report “Changes to Agricultural Land Use in the Nordic Countries – and Future Prospects for Collaboration”, providing an overview of changes in land use and future opportunities for collaboration. This will be followed by keynote speakers who will delve into the conference’s overarching theme: how agriculture and forestry can work together for a more sustainable future.
The conference will then continue with thematic sessions that delve deeper into current issues. These sessions will bring together research projects and policy examples from the Nordic countries, with discussions led by experienced moderators to foster a dynamic and constructive dialogue.
Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in this important conference and contribute to the development of more sustainable land use in the Nordic region!
Registration THE CONFERENCE IS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Preliminary program:
09:00–09.30 Registration
09:30–09:45 Opening statement
09:45–10.00 Presentation of report and purpose of conference
10:00–10:45 Keynote speaker 1
10:45–11.00 Coffee break
11:00–11:45 Keynote speaker 2
12.00–13.00 Lunch and networking
13.00–15:00 Thematic session 1 & 2 (parallel)
15:00–17:00 Thematic session 3 & 4 (parallel)
18:30 Networking dinner
Organisers
Nordisk Kommitté för Jordbruks- och matforskning (NKJ) and SamNordisk Skogsforskning (SNS) / funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers
Background
During the Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Fisheries, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Food and Forestry (EK-FJLS Agriculture and Forestry) meeting in Hardanger in April 2022, land use conflicts related to food production and agricultural land were discussed. The committee members recognised that agricultural and arable land is a limited resource, and that strategies and political guidelines to limit agricultural land loss and ensure food security while also ensuring that other national needs are met differ among Nordic countries. Following this discussion, Nordic Agri Research (NKJ) and Nordic Forest Research (SNS) were assigned to provide the committee with further knowledge on the situation of agricultural land and how agricultural land use disputes are handled in the Nordic countries. The results from this upcoming report form the foundation for this conference.