International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment

The International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (IPC) is a treaty-based statutory body placed within the framework of the FAO. Its mission is to reduce poverty and improve ecosystem services worldwide by fostering the sustainable management of fast-growing trees.

Founded in 1947 to restore Europe's ravaged landscapes after the Second World War, today it has 38 Member Nations on five continents. IPC has contributed, for example, to the establishment of outgrower schemes on more than 450,000 hectares in India; and to the Chinese 'Great Green Wall' or Three-North Shelterbelt, which mitigates desertification across a projected 4,500 kilometres of northern China. 

IPC achieves its objectives by facilitation of technical exchange on research and sustainable management of fast-growing forests and trees.

 

27th Session of the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (IPC27)

 

 

 

Pre-registration and submission

of abstracts now open!

 

 

 

We are pleased to announce that the 27th Session of the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (IPC27) will be held on 21 – 25 October 2024, at the Palais des congrès, in Bordeaux, France.

 

The IPC27 provisional programme includes a Pre-Session Study Tour in France on 17 – 20 October 2024, and a Post-Session Study Tour in Italy on 27 – 29 October 2024.

 

Pre-register and submit your abstract at the IPC27 webpage.

For any questions please contact [email protected].

 

 



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