Promoting research in sustainable forest management and environment-friendly processing and utilization of tropical forest products
Below is the list of biennial conferences organized by FFPS since its inception.
Year | Venue | Theme | LOC Chair |
August 14th - 20th, 2022 | Forest Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Ibadan | ||
April 26th - 30th, 2021 | University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria | 2021 Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference of the Forests & Forest Products Society | |
April 23rd - 27th, 2018 | Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria | Forests and Forest Products: Keys to Environmental Conservation and National Development | Prof A. D. Isah |
25th - 29th April 2016. | Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Asaba, Nigeria | Forest management and the challenges of environmental Sustainability. | Dr (Mrs) E. A. Emerhi |
April 23rd - 27th, 2016 | The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria | Forest Management and the challenges of Environmental Sustainability | Late Prof M. O. Adedire |
April 3rd- 6th, 2012. | University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria | De-reservation, encroachment and deforestation: Implications for the future of Nigerian forest estate and carbon emission reduction. | Prof Sina Agbeja |
April 26th - 29th 2010 | Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria | Climate Change and Forest Resources Management: The way forward Nigeria. | Prof J. C. Onyekwelu |
April 16th - 18th, 2008 | Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria | Research for Development in Forestry, Forest Products and Natural Resources Management, | Prof J. C. Onyekwelu |
These conferences provide opportunities for researchers in renewable natural resources management and allied disciplines to interact and synergize for the possibility of multi-disciplinary research collaboration and networking for national development. The conference for the year 2020 could not hold due to COVID-19 pandemic. It has been re-scheduled for 2021.