This conference will address the roles of the forest-based sector and perspectives for the future under three main headings: forests as carbon sinks; wood-based products as carbon pools and for energy conservation; and the forest-based sector as a source of renewable energy.  

dates: 6-8 November 2008  
location: Nancy, France  
contact: Jean-Luc Peyron  
phone: 33-0-1-5370-2149  
fax: 33-0-1-5370-2154  
e-mail: peyron@gip-ecofor.org  
www: http://www.gip-ecofor.org/publi/page.php?id=2&rang=0&domain=34&lang=en_GB