This meeting is organized by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), European Forest Institute (EFI), ENFORS-COST, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), and Ministerial Conference on Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE). It will bring together policy makers, stakeholders and scientific community to identify and analyze gaps between existing knowledge and policy implementation, review the knowledge base for criteria of sustainability, and identify directions for future relevant research in support of sustainable forest management.  

dates: 17-21 October 2005  
location: Sweden  
additional: Alnarp  
contact: Desir  
phone: 46-40-415-183  
fax: 46-40-462-325  
e-mail: desiree.johansson@ess.slu.se  
www: http://www2.ess.slu.se/bridgingthegap/homepage.htm