The anniversary conference “Forest science for a sustainable forestry and human well-being in a changing world” - Bucharest, September 18-21 2018

Since its establishment in 1933 when, for the first time, the institutionalized scientific research of forests began in Romania, the Research and Experimentation Institute in Forestry at present, “Marin Drăcea” National Research and Development Institute in Forestry (INCDS), named after its founder is an essential unit contributing to the development of forest science in Romania. Despite all the obstacles encountered over time, remarkable achievements in forest science can be attributed to its activity research, scientific debates or publications about forests. Nowadays, the institute is looking to ensure an increased quality and competitiveness in research, to find solutions for the promotion of and experimentation with sustainable development measures in forestry, both in a national and European context. Between the 18th and the 21st of September 2018, the institute celebrated its 85th foundation anniversary with a special event, in a year of great historic importance for Romania Centenarian of the 1918 Great Union of the Romanian historical provinces. This special event The International Scientific Conference “Forest Science for a Sustainable Forestry and Human Well-being in a Changing World” INCDS “Marin Drăcea” 85 Years of Activity, Centenarian of the Great Union in 1918” has been organized under the patronage of the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation and was supported by prestigious foreign institutions International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), the United Nations International Cooperative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests) or The Romanian Academy, “Gheorghe Ionescu Sisești” Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, The Ministry of Waters and Forests, The Ministry of Environment, all from Romania. ^