III International Congress – FOREST AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR HEALTH
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Wednesday 9 october: PRESENTATIONS 08:30 to 20:00h (Palau de Congressos de Girona)

Guiding thread by: Rosa Maria Galindo Solé, actress and president of the Fundació Miranda

Module 1 (8:30-13:30): Research update on forest and its potential for health.

Lunch (13:30-15:00)

Module 2 (15:00-20:00): Creating our reconnection with nature.

Module 1: Research update on forest and its potential for health (BLOC 1)

Hour: 9:00-11:00
Location: Palau de Congressos de Girona

Programming

10-Minute introduction by the moderator. Presentations of 15 minutes each, plus 5 minutes wrap-up/questions. Final open debate of 10 minutes.

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8:00: Opening of doors

9.00 – 9:20: Opening speech: Forest and humans. Dr. Martí Boada. Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB). Scientific adviser to UNESCO – Catalonia/Spain

9.20 – 9:30: Moderator: Dra. Roser Maneja Zaragoza. Environment and Human Health Laboratory (EH2 Lab). Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) – Catalonia.

9:30 – 9:50: Healing and spa forests: translation of scientific knowledge into practice. Prof. Dr. med. Karin Kraft. Department of Complementary Medicine, Universitätsmedizin Rostock – Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Germany

9:50 – 10:10: Forest climate as important health facilitator. Gisela Inmich, M. Sc. Public Health and Health Service Research (IBE), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München – Germany.

10.10 – 10:30: Weather conditions can determinate the concentration of terpene in the forest atmosphere.”. Dr. Domingo Sancho-Knapik, Forest Resources Unit. Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragón (CITA) – Aragón/Spain.

10:30 – 10:50: Forests and Human Health: an experimental and cross-sectional study in the Montseny Natural Park. Albert Bach. Environment and Human Health Laboratory (EH2 Lab). Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) – Catalonia.

10:50 – 11:00: Round table and discussion

11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break

Module 1: Research update on forest and its potential for health (BLOC 2)

Hour: 11:30-13:30
Location: Palau de Congressos de Girona

Programming

10-Minute introduction by moderator. Presentations of 15 minutes each, plus 5 minutes wrap-up/questions. Final open debate of 30 minutes.

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11:30 – 11.40: Moderator: Michael Lüdtke. BioCon ValleyMecklenburg-Vorpommern/Germany.

11.40 – 12:00: International developments and efforts of standardization in Forest Therapy. Dr. Dieter Kotte. International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA) – Australia.

12:00 – 12:20: Observation of benefits arising from Forest Medicine, Japanese research. Dr. Hiroko Ochiai. National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center / International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM) – Japan.

12:20 – 12:40: Forest Therapy Research in the Republic of Korea
Dr. Bum-Jin Park. ChungnamNational University – Republic of Korea

12:40 – 13:00: Psychological wellbeing and stress assessment in communities living near forests. Kevin Lafferty. Scottish Forestry – Scotland

13:00 – 13:20: Dendroculture, a new look on the forest. Maribel Lozano Rojas. Researcher of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) – Colombia

13:20 – 13:30: Round table and discussion.

13:30 – 15:00: Lunch.

Module 2: Creating our reconnection with nature

Hour: 15:00-20:00
Location: Palau de Congressos de Girona

Programming

10-Minute introduction by moderator. Presentations of 15 minutes each, plus 5 minutes wrap-up/questions. Final open debate of 30 minutes.

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15:00-15:10: Moderador: Miquel Rafa. Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera – Catalonia.

15:10-15.30: Links between mature forests and spiritual health. Josep Maria Mallarach. Associació Silene, and member of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas – Catalonia

15:30-15.50: Present extension of forest therapy in European natural parks. Carles Castell i Puig. Diputació de Barcelona / EUROPARC Federation – Catalonia.

15:50-16:10: Health and well-being in the context of international conservation efforts. Jo Hopkins. IUCN WCPA Health and Well-being Specialist Group / Parks Victoria – Australia.

16:10-16:30: Catalan network of therapeutic forests. Jaume Hidalgo i Colomé. Associació Sèlvans – Catalonia.

16:30-16:50: Projection of concerted arrangement of services in the public health system. Frederic Cofan i Pujol. Hospital Clínic de Barcelona – Catalonia / Albert Serra. Old people’s residency of Creu de Palau (Girona) – Catalonia

16:50-17:00: Round table and discussion.

17:00-17:40: Coffee break.

17:40-18:00: A new instrument for rural sustainable development. Representatives of 3 municipalities linked to the project deployment – Catalonia:

  • Pep Berga i Vayreda. Mayor of Olot
  • Joan Ramon Veciana i Martínez. Mayor of Sant Hilari Sacalm
  • Cristian López Mondéjar. Councillor for Education, Sports, Youth and the Environment of the Council of El Bruc.

18:00-18:20: Territorial diagnosis of health potential of forests, and legal framework, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Ulf Tielking. Affairs of the Supreme Forestry and Hunting Authority. Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern – Germany.

18:20-19:00: The constitution of the International Society of Forest Therapy (ISFT) for the advancement of international cooperation in the subject.

Professor Dr. med. Dr. h. c. (mult.) Horst Klinkmann. Senior Consultant and Ambassador Health Economy of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – Germany.

Prof.(FH) Priv.Doz. Mag. Dr. Gerhard Tucek. Institute Therapeutic Sciences of the University of Applied Sciencies Krems – Austria.

19:00-20:00: “Proclamation of the III Congress in favor of the value of natural forests for societies’ health and wellbeing”.

Official commitments. Roadmap with the Government of Catalonia and the Provincial Councils.

  • Alba Vergés i Bosch. Minister of Health of the Generalitat de Generalitat (Government of Catalonia)
  • David Mascort i Subiranas. Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Marta Subirà i Roca. Secretary of Environment and Sustainability of the Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Arnau Queralt i Bassa. Director of the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of the Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Miquel Noguer i Planas. President of the Girona Provincial Council

Organized by

Associació Sèlvans XCN Universitat de Girona

With the support of:

Generalitat de Catalunya Obra Social Diputació de Girona Diputació Barcelona

In collaboration with:

Universitat de Girona Fundació Caixa d'Enginyers Turisme Garrotxa Turisme Garrotxa Girona Patronat de Turisme de la Costa Brava Ajuntament de Girona Ajuntament d'Olot Ajuntament de Caldes de Malavella Ajuntament de la Vall d'en Bas
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