The 7th Asian Dendro-Conference & the 7th Chinese Dendro-Conference successfully held

Cohosted by Beijing Normal University (BNU) and the Geographical Society of China, and organized by the Faculty of Geographic Science, BNU, the 7th Asian Dendro-Conference and Chinese Dendro-Conference was successfully held both on BNU campus and online from April 21 to 23.

Themed "Land-Sea Interaction and Environmental Issues", the conference included eight sessions, which respectively are "Climate-Growth Relations and Past Climate Reconstruction", "Ecological Process and Dynamic based on Tree Rings" "Isotope Geochemistry based on Tree Rings " "Physiological and Anatomical Features" "Tropical and Subtropical Forests" "Large-Scale Comprehensive Research on Climate Change" "Tree Rings and the Environment Problem" as well as "Tree Rings and Shrub Growth".

Over 350 delegates from 14 countries registered for the conference and 206 abstracts were received, including 143 oral abstracts and 63 poster abstracts. The conference was held through ZOOM conference system and broadcasted live on the Koushang academic platform. According to statistics, the conference was attended and watched live by more than 8,800 people in total.

At present, humankind is confronting serious threats from global climate change. The climate change crisis presents a unique opportunity and responsibility for global geographers. The wide range of topics the conference discussed are closely focused on key ecological and environmental issues concerned by international community, with an emphasis on multispherical interactions and integrated studies.

The conference further promoted dendrochronology studies and deepened the communication and cooperation amongst scientists from different countries in Asia and around the world, and provided a good opportunity for extensive across-region cooperation in the future.