2023 FLARE Annual Meeting - Official Photos

2023 FLARE Annual Meeting - Official Program and Book of Abstracts

2023 FLARE Annual Meeting Plenary Sessions

FLARE is proud to feature three plenary sessions at this year's Annual Meeting. These plenary sessions will also be available virtually via Zoom and are free to view. Mark your calendars for these exciting events! Please Note: All times listed are East African Time.

2023 Annual Meeting Registration - CLOSED

Please read before registering

To register for the 2023 Annual Meeting, please click the link the relevant option below. Meeting registration fees are based on a tiered structure according to country income level (World Bank Country Classifications). FLARE relies on registration fees to cover meeting costs and we therefore request that you register at the level corresponding to the country of your current primary institutional affiliation.

High Income Country Rates and Registration Link

High Income Country

Early Bird (6/20-7/3)

Regular (7/4 - 9/4)

Late (9/5-10/15)

Observer

$465

$540

$690

Presenter (any form of presentation)

$490

$565

$640

Student Observer (Graduate and Undergraduate)

$240

$340

$390

Student presenter (any form of presentation; graduate and undergraduate)

$265

$365

$440

Poster (Rate applies to all)

$240

$290

$390

Workshops (per workshop) (Monday, October 16, 2023)

$50

$100

$125

Upper Middle Income Country Rates and Registration Link

Upper Middle Income Country

Early Bird (6/20-7/3)

Regular (7/4 - 9/4)

Late (9/5-10/15)

Observer

$305

$405

$480

Presenter (any form of presentation)

$350

$425

$525

Student Observer (Graduate and Undergraduate)

$180

$280

$330

Student presenter (any form of presentation; graduate and undergraduate)

$200

$300

$375

Poster (Rate applies to all)

$180

$230

$330

Workshops (per workshop) (Monday, October 16, 2023)

$50

$75

$100


Low & Lower Middle Income Country Rates and Registration Link

Low & Lower Middle Income Country

Early Bird (6/20-7/3)

Regular (7/4 - 9/4)

Late (9/5-10/15)

Observer

$140

$190

$265

Presenter (any form of presentation)

$165

$215

$290

Student Observer (Graduate and Undergraduate)

FREE

FREE

$90

Student presenter (any form of presentation; graduate and undergraduate)

$90

$115

$165

Poster (Rate applies to all)

$65

$90

$115

Workshops (per workshop) (Monday, October 16, 2023)

$25

$50

$75

Reception and Dinner Ticket Rates

All Levels

Early Bird (6/20-7/3)

Regular (7/4 - 9/4)

Late (9/5-10/15)

Welcome Reception 

FREE

FREE

FREE

Welcome Reception Partner Ticket (Not attending conference)

$30

$30

$30

Conference Dinner 

$75

$75

$75

Partner Dinner Ticket (Not attending conference)

$75

$75

$100

Also consider registering for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference: A New Vision for Earth. Please note, this conference is a separate event and will immediately proceed the 2023 FLARE Annual Meeting.

Presentation and Poster Guidelines

Please review the guidelines before submitting your presentation. 

Presentation Submission Link

2023 Annual Meeting Theme

Linking Research and Action for Thriving Forests, Trees, and People


Research can play a key role in advocacy and action to address climate change, reduce vulnerability, conserve forests, and foster human development. For example, evidence accumulated over decades has demonstrated the critical role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in protecting and sustainably managing forests and, in turn, helped lead to government recognition of community land rights and new funding flows. More generally, impact assessments of different forest-related interventions have helped improve policy design.


Yet too often research has been ineffective in fostering change – or reforms benefitting communities and forests inspired and honed by research have been clawed back by forest services and other interested parties. Too often, even when research reveals options and abuses, key findings are hidden behind a paywall, suppressed by threatened parties, or are couched in specialist language that obscures their practical relevance, among other barriers. The result is that knowledge relevant to tackling the urgent challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty alleviation and other social ills often remains unused.  What can we do to confront such obstacles? How can research—and researchers—make a difference?


FLARE 2023 will explore these questions and seeks to make concrete progress toward better harnessing research for action. Doing so will require dialogue and collaboration among scientists, government officials, concerned citizens, activists and advocates, business leaders, journalists, and others.


Therefore, proposals for FLARE 2023 are particularly welcome that:


  • Include collaboration between researchers and other actors mentioned above,
  • Involve early career scholars and practitioners, including in intergenerational partnerships,
  • Are led by scholars from low- and middle- income countries/the Global South.

And that:


  • Address barriers to effective use of research in policy and practice and means to overcome them,
  • Document and explain the exclusions of research from arenas where it could result in better forest management or improve lives and livelihoods,
  • Present cases of positive policy change that reflect good practice in research uptake,
  • Demonstrate collaborative approaches that have worked to bridge divides and/or show promise to do so,
  • Provide examples of collective action for systemic change that favors thriving human communities and forest landscapes, and/or
  • Highlight the voices, challenges, and successes of those who suffer most from forest loss and degradation, climate and environmental change, and restrictive policies.

2023 Annual Meeting Sub-Themes

  • Linking research and action for thriving forests, trees, and people
  • Democracy, journalism, and forest livelihoods
  • Joining climate and biodiversity goals through forests and trees
  • New directions in understanding forest-poverty dynamics
  • Youth movement: demographic change and next generation leadership on forests, climate, and development

  • Trees across rural-urban systems 
  • Bioeconomy, finance, and innovation for sustainable energy transitions
  • Social Justice in the Forest: Rights, Power, and Collaboration
  • Circular economy, markets, and forest livelihoods
  • Reforestation challenges and opportunities
  • Frequently Asked Questions

    Have a question relating to the 2023 FLARE Annual Meeting? Please review the section below to find your answer!

    Where do I apply for my visa to Kenya?

    The advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to those short-term visitors to ICRAF is to apply for a Kenya entry visa online through www.ecitizen.go.ke. First, select your visa type as "single entry." Later it will ask "applicants reason for travel," then select "tourism." You will then upload your return ticket and hotel booking.

    Do I need an invitation letter for my visa application?

    You do not require a Letter of Invitation to enter Kenya for the 2023 FLARE Annual Meeting. Once again, the advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to those short-term visitors to ICRAF is to apply for a Kenya entry visa online through www.ecitizen.go.ke. First, select your visa type as "single entry." Later it will ask "applicants reason for travel," then select "tourism." You will then upload your return ticket and hotel booking.

     

    I am having trouble getting a visa.

    Please inform the Secretariat if you encounter any issues in obtaining a visa for Kenya. You may apply for an entry visa online through www.ecitizen.go.ke.

    Can FLARE provide an invitation letter for internal purposes?

    If you need a Letter of Invitation for internal purposes, please reach out to the Secretariat at flare@nd.edu. One will be provided within 3 business days of the original request.

    When is the deadline to register as a presenter?

    The deadline to register as a presenter is September 4th, 2023. Please notify the FLARE Secretariat at flare@nd.edu if you plan to attend and present at the Annual Meeting but are unable to register by September 4th.

    When do I have to submit my presentation?

    Your presentation is due by Sunday, October 8th. Further instructions on how to submit your presentation, as well as presentation guidelines, will be released after the presenter registration deadline.

     

    Will the conference be held hybrid?

    The FLARE Annual Meeting will be primarily an in-person event with only the plenary events being live-streamed online.

    Is online participation possible?

    Online participation may be available to presenters but only in an emergency situation. Please contact the Secretariat at flare@nd.edu for more information about presenters. Online participation of the parallel sessions for observers will not be available.

    When will I learn about the financial assistance decisions?

    Due to an unforeseen delay, the financial assistance decisions will not be made until the end of July. Thank you for your patience with this matter.

    Event Deadlines & Timeline

    Subject to Change

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    May 15, 2023

    Abstracts submissions due

    June 5, 2023

    Decision notifications on abstracts

    June 20, 2023

    Early bird registration begins

    July 4, 2023

    Early bird ends; regular registration begins

    September 5, 2023

    Deadline for presenters to register; regular registration rates end and late registration begins

    October 5, 2023

    Last day to register for the 2023 Annual Meeting

    October 11, 2023

    Submission deadline for meeting presentations

    October 12, 2023

    Opening Reception

    October 13-15, 2023

    Presentations, speakers and other plenary events

    October 15, 2023

    Dinner at Jiko Restaurant (advanced ticket required)

    October 16, 2023

    Optional workshops

    2023 Coordination Committee

    Festus Amadu, Florida Gulf Coast University

    Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti, CIFOR-ICRAF

    Rayna BenzeevUniversity of California, Berkeley
    Ida N. S. Djenontin, Pennsylvania State University

    Houria Djoudi, CIFOR-ICRAF

    Michael DoughertyCIFOR-ICRAF
    Amy Duchelle, Food and Agriculture Organization
    J.T Erbaugh, Dartmouth College
    Forrest Fleischman, University of Minnesota

    Anja GassnerGlobal Landscapes Forum
    Pamela Jagger, University of Michigan
    Daniel Miller, University of Notre Dame

    Doris Mutta, African Forest Forum 

    Katia Nakamura, University of Notre Dame

    Pete Newton, University of Colorado at Boulder

    Johan Oldekop, University of Manchester
    Rose Pritchard, University of Manchester
    Pushpendra Rana, Indian Forest Service
    Jesse Ribot, American University
    Laura Sauls, George Mason University
    Etotépé Sogbohossou, University of Senghor & University of Abomey-Calavi

    Judith Sonneck, Global Landscapes Forum

    Gladman ThondhlanaRhodes University
    Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, South Dakota State University