FLARE 2025 - Peru
The FLARE Secretariat is delighted to announce that the 11th FLARE Annual Meeting will be held October 23-27, 2025 in Lima, Peru in partnership with the University of Engineering and Technology. You are invited!
The FLARE Network, housed in the Pulte Institute for Global Development at the University of Notre Dame, is aiming to build upon our momentous 10th Annual Meeting to create an impactful Annual Meeting in 2025. There is much to share and discuss relating to forests and livelihoods in this contemporary moment and we very much look forward to meeting again this Fall.
2025 Annual Meeting Theme
Forests and Transformative Change
Climate breakdown, biodiversity decline, unprecedented inequality, and persistent poverty demonstrate how distant the vision of a sustainable world remains. The erosion of international norms of cooperation, deliberate destruction of democratic institutions, and fanning of social divisions for narrow political gains further undermine efforts to address these challenges. To advance more just and sustainable futures, decisionmakers, practitioners, and academics increasingly call for transformative change—defined as fundamental, system-wide shifts in views, structures and practices (IPBES, 2024).
The 2025 FLARE meeting will examine and assess the role of forests and those who rely on them for achieving transformative change.
We will focus on how current trends shape the prospects for sustainable forests, and thriving communities connected to forests, and the contributions of both to transformative change. We will also examine how these trends themselves might change and with what effects.
The 11th FLARE Annual Meeting invites responses to these and other topics relating to the theme of “forests and transformative change.” Contributions relating to sectors that have not always figured prominently in policy and research on forest livelihoods, such as energy, information technology, and water, are particularly welcome as we seek to broaden knowledge and discussion around the conference theme.
FLARE Annual Meeting Sub-Themes
- Forest governance from local to global
- Human well-being, poverty and forests
- Forest landscape restoration
- Forest livelihoods in a changing climate
- Data and methods for understanding forests and human well-being
- Biodiversity conservation and forest lifeways
- Forests, livelihoods, and green energy transitions
- Beyond the forest: trees and human well-being from farm to city
- Resistance, resilience, and forest lifeways
2025 Annual Meeting Registration
Opening June 3rd
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.
Conference registration includes a personal 3-day conference pass with on-site lunch and two coffee breaks per day. The opening reception is included, but ticketed. Please choose that option during registration if you wish to attend. The Monday workshops are additional costs.
High Income Country | Early Bird (June 3 - July 7) | Regular (July 8 - September 25) | Late (September 26 - October 23) |
|---|---|---|---|
Student Presenter | $330 | $370 | $450 |
Professional Presenter | $590 | $670 | $765 |
Student Observer | $300 | $350 | $420 |
Professional Observer | $570 | $650 | $750 |
Poster Presenter (applies to Student and Professional) | $300 | $350 | $450 |
Workshops (per workshop) Monday, October 27th | $25 | $25 | $25 |
Upper Middle Income Country | Early Bird (June 3 - July 7) | Regular (July 8 - September 25) | Late (September 26 - October 23) |
|---|---|---|---|
Student Presenter | $250 | $290 | $370 |
Professional Presenter | $420 | $495 | $595 |
Student Observer | $220 | $270 | $350 |
Professional Observer | $380 | $450 | $550 |
Poster Presenter (applies to Student and Professional) | $250 | $290 | $370 |
Workshops (per workshop) Monday, October 27th | $15 | $15 | $20 |
Low and Lower Middle Income Country | Early Bird (June 3 - July 7) | Regular (July 8 - September 25) | Late (September 26 - October 23) |
|---|---|---|---|
Student Presenter | $180 | $200 | $250 |
Professional Presenter | $250 | $290 | $350 |
Student Observer | $120 | $150 | $200 |
Professional Observer | $195 | $215 | $280 |
Poster Presenter (applies to Student and Professional) | $180 | $200 | $250 |
Workshops (per workshop) Monday, October 27th | $10 | $12 | $15 |
All Levels | Early Bird (June 3 - July 7) | Regular (July 8 - September 25) | Late (September 26 - October 23) |
|---|---|---|---|
Welcome Reception (Location TBA) | Free, but ticketed | Free, but ticketed | Free, but ticketed |
Welcome Reception Guest Ticket (Not attending conference) | $30 | $30 | $30 |
Conference Dinner (Saturday, October 25 - Location TBA) | $80 | $80 | $80 |
Guest Dinner Ticket (Not attending conference) | $80 | $80 | $80 |
Submit your abstract
Thank you to those who have submitted their abstracts for the 2025 FLARE Annual Meeting. Decisions will be announced on May 29th.
The portal is now closed. Please reach out to the Secretariat at flare@nd.edu if you have any questions.
FLARE Abstract Guidelines
Please review the guidelines carefully before submitting your abstract via Oxford Abstracts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have a question regarding the 2025 Annual Meeting? Please review the section below to find your answer. If you cannot find your answer, please reach out to us at flare@nd.edu.
The pre-organized panel session option on Oxford Abstracts is reserved for those who have coordinated with an organizer to create an entire session around a certain topic relating to the themes of the 2025 Annual Meeting. If you plan to submit your abstract as part of a pre-organized session, please refer to the Abstract Guidelines for the proper procedures.
Many nationalities do not need a visa when travelling to Peru. However, please check with your nearest consulate to verify if you need to apply for a Visa.
If you need a letter of acceptance from the FLARE Secretariat for visa purposes, please email flare@nd.edu as soon as possible. FLARE can only provide an official letter of acceptance to you (not consulates) to apply for a tourist visa.
The deadline to submit a proposal is April 21st. Please see the abstract submission guidelines for further information.
FLARE will offer a limited number of scholarships to provide funding for travel and accommodations. During the abstract submission process, please complete the form that will help the Organizing Committee determine final candidates. Presenters from low and middle income countries will be prioritized.
The 11th Annual Meeting will be an in-person event with plenary events being live streamed.
The 11th Annual Meeting will be an in-person event only for the parallel sessions. The Secretariat reserves the right to remove a presentation if the presenter cannot attend.
Yes. The Organizing Committee will allow for new presenters if the originally stated presenter cannot attend the Annual Meeting. However, there will be a strict limit of two presentations for any one presenter. If the proposed substitute is already presenting twice, please choose another presenter.
The Secretariat does not have room blocks reserved for attendees of the Annual Meeting. You will be responsible for booking your own accommodations.
2025 FLARE Coordination Committee
FLARE Network Secretariat:
Keough School of Global Affairs
University of Notre Dame
1010 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5677
USA
