CONSERVATION OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
FROM MOLECULAR BASIS OF SEED LONGEVITY TO BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION
27 OCTOBER 2026 | PARIS, FRANCE
The Scientific Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Paris
HYBRID EVENT
Participation will be possible on-site in Paris and online via Microsoft Teams.
The online access link will be provided closer to the event date.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The conservation of forest genetic resources is becoming increasingly important in the face of climate change, extreme weather events and the continuing loss of biodiversity.
Seeds are at the heart of this challenge. As carriers of genetic information and the basis for generational renewal, they play a fundamental role in forest regeneration, adaptation and long-term ecosystem resilience.
The scientific meeting will bring together researchers from Poland and France to present current advances in seed longevity, mechanisms underlying seed preservation, forest genetic resource conservation and ex situ biodiversity protection.
Particular attention will be given to the role of gene banks, seed storage strategies and modern molecular approaches in safeguarding forest genetic diversity and maintaining the adaptive potential of tree populations.
The event will provide a forum for scientific exchange, interdisciplinary discussion and the development of future Polish–French research cooperation in the field of forest genetic resource conservation.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Prof. Andrzej M. Jagodziński
Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
Dr Czesław Kozioł
Kostrzyca Forest Gene Bank, State Forests, Miłków, Poland
Prof. Christophe Bailly
Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Prof. Loïc Rajjou
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin – INRAE, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, France
Dr Mélisande Blein-Nicolas
GQÉ – Le Moulon, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Prof. Tomasz A. Pawłowski
Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
Dr Hanna Fuchs
Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
Dr Mikołaj K. Wawrzyniak
Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
Prof. Ewa M. Kalemba
Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
ORGANISED BY
Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences
and
The Scientific Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Paris