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Tuesday October 13th, 2020

15:00 17:00 Introduction and welcome words by CONAFOR-SEMARNAT. Mr. León Jorge Castaños Martínez
Director General, CONAFOR-SEMARNAT.
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15:00 17:00 Introduction and welcome words by University of British Columbia. Dr. John Innes
Dean Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia.
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15:20 17:20 Introduction to Forest therapy
Effects of Forest Bathing/Shinrin-Yoku/Forest therapy on human health and the potential prevention of COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease-2019).
Dr. Qing Li
Vice President and Secretary General of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM).
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16:00 18:00 Forest Medicine for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. Current evidence and German Research directions. Dr. Andreas Michalsen
Director, Physician-in-Chief, and Chair for Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the Medical Center of the Charité University in Berlin.
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Wednesday October 14th, 2020

15:00 17:00 What is forest therapy? Its directions and possibilities. Dr. Iwao Uehara
President of The Society of Forest Amenity and Human Health Promotion in Japan.
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16:00 18:00 Using forest therapy to enhance human health while protecting local forests: Case studies from UBC's National Park Research Centre. Dr. Guangyu Wang
Associate Dean, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia. Forest therapy research, Director of National Park Research Centre.
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Thursday October 15th, 2020

15:00 17:00 Forest therapy from a Latin-American perspective and experience. Dr. Anissa Hernández
Certified Guide Forest Therapy, Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.
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15:50 17:50 Forest and Human Health Policy in Korea and Future Application. Dr. Won Sop Shin
Former Director of the South Korean Forest Service, and Professor at Chungbuk National University in Korea.
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Friday October 16th, 2020

15:00 17:00 Panel: What can we learn through Forest Therapy and how do we apply it?
Moderated by:
Ms. Kalifi Ferretti-Gallon MSc.
UBC-APFNet Americas Office Manager Faculty of Forestry, Dean's Office. Forest Sciences Center, University of British Columbia.
Dr. Kathleen Wolf
Research Social Scientist at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences of the University of Washington.
Dr. Tamberly Conway
Founder of Conservation Conexions, Certified Guide by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and Director of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Certified Forest Therapy Trail Program.
Ms. Paula Pijoan
Founder of Respira Bosque and certified guide by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.
Dr. Robert Zarr
Founder & Medical Director of Park Rx America.
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17:00 19:00 Closing remarks Dr. John Innes
Dean Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia.
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17:00 19:00 Closing remarks Government of Mexico
(To be confirmed).
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