2025 CONGRESS PROGRAMME

The 2nd congress is postponed because of technical reasons. We will announce the new place and time later.

Thank you for your understanding.

NATURE AND HEALTH: An expert conference on medical wellness, forest bathing and natural healing factors.

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2024 CONGRESS PROGRAMME

The 2nd congress is postponed because of technical reasons. We will announce the new place and time later.

Thank you for your understanding.

Zeleni horizonti: osnaživanje zajednica kroz terapiju šumama,
inovativni i održivi turizam

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2023 Congress Programme

The 2nd congress is postponed because of technical reasons. We will announce the new place and time later.

Thank you for your understanding.

2nd CROATIAN CONGRESS ON FOREST THERAPY

NP KRKA, EKO CENTAR PULJANI, September 22 and 23, 2023.

Forest wellness - an instrument of health improvement and an innovative tourist offer

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September 22, 2023

9:00 – 10:00 | Registration of participants
Congress moderator: Lidija Hanell, Ph.D. environment science
10:00 – 10:30 | Opening ceremony and welcoming speeches:
Representative of the Croatian Tourist Board
Representative of the University of Applied Health Science, Zagreb

Plenary presentations:

10:30 – 10:50 | Prof. Qing Li, Ph.D., M.D.
The new concept of Forest Medicine and Forest Therapy

10:50 – 11:10 | Gisela Immich, Ph.D.
Evidence - based research on the effect of Forest therapy in Germany
11:10 – 11:30 | Prof. Krešimir Rotim, Ph.D. M.D.
Challengers of medicine in 21st century
11:30 - 11:50 | Stefano Ravelli, CEO
Forest wellness and sustainability as part of a new tourist offer. The case of Valsugana – Trentino, Italy
11:50 – 12:10 | Prof. Melanie Kay Smith, Ph.D.
Nature and Wellbeing: Implication for Wellness Tourism
12:10 - 12:30 | Discussion
12:10 - 12:30 | Lunch
14:00 – 14:20 | Prof. Won Sop Shin, Ph.D.
The current association and future od Forest therapy and research in Korea
14:20 – 14:40 | Tomislav Dubravec , Ph.D.
Forest oft he Republic of Croatia – Gift and Obligation/int he past, present and future
14:20 – 14:40 | Tomislav Dubravec , Ph.D.
Forest oft he Republic of Croatia – Gift and Obligation/int he past, present and future
14:20 – 14:40 | Tomislav Dubravec , Ph.D.

February 21, 2023

9:00 – 9:30 | Vaishnavi Viswanathan
Importance of Forest Therapy for Corporate Leaders
9:30 – 9:50 | Dijana Vuletić
Recognition, assessment andmanagement of forest ecosystem services
9:50 – 10:10 | Darija Cvikl
The need for institutionalzation of forest therapy tourism practices
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September 22, 2023

9:00 – 10:00 | Registration of participants
Congress moderator: Lidija Hanell, PhD environmental science
10:00 - 10:30 | Opening ceremony and welcoming speeches:

Representative of organizer oft he Congress

Representative of Croatian National Tourist Bord

Plenary presentations:

10:30 – 10:50 | Dr. Qing Li (MD. PhD, Prof.)
Professor at the Nippon Medical School, Tokyo,
Japan – President of the Japanese Society of Forest Medicine, Director of the Society of Forest Therapy, Vice President and Secretary Geberal of INFOM/Interanational Society of Natural and Forest
The new concept of Forest Medicine and Forest Therapy
10:50 – 11:10 | Prof. Krešimir Rotim, Ph.D. M.D.
Dean of the University of Applied Health Science in Zagreb
Challengers of medicine in 21st century
11:10 - 11:30 | Prof. Won Sop Shin, Ph.D.
Chungbuck National University of Forest Science, Korea
The current association and future od Forest therapy and research in Korea
11:30 – 11:50 | Prof. Laura Secco, Ph.D.
University TESAF –Padova, Italy
GREEN4C project and results
11:50 – 12:10 | Prof. Melanie Kay Smith, Ph.D.
Metropolitan University Budapest, Hungary
Nature and Wellbeing: Implication for Wellness Tourism
12:10 – 12:30 | Discussion
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch
14:00 – 14:20 | Tomislav Dubravec , Ph.D.
Croatian Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Forest oft he Republic of Croatia – Gift and Obligation/int he past, present and future
14:20 – 14:40 | Dawao Joung, Ph.D.
Institute of Agriculture Science Chungnam National University. Korea
A study on the improvement of thermal confort in urban forest by canopy closure
14:40 – 15:00 | Dijana Vuletić, Ph.D.
Croatian Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Recognition, assessment and management of forest ecosystem services
15:00 – 15:20 | Stefano Ravelli, CEO
at Azienda per il Turismo Valsugana – Lagorai, Laghi, Italy
Forest wellness and sustainability as part of a new tourist offer. The case of Valsugana – Trentino, Italy
15:20 – 16:00 | Questions
16:00 – 16:30 | Coffe break
16:30 – 18:00 | Panel: Forest bathing as a new component of Croatia's tourist offer
Tomislav Dubravec, Ph.D, Stefano Ravelli, CEO, Representativ of the Šibenik-Knin County Tourist Bord, Darko Vukelić, M.Sc.,

September 23, 2023

10:00 – 10:30 | founder of ANFT/Association of Nature and Forest Therapy
USA Forest pathways to soul encounters
10:30 – 11:00 | Mayor of Radoboj municipality and Ivana Hazulin Pospiš, M.Sc. of history, curator- director of the Museum Radboa, Croatia
Radoboj - Great natural resources with a rich world cultural heritage
11:00 – 11-20 | Darija Cvikl, Ph.D.
Vocation College of Hospitality, Wellness and Tourism, Bled, Slovenia
The need for institutionalzation of forest therapy tourism practices
11:20 – 11:40 | Vaishnavi Viswanathan, M.Sc.
Funder of Nature Connections, India, bangalore. India
Importance of Forest Therapy for Corporate Leaders
11:40 – 12:00 /
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12:00 – 12:20 | Assoc.Prof. Vanja Vasiljev, Ph.D.
School of Medicine University of Rijeka, Croatia
Mindfulness and Forest Therapy
12:20 – 12:40 | Vanessa Deotto
University of Udine, Departement of Agriculturea, Food. Environmrnt and Animal Sciences, Italy
Development opportunities in mountain territories: Forest therapy experiences in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
12:40 – 13:00 | Assoc. prof. Aleksandar Racz, Ph.D.,M.D.
University of Applied Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Forest therapy frpm evidence based medicine perspective
13:00 – 13:30 | Discusions
13:30 | Lunch
Jasna Vukas (President)
Snaga šume / Forest Power
Croatia
www.snaga-sume.eu

Congress Location

Krka National Park / Šibenik, Sep 22 and 23, 2023.

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