Main Activities of Korean Society of Forest Science in 2021 under the impact of COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created an enormous disruption to human lives, social activities and economic systems worldwide. The Korean Society of Forest Science (KSFS) has organized virtual or hybrid meetings to share science and out of state-of-the-art technology in the forest or related fields. The topics of monthly virtual seminars were Introduction to dendrochronology, decreasing the number of forest birds in Korea, ecosystem management in USA, smart agriculture: technical trends and model for dissemination to farm field, trends of agriculture, forestry and fishery ODA and plan to expand participation in the forestry sector, climate change story, understanding of biogeography, current situation and challenges on mechanized forestry while a special hybrid seminar on results of UNFCCC COP 26 and response strategy on forest sector was held hybrid. The hybrid annual meeting of KSFS entitled The Value of Forests in the New Normal Era: Peace and Carbon Neutral including a virtual international symposium on Ecosystem Restoration for Green and Peace Asia with the participation of Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia, CIFOR, Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), Mekong Institute, and ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB). The 15^th World Forestry Congress (theme: Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests) which will be held in Seoul, Korea on 2-6 May 2022 will be an opportunity to strengthen international exchange and cooperation for KSFS.