活动名称：木艺木趣国际研讨会暨展览会
时间地点：2011年10月21日，印度班加罗尔J N Tata多功能礼堂
演讲嘉宾：Gabriel Hemery
演讲题目：振兴英国木文化

摘要：Britain is the second least-wooded country in Europe, having lost its woods after centuries of clearance for agriculture and economic development. Its people are disconnected from the concept of growing trees for wood, even though timber is Britain's sixth largest import. It is argued that there is a lost wood culture in Britain. A number of initiatives have been developed by the Sylva Foundation that together aim to recover Britain's wood culture by helping people to: understand more about sustainable woodland management; allow experts to have a say in policy development; develop a closer relationship for members of the public with trees; and, support and encourage woodland owners to undertake sustainable forest management.

关键词：wood culture, Britain, education, society, sustainable forest management

　　Gabriel Hemery先生是位多产的英国科学家与环境保育倡导家，目前已发表60多篇科学论文。他积极参与林业推广，曾任职于英国环境部门并担任多个高级主管职位，现任Sylva基金会执行长。Sylva基金会的使命是振兴英国木文化，使英国的林地生态与经济保持蓬勃发展，让世人受益。