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KEFRI 6th Scientific Conference and Exhibition 2026

October 26 – 30, 2026 • Nairobi

"Advancing Research in Forestry for Landscape Restoration, Climate Change and Better Livelihoods”

Guidelines for Abstract Preparation Guidelines for Paper Preparation

Dates & Location

Five days of science, policy dialogue, and field insights.

October 26 – 30, 2026
Call for Abstracts Open
kefriconference2026@kefri.org
+254 722 157 414 | +254 724 259 781/2

Conference details

Announcement and Call for Abstracts for Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) 6th Scientific Conference and Exhibition 2026. Celebrating KEFRI @40 and build-up to 27th IUFRO World Congress in 2029.

KEFRI invites submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentation for the conference under reference.

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Forest landscape

Conference Objectives

The conference theme is: “Advancing Research in Forestry for Landscape Restoration, Climate Change and Better Livelihoods.”


To provide a platform for the following:

Objective 1:

Dissemination of results from forestry research.

Objective 2:

Exchange of scientific knowledge relevant to forestry and allied natural resources.

Objective 3:

Follow-up to KEFRI Commercial and Investment Conference.

Objective 4:

Celebrating 40 years of KEFRI existence.

Objective 5:

Build up to IUFRO Conference 2029 to be hosted by KEFRI.

Conference Themes

The Scientific Conference and Exhibition 2026 is divided into the following themes and sub-themes:


Conference Schedule

The conference important dates are as follows:

April 1st 2026

Announcement and Call for Abstracts

April 15th 2026

Submission of Abstracts

April 30th 2026

Authors Notified of Acceptance of Abstracts

May 31st 2026.

Submission of Revised Abstracts with Full Papers

July 31st 2026.

Authors Notified of Acceptance of Full Paper

October 26th 2026.

Start of Conference

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Submission Process and Decision Criteria

KEFRI invites submission of abstracts under any of the sub-themes. Guidelines for developing your abstract are found in the link below. Click below for guidelines for preparing abstract.


Guidelines for Abstract Preparation

Note: Abstracts will be accepted for oral or poster presentation.


Papers

Author(s) whose abstracts will be accepted will prepare their full papers using guidelines below. Click below for guidelines for preparing full papers.


Guidelines for Paper Preparation

Publishing

Selected papers, with the consent of the author will be published in a special issue of the East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal.




Venue & Experience

The conference will be held at the headquarters of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute.

KEFRI Venue