The Urban Tree Diversity Conference (UTD5), was held in October 2024 in Madrid, Spain, where we welcomed 150 people form 26 countries around the world to help craft a vision for the future of urban forests by sharing innovations from a spectrum of scientific disciplines that seek to secure the health and resilience of our urban trees.

As our cities face the pressing challenges of climate change, extreme weather events, increasing population growth and densification, the role of urban forestry becomes increasingly vital. This conference served as a platform to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and shape the future of our urban forests and trees for the benefit of our cities, our communities, and the environment.

Thanks to the work of our Scientific Committee, the program included 8 keynote speakers, 44 communications, 1 round table, 16 poster presentations and 3 technical visits.

UTD5 Topics

1) Using tree diversity to mitigate risks from a changing climate.

2) Novel approaches to urban tree selection

3) Emerging technologies and their role in urban forest management

4) Harnessing open data and citizen engagement to support urban forestry

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