World Forum on Forest Therapy 2025

10:00-10:15

Opening Ceremony

10:15-12:15

Keynote Lecture 1
Research Trends in Forest Welfare and Forest Therapy in Korea

Soo Il Kim
Director General, National Institute of Forest Science

Keynote Lecture 2
Healing, Learning and Growing with Nature:
The Evolution and Impact of Outdoor Education and Therapy

Prof. Nevin J. Harper
University of Victoria

Keynote Lecture 3
Garden Therapy in Europe / Ideas and practice
for promoting mental health

Andreas Niepel
Presedent, International Society GardenTherapy

Keynote Lecture 4
The Art and Science of Nature Prescribing: From Practice to PaRx

Melissa Lem
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia

Keynote Lecture 5
Green social prescribing in the UK - Insights and lessons learnt

Liz O`Brien
Principal Social Scientist, Forest Research

Keynote Lecture 6
The Functions of Urban Forests in Promoting Human Well-Being

Alix Francoise
Technical Advisor,
Green Cities Initiative, FAO

12:15-12:20

Break

12:20-12:50

High-Level Dialogue

12:50-14:00

Lunch

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

18:30-20:00

Dinner

09:00-12:00

Excursion

- Arboretum

12:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-17:00

Workshop

- Silent Healers: Nature’s Cure - A Documentary Film Journey Capturing Forest Therapy Vision and Expansion(USA)

- FT Hub Methods and EU-Funded Research Impact(SPAIN)

- A Four-Step Ritual of Forest Therapy(CHINA)

- FoWI Forest Therapy Program :Well-being Forest Walking(KOREA)

- Sanggeo Jincheon Healing Forest Program : Charcoal, Vegetables & Flowers(KOREA)

- Healing Play Program :Fun Forest(KOREA)

17:00-18:00

Inauguration Ceremony of the International Organization of the WFoFT

Closing Ceremony

18:00-20:00

Farewell Dinner