The Chinese Conference on Dendrochronology is a major biennial academic event organized by the Geographical Society of China. The 2026 conference, themed "Tree Rings—Western Environment and Sustainable Development," will be hosted by Lanzhou University.

The conference aims to showcase major achievements and recent advances in dendrochronological research in China. Through academic exchange and discussion, it will promote two important transitions in the discipline: from climate reconstruction to ecological forecasting, and from natural interpretation to strategic application. These efforts are expected to enable dendrochronology to play a greater role in addressing national priorities, including ecological civilization construction and the dual-carbon strategy.

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Jiangtao Shi and Weiqi Leng, China