The 1st Wartenberg Forest Therapy Congress will be held on October 24-25, 2025 in Germany.

第1回ヴァルテンベルク森林セラピー会議（ドイツ）

The program is here: https://www.wartenberger-waldtherapie-kongress.de/programm/

Prof. & Dr. Qing Li, the president of the Japanese Society of Forest Medicine is invited to have a keynote presentation

https://www.wartenberger-waldtherapie-kongress.de/programm/#referenten

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Qing Li

Dr. Melanie H. Adamek

The Origins of Forest Therapy and Forest Medicine in an International Context

In this lecture, the founder of Forest Medicine, Prof. Qing Li, will provide insights into his groundbreaking research in forest medicine in English, supplemented and translated into German by Dr. Melanie H. Adamek. The director of the IM-WALD-SEIN® Institute for Forest Medicine and Forest Therapy has been collaborating with Prof. Li for years and supports his scientific research as well as the practical experiences of patients from the rehabilitation medicine department of the Nippon Medical School and her institute.

Prof. Dr. Qing Li, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor at the Nippon Medical School, Vice President and Secretary General of INFOM, President of the Japanese Society of Forest Medicine

Some study medicine, others study forests. Prof. Dr. has been researching forests since 2004. Qing Li is studying forest medicine to discover how spending time in the forest can improve our well-being. He is considered a co-founder and icon of Shinrin-Yoku and forest therapy. The professor is a nonfiction author and has published numerous scientific articles in leading journals. He also works with Dr. Melanie H. Adamek for the IM-WALD-SEIN® Institute for Forest Medicine and Forest Therapy (IWSI) and the International Society for Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM), based in Japan.