The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) project, “Plant Climate Feedback,” was launched in 2023. The project focuses on biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), through which the atmosphere and climate can dynamically interact with terrestrial ecosystems, including plants. By integrating diverse research fields ranging from genes and ecosystems to atmospheric chemistry and climate science, we aim to establish a new multidisciplinary framework for understanding plant–climate feedbacks.
A fundamental understanding of climate–plant interactions mediated by BVOCs requires broad perspectives, spanning plant physiological ecology, forest and ecosystem observations, atmospheric chemistry, and climate modeling. To achieve this goal, our project is conducting comprehensive investigations that combine multiple approaches, including large-scale gene expression analyses in forest ecosystems, real-time monitoring of BVOC emissions, and chemistry–land-ecosystem coupled climate modeling.
Following the great success of the previous symposium, we are pleased to announce that the “International Symposium on plant phenology and climate feedbacks mediated by BVOCs (PCF2026)” will be held in Hiroshima, Japan, from 24 to 27 November 2026. With plant phenology and BVOCs as key themes, the symposium will connect observations, experiments, theory, and modeling, and provide an opportunity to further deepen our understanding of climate feedbacks.
We warmly welcome the participation of researchers and students interested in the nexus of plants, the atmosphere, and climate. We hope that PCF2026 will serve as an important milestone in this new phase of science.