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Welcome to WCEH2024

The Fourth World Congress of Environmental History was held in Oulu, Finland from 19 to 23 August, 2024. Huge thanks to everyone who participated in this spectacular event—the largest ever at the University of Oulu - which hosted 973 delegates (753 in person, 220 online). Please stay tuned here for post-conference reports, photos, memories, and updates.

Programme

timetable

Conference panels, papers, abstracts and timetable.

Travel

travel

Find out how to get to Oulu and how to get around

Hybrid conference

hybrid

Hybrid panel management and participation

Events

events

Visit our pages for Keynotes, Excursions and Plenaries

Organisers

WCEH is organized by the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations (ICEHO), the Biodiverse Anthropocenes Research Programme and the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Oulu, and a Programme Committee appointed by ICEHO. WCEH is held every five years and is the major global gathering for scholars in environmental history, environmental humanities and all related fields.

Key Dates

  • Call for Panels 11/01/2023-24/04/2023
  • Panel selection 24/04/2023-15/06/2023
  • Call for Papers 15/06/2023-18/09/2023
  • Papers marked up 18/09/2023-02/10/2023
  • Transfer process 09/10/2023-30/10/2023
  • Early Bird registration opens 04/12/2023
  • Call for Funding 08/01/2024-12/02/2024
  • Early Bird rates end 15/04/2024

Get in touch

If you have any questions about the congress, or would like to get involved as a partner or sponsor, please email us at or get in touch directly with Dr. Roger Norum at the University of Oulu.

See you soon in Finland – and welcome to Oulu!

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