European Commission promotes new bioeconomy action plan
Through a new bioeconomy strategy unveiled this October, the European Commission aims to address modern global challenges such as climate change by elevating sustainable...
Non-Timber Forest Products: Forests special issue
An ongoing call for contributions for a Special Issue of Forests to focus on Non-Timber
Forest Products. Themes will include production systems, management, value chains...
Eurocastanea, the new European network for the defense and support of the chestnut sector...
A new European association, “Eurocastanea,” was created at the European Chestnut Meeting (EUROCASTA) held in mid-September, in Plasencia (Extremadura, Spain). With the purpose of...
Spanish pine nut sector searches for solutions to the serious situation caused by invasive...
Forest owners expressed concern about a recent invasive pest, the Western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis), at the new EIP-AGRI Operational Group PINEA conference....
ForestValue ERA-NET 2017 call for forest sector innovation in final stages
The ForestValue ERA-NET Cofund action builds on the success of three previous forest-based ERA-NETs: WoodWisdom-Net, SUMFOREST and FORESTERRA, and brings together funding and program...
Knowledge exchange between pine nut experts
Three professors and researchers from the Northeast Forestry University in Harbin, China visited the Mediterranean stone pinecone collection of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture...
2018 Biocities Forum: Forests Transforming Urban Living
14 November 2018, Barcelona, Spain.
How can forests help us build sustainable cities?
Secure your spot at the 2018 Biocities Forum in Barcelona, a side event...
International Congress on medicinal plants and bio-agriculture
8 - 10 November 2018, Hammamet, Tunisia.
An International Congress on "Natural Products: From Plants to Medicaments and Bio-agriculture" ICNP 2018 will take place this...