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Ecosystem services are the “benefits people obtain from ecosystems”1 or “nature’s contribution to people.”2 Managing forests with a focus on ecosystem services presents new opportunities to preserve services like carbon sequestration and soil protection, as well as valuing and protecting intangible benefits provided by forest ecosystems, including recreation, health and cultural services.

From Trees to Wellness: How Forests Benefit Our Mind and Body

From Trees to Wellness: How Forests Benefit Our Mind and Body

Celebrate the International Day of Forests of 2023 joining the innovation masterclass "From Trees to Wellness: How Forests Benefit Our Mind and...

Yufe4Postdocs: Open call for 7 postdocs related to urban environment

Antwerp University announced an open call for 7 MSCA-funded, 3-year junior post-doc positions. MSCA rules must be followed. Candidates should have a...

IUFRO’s Expert Panel on Forests and Human Health 2023

There is growing evidence that nature and in particular forests contribute to physical and mental well-being and can significantly improve human health.

Mediterranean Young Leadership Programme 2023: Land abandonment and cultural landscapes

The recently published Mediterranean Forest Research Agenda 2030 identifies land abandonment as one of the overarching challenges for the future of the...

Plan Bleu seeks experienced lead consultant with technical expertise on forest

In the framework of Plan Bleu’s cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme Ecosystems Division, Plan Bleu is seeking an international consultant...

Urban forests as nature-based solutions knowledge exchange mechanism

The CLEARING HOUSE project has launched its second call for knowledge exchange. The global objective of the knowledge exchange mechanism is to...

EUSTAFOR calls on EU to promote global sustainable and multifunctional forestry

The FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 estimated that 420 million ha of forest was deforested between 1990 and 2020, with...

IUFRO World Congress 2024: Call for Abstracts

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the City of Stockholm in close collaboration with the Nordic and Baltic partners, welcome delegates...
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CMCC offers a Post Doc/Researcher position in climate change and forestry

The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) is a scientific research center that works on climate change and its interactions with the environment, society,...

New agenda focuses on Mediterranean forest resilience in the face of climate change

The Mediterranean forest research community has a new mandate for action to strengthen the resilience of Mediterranean forest ecosystems over the next...

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New global report confirms that forests reduce health risks

The global scientific evidence of the multiple types of benefits that forests, trees and green spaces have on human health has now...

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