Engaging with stakeholders for spiritual ecosystem services
Forests are key for society and understanding the importance and the functioning of ecosystem services is fundamental for the healthy and sustainable...
PhD position in social-ecological dynamics and value chains of Mediterranean landscape products
The Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences at the University of Kassel in Germany offers a doctoral researcher part-time position with 65% of...
What is mushroom picking worth? Data collection strategies and valuation methods in Catalonia
Mushroom picking is a growing recreational activity in Europe and has a rich history as a traditional practice in many areas across...
New SINCERE paper analyses the context for adopting payments for watershed services
Payments
for watershed services (PWS) are an increasingly popular tool for watershed
management, also in the Southern Hemisphere. However, the degree of PWS
adoption varies...
New territory for non-wood forest products through INCREDIBLE cross-cutting initiative
Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) have
considerable potential to play a role in nature-based tourism, generating
income especially in inland and rural areas in the...
Community project in Solsona focusses on forest benefits for health and wellbeing
There is so much that we can learn from forests. They are valuable to support biodiversity, to provide resources for human needs,...
European experts collaborate on innovations in providing forest benefits
Involving the right people at the right time is key to the success of any new venture. Spurring INnovations for forest eCosystem...
Forests increase Earth’s carbon sequestration capacity
This article was originally posted on the CREAF Blog.
Recently, terrestrial ecosystems have been absorbing 15-30% of CO2...
Forests for Human Health – Challenges and Opportunities
8 - 9 April 2019, Vienna, Austria.
FOREST EUROPE and the Austrian Research Centre for Forests will hold...
Valuing forest ecosystem services: A training manual for planners and project developers
Forests and trees provide multiple ecosystem services that are crucial for human well-being and play a critical role in achieving the goals...
EVENTS
PUBLICATIONS
Effects of climate change on Greek forests: a review
A new study by the Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems (IMFE) in Greece focuses on climate change and extreme weather outcomes in...
