Ecosystem services

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.

Greek fir’s radial growth: case studies on climate impact and European fir budworm presence

This new article examined tree rings to analyze their response to climate, such as extreme droughts and wet events, in Central Greece...

Pinus pinea International Congress

The Pinea Spot - International Conference will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, and stakeholders to exchange and share their experiences and...

5th International Non-Wood Forest Products Symposium

Non-wood forest products (NWFP), which have been used directly in different parts of world for centuries and provide input to many important...

WildFood final conference: results, innovations and lessons learnt

The WildFood project is a three-year project (2020-2023) funded by PRIMA programme and coordinated by the Centro Tecnológico Forestal de Cataluña (CTFC)....

Conference on AI and Ecosystems Management: open registration

Ecosystem management, under changing conditions, needs new tools to provide insights and forecast forest dynamics and management. Artificial Intelligence is a game...

A masterclass on forests’ impact on human health and wellbeing

Silva Mediterranea’s Mediterranean Youth Task Force (MYTF) in collaboration with the World Food Forum organized a Masterclass on how forests benefit our...

Spanish forests: key in fighting climate change and for corporate climate neutrality

The "Forestry Climate Solutions: Spanish forests, carbon sinks for corporate climate neutrality" event was held in Madrid on 16 March. Experts and...

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...

Practical guide for adaptive management of Pyrenean forests to climate change

The practical guide, prepared as part of the Interreg POCTEFA ACCLIMAFOR project, provides an operational response to three major challenges posed to...

5th International Congress on Planted Forests: Call for abstracts

The International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF2023) will take place from 7 to 10 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. First edition of...

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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...

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