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Sustainable forest management addresses forest degradation and deforestation while producing goods and services, increasing climate resilience, as well as ecosystem benefits, to the environment and human populations.1 Growth and change in Mediterranean forests has been closely tied to human use for hundreds of years: integrated and sustainable forest management has the potential to increase the productive capacity and protect the environmental health of these important ecosystems.

Gaining in-depth urban forestry knowledge with the Uforest Specialization School

The Uforest Specialization School is a 14-day intensive in-person training programme held one week in Barcelona and one week in Milan. Currently...

Funding call open for establishing Climate-Smart Forestry pilots

The FORWARDS-project has launched a funding call to set up Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF) and forest restoration pilots across Europe. These pilots will...

Economic and policy analysis in sustainable forest management: call for submissions

Economic and policy analysis plays a crucial role in managing forests, balancing economic growth, environmental conservation, and social welfare. This approach, rooted...

FIRE-RES Open Innovation Challenge info session

In recent years, Europe has experienced a significant increase in the frequency and intensity of wildfires. These extreme wildfires have resulted in...

Opportunities for tenure track professorships in Brazil

The Luiz de Queiroz Agriculture School (ESALQ) at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) is seeking applications for tenure-track professorships in three...

Second MAIA Webinar on Climate Change and Agriculture: Agroforestry

On 8 September, tune in to this webinar organised by the MAIA Project to learn more about some European projects working on...

Meet the jury of the #EyesOnEarth contest!

The #EyesOnEarth contest is an initiative seeking to promote innovative approaches and initiatives that foster the protection and sustainability of forests. Involving...

How to fight climate change along forest value chains?

The H2020 RESONATE project aims to generate the needed knowledge and practices for making European forests, the services they provide, and related...

MAIA Webinar: Wildfires and Forest Management Part II – Lessons learned

The recent surge in massive fires around the world has brought to light the need for a more coordinated approach to fire...

Open call for global competition on best practices in forest education

The Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education is happy to announce for the second time “The Global Competition on Best Practices...

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SAVE approach for establishing NWFP marketing mix in Greek local mountain...

The contribution of Non-Wood Forest Products is especially important in the context of rural sustainable development. Nevertheless, their perceived economic and environmental...

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