Forest management

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.

Proceedings of the 4th European Agroforestry Conference

It is a great pleasure to share the impressive book of abstracts from the 4th European Agroforestry Conference carried out in the...

Aftermath of the “Vaia” storm: PEFC Italy sustainable supply chain project

The storm Vaia caused considerable damages to the Italian forests, especially in the northeast of Italy. This area alone produces 2/3 of...

Urban Forests: Full of Energy

22 - 25 May 2019, Cologne, Germany. The 22nd European Forum on Urban Forestry focuses on Landscape...

Mediterranean forest area on the rise but increasingly in jeopardy

The Mediterranean forest area has increased by two percent between 2010 and 2015, resulting in a rise of 1.8 million hectares - about the...

Expanding knowledge of community-based forestry in Europe

Forest ownership is changing across Europe. New community and private forest owners are bringing fresh interest and new objectives to forest management. According to...

EVOLTREE funding opportunity

EVOLTREE are offering funding of up to €10,000 for two projects related to genetic and genomic studies on forest ecosystems. Apply here

Italian Congress of Silviculture

5-9 November 2018, Turin, Italy. The IV Italian National Congress of Silviculture will be held from 5-9 November 2018 in Turin. Hosted by the Italian Academy of...

Applications open for Erasmus Mundus master programme MEDfOR

The Erasmus Mundus Master programme MEDfOR (Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management) is now welcoming applications for 2019. The deadline to apply is 17 December...

Forest management in Europe will not stop global warming

Article originally posted on the CREAF blog. The Paris Agreement includes a commitment to sustainable forest management as a means of putting the brakes on...

Ecological models for evaluating the future of nature values and ecosystem services

New study on evaluating the future of nature values and ecosystem services in Mediterranean forests sheds light on the best use of predictive tools...

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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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