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Hotter, drier, more fire-prone: how climate change will reshape wildfire hazard...
In 2025, more than one million hectares burned across the EU. In Sardinia, the Mediterranean's second-largest island, just 0.6% of fires cause over half...
Moving beyond suppression: why fire-smart management pays off
Across the Mediterranean region, wildfires are becoming larger, more intense, and more destructive. Climate change is part of the story, but it is not...
What takes a new landowner from inaction to stewardship? Economic incentives...
Imagine you live in a city: office schedules, metro commutes, evening beers and dinners with friends. One morning, you receive a letter from a...
Who harvests non-wood forest products in Spain? A snapshot of a...
Non-wood forest products (NWFPs), such as mushrooms, cork, resin, pine nuts, chestnuts, and mastic, are a vital yet often overlooked part of rural economies...
The State of Europe’s Forests 2025 report is now available!
The State of Europe’s Forests 2025 report (SoEF 2025) provides a comprehensive overview of the condition, management, and use of forest resources across Europe....
Does rewilding really help Mediterranean biodiversity?
A new open-access article in Ambio questions whether re-wilding, or simply “letting nature take care of itself,” is always the best way to protect...
Modelling the material wood flow from finished products to forest woods
A new publication explores the modelling of material wood flows from finished products back to forest resources, highlighting how integrating the final stages of...
Largest database on Mediterranean trees available through open access
One of the biggest challenges facing forests today is climate change adaptation and mitigation. However, Mediterranean trees are rarely included in forest conservation and...
Can you hear the rhythms of nature?
Have you ever heard the terms ‘anthropophonic,’ ‘biophonic’ or ‘geophonic’? And what about ‘technophony’? Beyond their intgriguing sound, what is even more interesting is...
Which conifer species offer the best wood? A study to support...
This study focused on eight softwood (conifer) species traditionally used by the Greek wood industry—for furniture, sawn timber, plywood, and roundwood. Using the Multi-Criteria...
Why conserve genetic diversity? Lessons from an endangered European conifer
A recent study published in the Annals of Botany by Fady B. and Scotti-Saintagne C. (2025) argues that conserving genetic diversity should be a central goal in environmental...
IUFRO releases new report: ‘Forests as pillars of social and economic...
The IUFRO Science-Policy Programme published a new major study titled “Forests as Pillars of Social and Economic Resilience. A Global Assessment Report” as IUFRO...
Celebrate forests as pillars of social and economic resilience for World...
Given the increasingly rapid, unpredictable, and unprecedented global changes linked to the Triple Planetary Crisis of pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss, fostering resilience...
Launch of the Second Report on the State of the World’s...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will launch the Second Report on the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources on Wednesday, 26 March 2025,...
