Tag: bioeconomy
Bioeconomy as a long-term model for fighting forest fires
Hundreds of firefighters were fighting forest fires last year in southern Catalonia, Spain, as temperatures rose to 40 degrees Celsius and above...
IUFRO-EURAC conference on forestry’s value for bioeconomy
The University of Padova, together with EURAC research, in cooperation with the IUFRO division 4.05, and the IUFRO Task Force: unlocking the...
8th Spanish Forestry Congress in June 2021
The 8th Spanish Forestry Congress (8FCE) will be held in Lleida, Spain, in mid-June 2021 with the aim of bringing together the...
New SwitchMed website: boosting Mediterranean circular economy
The SwitchMed initiative was launched in 2013 and aims to achieve a circular economy in the Mediterranean by changing the way goods...
ForestValue Research Programme Annual Seminar 2020
The ForestValue Research Programme Annual Seminar 2020 will be held in Berlin on 17th November 2020. The seminar is expected to bring...
Have your say on the new LIFE Programme
The European Commission has launched an online consultation to seek input on the future content and implementation of the Programme for the...
LIFE MycoRestore: using mycological resources for forest resilience
Mediterranean forests are currently facing serious abiotic and biotic tensions. The most frequent stress is drought due to climate change, which can...
Management of community forests in Portugal: results and perspectives
On 25 January, the report on more than 700 community forest management plans was discussed at the premises of the Portuguese Federation...
MEDfOR students at EFI’s Forest Economy and Policy seminar
Students from the Erasmus Mundus master programme in Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR) from the University of Lleida (Spain) attended...
2020: A “Super Year” for forests
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has declared 2020 as a “super year” for nature. For many reasons, it needs to be. As...
