Tag: forest policy
Non-wood forest products in Europe: seeing the forest around the trees
A major new publication paints a vivid and detailed picture on the value, role and potential of non-wood forest products (NWFP) in Europe. With...
Resilient landscapes to face catastrophic forest fires: global insights towards a...
With the increasing threat and occurrence of catastrophic fire events around the globe, the need for new strategies for wildfire prevention and protection is...
When ashes stain forest rivers: post-fire effects on soil and water...
Uncontrolled, extreme forest fires can have a devastating impact on the ecosystems where they occur: one of the most visible of these consequences is...
International conference on forest fires: save the date!
Save the date for an exciting event this autumn. “Resilient landscapes to face catastrophic forest fires: global insights towards a new paradigm” is a...
Social innovation in the spotlight: Special Issue of Forest, Policy and...
This Special Issue, largely a product of the H2020 Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) project and its Thematic Session organised at the...
Extreme wildfire events: Addressing governance and management challenges across Europe
Last year, wildfires raged across Europe, sweeping through landscapes to leave a trail of environmental devastation, loss of human lives, and economic damage. In...
Global fire challenges in a warming world
Wildfires have played a critical role in shaping our environment. Iconic tree species, such as the giant sequoia, even depend on fire for their...
Mediterranean Forest Week: Model Forest General Assembly
1-2 April 2019, Brummana, Lebanon.
The next general assembly of the Mediterranean Model Forest Network (MedForum) will be held in April as an official side...
Sparking firesmart policies in the EU
As the incidence and intensity of forest fires in southern Europe increases, policies that used to be effective in support of fire suppression are...
ThinkForest seminar: climate policy and forest bioeconomy
4 December 2018, Brussels, Belgium.
This ThinkForest event aims to provide a better science-policy understanding of the path towards reaching the Paris Agreement and how...
New paper! Indicating the value of cork
"It is urgent to value our native forest and its non-wood forest products, where cork oak and cork have a special place!" - Joana...
