Tag: forestry
Shared lessons from the Himalayas to the Mediterranean: governing forests against...
Forest fire governance is shifting from a narrow suppression model towards a broader prevention-and-resilience approach, and this is where a pan-global lens becomes highly...
The hidden biodiversity battle to save Europe’s forests
In the village of Suonenjoki, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) stands surrounded by a forest of pine trees. The local soils are not...
From fire training to a regional knowledge hub: Antalya’s forestry centre...
Located in Antalya, the International Forestry Training Centre (IFTC) is entering a new phase. The project "Enhancing the Capacity of the International Forestry Training...
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...
Beyond timber: MULTICAS reshapes chestnut forest value chains and rural resilience
The municipality of Tineo hosted the official launch of the MULTICAS Project this June, an ambitious innovation initiative aimed at revitalising rural areas in...
BIOFUN invites input on biodiversity indicators in planted forests
Forestry professionals and researchers are invited to contribute to a new study exploring how biodiversity indicators are understood and used in planted forests.
As part...
IUFRO podcast highlights importance of gender equality and inclusion in forest...
Season 3 of Branching Out: the forest podcast features the work of IUFRO’s ForGEDI Task Force, focusing on gender equity, diversity, and inclusion in...
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....
IUFRO Podcast Episode 9: Not about trees, the human side of...
The final episode of Season 2 of Branching Out: The Forest Podcast turns the spotlight on the human dimension of forestry, focusing on forest...
Turning local resilience solutions into lasting Mediterranean policy action
The starting point for the EU-funded ResAlliance project was to collect local know-how from farmers and foresters and understand their barriers to creating a higher landscape resilience. From there, the project focused on lifting these locally...
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...
