Tag: society
#CuidemElBosc: raising awareness on the importance of forests in Catalonia
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the Government of Catalonia has recently launched an awareness and dissemination campaign that puts emphasis on...
Public Perception on Forests and Bioeconomy webinar
The ThinkForest webinar event on Public Perception of Forests and Bioeconomy aims to understand and discuss the public perceptions of forests, forestry and the forest-based...
IUFRO places focus on gender equality in forestry
When one thinks of forests, forestry and forest research, gender equality is probably not the first thing that springs to mind. But it actually...
AlberItalia: science-based tree planting in Italy
In Santa Sofia, on the Italian Apennines, the Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology and Romagna Acque-Società delle Fonti Spa launched the Alberitalia...
Sounds of the Forest: creating the world’s first forest soundmap
Following the postponement of "Timber 2020: The International Forest Festival", the festival organisers are inviting people from across the globe to contribute to a...
COVID-19 pandemic recovery contributions from the forest sector
As the COVID pandemic continues to spread around the globe, multiple impacts become visible. This will affect forests and forestry in many ways. Businesses...
Creating healthy home offices
If we spend most of our time indoors, it is vital to bring nature and well-being to our closed spaces. This is even more...
Co-constructing in difficult times: isn’t that what social innovation is all...
This post was originally thought to be a wrap-up of the SIMRA project, and summary of what we lived in our SIMRA Final Conference...
Innovative wooden schoolyards for children’s versatile development
Exploring the applicability of wood has led us to new discoveries about its positive impact on children’s emotional, behavioral and intellectual development. On the...
Forest and its Potential for Health
How can
forests provide human societies with health and wellbeing? This international
event will update and advance applied research and best-practice
implementation, organised by the Sèlvans Association,...
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...
