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EDITORIAL 2024 - IEFC Wishes for Planted forests 2024
Susana Barreiro, President of IEFC
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Another year has passed marked by abnormal climate-related disasters. From north to south, Europe battled extreme weather events. Floods in Slovenia, Italy, Czechia and Germany forcing inhabitants to evacuate their homes on Christmas Day; landslides in Norway; rampant wildfires difficult to contain by traditional firefighting in Greece; heat waves in Spain, the latest in early December when a mass of hot air pushed the temperature up to around 27ºC in some cities.
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Climate change combined with extreme conditions are causing more frequent and intense cross-border catastrophic events, some posing direct threats to human health and safety. Several EU strategies, regulations and directives have been created to mitigate these impacts and ensure the various environmental, social and economic functions of forests can be fulfilled in the future. Moreover, the geopolitical developments resulting from the war in Ukraine and consequent ban on Russian refined oil products also intensified the pressure on European forests.
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International Congress of Planted Forests in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa November 2023
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A continent with ambitious afforestation plans for the bio-economy and ecosystem restoration.
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Kenya was the perfect country to host the 5th edition of ICPF as the population of Africa is expected to increase from 1,2 billion to 2,5 billion by 2050 with associated needs for construction and energy.
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An outside look at forest management in the Landes of Gascony Forest
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In recent years, the European Commission has made stakeholder integration an essential component of its research and innovation programs.
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Woodrise 4th Conference : The role of plantation forests in the supply of products used in construction
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From 17 to 20 October 2023, the 4th Woodrise conference gave its 4,000 participants the opportunity to exchange and share knowledge on the subject of timber construction.
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SUPERB - BOCAGE FORESTIER project in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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The living lab of the SUPERB - BOCAGE FORESTIER project in Nouvelle-Aquitaine introduced the biodiversity inventories underway and the extent of its demonstration area.
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FIRE-RES General Meeting: Uniting Forces for Resilient Landscapes Against Wildfires
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The FIRE-RES project recently concluded a valuable General Meeting between November 7th to 9th, where an interlinked effort was made to address wildfire challenges and increase the resilience of landscapes against fires.
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Upcoming Events
14 mars 2024 - Climate resilience, forest fires, circular bioeconomy... What model do we want for Europe? - San Sebastiàn. For more information, click here.
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Save the date - 4-5 June 2024 - IEFC General Assembly in Forest Research, Northern Research Station, Scotland, UK. Scientific seminar "A resilient approach to plantation forestry" followed by a tour of trials and demonstrations in Scotland.
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23-29 June 2024 - XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024, Stockholm, Sweden. For more information, click here.
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9-13 September 2024 - ForestSat 2024. For more information, click here.
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21-25 October 2024 - IPC 27th Session - Palais des Congrès, Bordeaux, France. Poplars and other fast-growing trees for climate change mitigation and adaptation - Pathways to climate resilience and carbon neutral societies
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Scientific Publications
Planted Forests Report No 1 – FRM Deployment manual - IEFC / B4EST
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Planted Forests Report No 2 – Overview of current rules and legislations for deployment of improved FRM - IEFC / B4EST
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UNASYLVA - Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests - NEOBIOTA
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Early measures for forest stand establishment within the context of climate change in Europe - Forest Science
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Lessons from insect and disease impacts on radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) plantations in New Zealand over the last hundred years - INGETA CONNECT
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A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years - FORESTRY
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EUFORGEN Policy Brief: Forest Reproductive Material is vital to secure Europe's forests - EUFORGEN
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About IEFC
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IEFC is a transnational network of scientific and technical cooperation for the sustainable management of cultivated forests. Founded in 1998, this association aims to facilitate and coordinate exchanges between stakeholders in research, education and the forestry sector.
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