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IEFC General Assembly 2025 in San Sebastián
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The IEFC Annual General Meeting 2025, co-organised by IEFC, USSE, HAZI, NEIKER, Cesefor and Gipuzkoa, took place on 8th and 9th April in the city of San Sebastián (Donostia) in the Basque Country.
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Current Scenario of the Pine Wood Nematode in Galicia (Spain)
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Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (pinewood nematode, PWN), the nematode that causes the pine wilt disease (PWD), is considered a very important threat to the European pine forests. It is included in the A2 list of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) and in Annex II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as a Union quarantine pest.
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Incubating pallet wood samples does not enhance detection of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
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Among the most concerning threats impacting global forest ecosystems is the pinewood nematode (PWN, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle), the causal agent of pine wilt disease.
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RESONATE: Resilient forest value chains
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RESONATE: Resilient forest value chains – enhancing resilience through natural and socio-economic responses, a four year Horizon2020 project (https://resonateforest.org), was recently completed with two synthesis reports and three policy briefs.
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Upcoming Events
April-June 2025 - Study visits call - Fore more information and registration, click here.
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13 June 2025 - Populus 360, innovation, collaboration, and challenges in the poplar sector (University of León, Spain) - Fore more information, click here.
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16 June 2025 - 9° Congreso Forestal Español. For more information, click here.
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Check the full list of events here
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Scientific Publications
Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species - NATURE
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Pathogen impacts and implications for species diversification in UK forestry - DOI10.1093/forestry/cpaf019 - WEB OF SCIENCE
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Large-scale modelling wind damage vulnerability through combination of high-resolution forest resources maps and ForestGALES - FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
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Differential aridity-induced variations in ecosystem multifunctionality between Iberian Pinus and Quercus Mediterranean forests - DOI10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113411 - WEB OF SCIENCE
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A comparison of fast-growing maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton.) plantations with native broadleaved vegetation for greenhouse gas balances - Canadian Journal of Forest Research
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Call for contributions
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During the process of project COLIBRI of the French network AFORCE, which gather about fifty experts on the subject of decision support systems (DSS), our team would like to draw a panorama of existing DSS, of models that currently hold (or could hold) a special interest or of models whose project leaders intend to evaluate them for potential development into a DSS. This mapping encompasses French DSS and models as well as those developed abroad. You are kindly invited to contribute before June 13th: https://forms.gle/vu7re4VT5nRE51u17
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Submitting your article
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Want to contribute to our next issue? Send your relevant 500-words article (approximate maximum) together with an image to Suzanne AFANOU
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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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