A new Master’s Program on Forest Policy and Economics for the Balkan region

21 July 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

A unique Master’s Program on Forest Policy and Economics for the Balkan region of South-Eastern Europe has been delineated at the European Forest Institute. The EFI Forest Policy and Economics

Three Erasmus Mundus MSc programs

20 July 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

SUFONAMA Sustainable Forest and Nature Management The overall objective is to qualify graduates to deal with the challenges of modern natural resources management in Europe and other temperate regions, that

Register now for the international conference on indicators for sustainable forest management

2 July 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

The online registration form for the international conference on indicators for sustainable forest management is now opened. This conference will take place in Porto (Portugal). It will be the opportunity

Large wildfire in Galicia

1 July 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

Galicia suffered from an outbreak of forest fires during the first fifteen days of August. 1970 forest fires were registered; the burned area is more than 80 000 ha, which

The members of the ICFPA have signed an agreement on the sustainable development

1 July 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

The ICFPA (the International Council for the forest and pulp associations) announced that its members have signed an historical agreement on the sustainable development. 58 managers of the member societies

Meeting CONFOREST – IEFC: The debate!

30 January 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

Following the request done by the members of the EFI project CONFOREST regarding the objective study of the conversion of regular coniferous forests into forests closer to nature, several members

Consultation on the draft research agenda for Theme 8 “Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities in the 7th Community RTD Framework Programme (2007-2013)

30 January 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

This consultation invites the public, and notably the scientific community, to comment on the draft research agenda for the dedicated socio-economic sciences and humanities part of the next Framework Programme

Drones for the forest monitoring against forest fires in Portugal.

29 January 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

Launched by the Agency for the Innovation (ADI), the call for tenders aiming to supply to Portugal aeroplanes without passengers in order to fight against forest fires has finished in

The EFI has created the regional Offices

29 January 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

Since the month of September the EFI is no longer a Finish association but it is now a intergovernmental organisation. Today, 10 out of the 20 States that have signed

INERCO has developed an innovating solution to produce heat from the pruning waste.

28 January 2006 0 Comments 0 tags

The company Ingeneria Energetica y de contaminacion (INERCO) is developing a project based on the gasification using the pruning waste has fuel. This initiative is the first one of this