European Institute of Planted Forest - IEFC

Webinar – Let’s Talk About Planted Forests – 5 December 2024 - Forestry & Innovation
2024-12-05 07:30 - 09:00 (Europe/Paris)
Join us online or in person to discuss on our next theme!

The upcoming Let’s Talk About Planted Forests webinar will focus on Forestry & Innovation.

More information and registration here

This event is co-organized by the IEFC, the IUFRO task force “Resilient Planted Forest Serving Society & Bioeconomy”, the EFI Research Network on Planted Forests, SCION and French embassy in New-Zealand

FIRE-RES Innovation Actions: Webinar N°3
2025-02-11 10:00 - 12:00
The European Institute of Planted Forest (IEFC) is hosting a series of webinars to introduce the project’s Innovation Actions to the public.

The third session “Advancing fire risk management: innovative tools and strategies for enhanced resilience” will take place on Tuesday, February 11th, from 10:00 to 12:00 (CET).

The agenda for the webinar is as follows: – IA 1.5 – Advancing predictive tools for fire risk managementPresented by Pedro Tardós

– IA 2.3 – Defining recommendations for improving security on WUI at multiple scalesPresented by Virginie Felicelli-Tihay and Rodrigo Mahaluf– IA 3.1 – Developing tools for enhanced forest management in fire-prone areasPresented by Soazig Darnay– IA 4.5 – Testing regional-level policy clinics for inclusive and coherent firesmart risk governancePresented by Eduard Mauri– IA 5.4 – Optimizing fire suppression techniques using cutting-edge technologyPresented by Terhi Kling– IA 5.6 – Prototyping HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo Satellites) contribution to Europe’s resilience against EWEPresented by Oscar Souto and Pol LLorca

The registrations are open here:

https://www.plantedforests.org/webinar-n3-fire-res-innovation-actions-11-february-2025-registration

IUFRO 1.01.04 Tree Establishment and Early Growth Dynamics Conference
2025-03-17 08:00 - 2025-03-21 17:00
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Achieving forest establishment success at scale to address climate, environmental, social and economic challenges around the world.

Since 2017 there has been a rapid rise in global efforts to plant billions of trees at scale to mitigate climate change, address environmental degradation, reforest large areas devastated by natural disturbances (e.g. wildfires), and to accelerate development of the bioeconomy. In parallel, emerging technologies offer new opportunities to increase productivity, overcome labour constraints and to minimise environmental impacts of tree planting operations. The application of Indigenous Knowledge in forest establishment practices has also been gaining importance globally.

As a result of all these factors, planted forest establishment is again a highly topical area of forest science and it is vital that forest regeneration and afforestation efforts are accelerated by adopting the latest advances in forest science and technology. The goal of this next conference in New Zealand is to bring together forest leaders, researchers, practitioners, and technologists to present the state-of-the-art science and technology being developed and implemented to address the opportunities and challenges associated with actively establishing and regenerating forest ecosystems in an increasingly complex, extreme, and rapidly changing environment.

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Workshop de incendios forestales & Simposio FIRE-RES
2025-03-26 08:00 - 2025-03-27 17:00
Two FIRE-RES activities organized by Xunta de Galicia will take place in the framework of SEDEXPO 2025, the International Security, Defence, and Emergencies Fair, from March 26 to 28, 2025, at the Feira Internacional de Galicia ABANCA in Silleda, Galicia, Spain.

Workshop on Fire Resilience• Date & Time: March 26, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM• Location: Forestal Room (end of Pavilion 1)• Description: This workshop will focus on exploring the issues caused by wildfires on small rural communities, with a focus on strategies and practices to enhance fire resilience in forested areas. Experts will discuss prevention methods, emergency response tactics, and the integration of new technologies in fire management.

More info and full agenda here

International FIRE-RES Symposium “Extreme forest fires”• Date & Time: March 27, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM• Location: Forestal Room (end of Pavilion 1)• Description: This session will provide insights into current challenges in forest defense and the measures being adopted to address them, including Innovation Actions and Living Lab insights from FIRE-RES.

More info and full agenda here.

You can register using this form.

FOREM 2025
2025-04-01 08:00 - 2025-04-03 17:00
FOREM (anciennement CAQSIS) est le réseau d’animation des chercheurs et développeurs francophones impliqués dans la modélisation des systèmes FORÊT-BOIS dans leurs environnements. Une réunion d’échanges est organisée chaque année. Les membres du projet Capsis, plateforme de simulation pour les modèles de croissance et de dynamique forestière, se réunissent également à cette occasion. Cette réunion est ouverte à toute la communauté francophone intéressée par ces thématiques, donc si vous le jugez opportun n’hésitez pas à diffuser l’annonce (voir les éditions précédentes : https://capsis.cirad.fr/capsis/documentation#reports_of_capsisforem_annual_meetings )

Cette année, nous nous réunirons à Montpellier. Nous serons accueillis au CNRS par Xavier Morin du laboratoire CEFE. Gilles Le Moguedec (INRAE AMAP) participera également à l’organisation.

La réunion aura lieu dans la Grande Salle de réunion du CEFE (1er étage, aile C), du mardi 1er avril 14:00 au jeudi 3 avril 17:00, soit 5 demi-journées, vous recevrez des autorisations d’accès personnalisées au campus.CNRS CEFE1919, route de Mende, 34293 MontpellierLe thème de la session spéciale que nous vous proposons cette année sera : Que peuvent nous dire les modèles sur l’impact du changement climatique sur les forêts ?Toutes les propositions de contribution dans l’esprit FOREM, Capsis ou du thème de la session spéciale sont acceptées pour ces journées. Les exposés se feront en français (supports en anglais encouragés).Nous vous proposons deux types de contribution : soit un exposé scientifique, soit une démonstration interactive d’outil (modèle Capsis ou autre : introduction courte, puis démonstration et discussion).Selon le nombre de propositions, la durée des présentations devrait être de 20 à 25 minutes, incluant une période de questions et celle des démonstrations interactives devrait être de 30 minutes. Un programme préliminaire sera publié fin mars avant la réunion.Le jeudi 4 avril après-midi, nous vous proposerons une visite guidée par Jérome Munzinger (IRD AMAP) du Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier.Nous vous invitons donc à vous inscrire en suivant ce lien avant le 7 mars au plus tard :https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJ7HSW0XwPNEgwM2PM3_QAc97GxtXMob-yOktevJDsbdhm3g/viewform?usp=headerSi vous proposez une contribution, précisez nous son titre, ses auteurs et affiliations.L’inscription à la réunion FOREM est gratuite. Les coûts de transport, de restauration et d’hébergement sont à la charge des participants.En cas de question, vous pouvez nous contacter par mail. FOREM (anciennement CAQSIS) est le réseau d’animation des chercheurs et développeurs francophones impliqués dans la modélisation des systèmes FORÊT-BOIS dans leurs environnements. Une réunion d’échanges est organisée chaque année. Les membres du projet Capsis, plateforme de simulation pour les modèles de croissance et de dynamique forestière, se réunissent également à cette occasion. Cette réunion est ouverte à toute la communauté francophone intéressée par ces thématiques, donc si vous le jugez opportun n’hésitez pas à diffuser l’annonce (voir les éditions précédentes : https://capsis.cirad.fr/capsis/documentation#reports_of_capsisforem_annual_meetings )

Registration is open - IEFC General Assembly – 2025
2025-04-08 08:00 - 2025-04-09 17:00
IEFC – Annual General Assembly will take place on:

8-9 April 2025, in San Sebastian.

This event is open to everyone, and we believe it will be a great opportunity for participants to network and exchange knowledge.

More information and registration

Visites d'études internationales pour comprendre les innovations développées par les groupes opérationnels européens sur la forêt
2025-04-22 08:00 - 2025-06-26 17:00
Des visites d’études thématiques sont organisées entre avril et juin 2025. Les échanges se feront en langue anglaise. Vous trouverez ci-joint la liste des visites avec les liens vers les pages des événements et les inscriptions.– Mobilisation de bois > 27-29 mai 2025, Goriška, Slovénie– Adaptation des forêts au changement climatique > 4-6 juin 2025, Caen, France– Gestion forestière durable et services écosystémiques > 23-26 juin 2025, Calabre, Italie– Produits forestiers non ligneux > 6-8 mai 2025, León, Espagne– Agroforesterie > 22-24 avril 2025, Alcácer do Sal, Portugal

Le programme de ces visites d’études internationales offre aux praticiens étrangers une occasion unique d’apprendre directement auprès des groupes opérationnels (GO). Chaque visite comprendra la visite d’un GO du pays hôte et présentera les activités et les développements de trois GO différents en présence de leurs représentants. Les participants découvriront alors de nouvelles connaissances et pratiques dans les secteurs de la foresterie et de l’agroforesterie qu’ils pourront transférer à leur tour dans leur propre pays.

Vous êtes vivement invités à vous inscrire rapidement aux visites d’étude thématiques de votre choix. Les places étant limitées et les frais de déplacement étant pris en charge, les partenaires du projet FOREST4EU se réserve le droit de sélectionner les participants afin de garantir l’équilibre des profils et pays participants.

Plus d’informations et inscriptions (in english)

Firelogue - 3rd Wildfire Risk management Clustering Event
2025-05-20 08:00 - 2025-05-21 17:00
Website and registration: https://firelogue.eu/cluster-event4.php

Webinar – Let’s Talk About Planted Forests – 22 May 2025
2025-05-22 09:30 - 10:30
Join us online to discuss on our next theme

This month, Let’s Talk About Planted Forests webinar will focus on Genetic Resources and Short-rotation Forestry Complexity

More information and registration here

This event is co-organized by the IEFC, the IUFRO new task force on Stand Complexity in Planted Forests together with the IUFRO Research Unit – 1.03.00 – Short-Rotation Forestry (SRF)

INVITATION - LIFE PLATFORM MEETING ON FOREST RESTORATION IN EUROPE
2025-06-03 08:00 - 2025-06-05 17:00
The LIFE platform meeting on ecological forest restoration is a unique opportunity to address current challenges and exploreinnovative solutions for restoring European forests, while contributing to the implementation of key EU strategies.

More details on the event website.

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Webinar “After the Storm: Pathways to Forest Recovery and Restoration in Ireland and Beyond”
2025-06-11 16:00 - 17:30
On the wake of Storm Eowyn – which occurred this year on 24 January 2025 and brought unprecedented wind speeds and widespread disruption across Ireland – forest landscapes have suffered significant damage across the country.

This webinar, organized under SUPERB project’s “Forest Restoration Talks” series in collaboration with the European Integrate Network, TRANSFORMIT project and FoRISK facility, brings together forestry professionals, environmental scientists, policymakers, and a landowner to examine the extent and nature of the storm-related damage in Ireland as well as look at other European examples of major forest disturbances.

Together, we’ll explore the immediate impacts, assess longer-term ecological and economic implications, and discuss practices for recovery, resilience planning and climate adaptation measures.

Key Themes and Questions:

How can we better deal with future disturbances across European forests?

How do we transform / adapt our forests to make them more climate resilient?

What can we learn from past experiences to recover and restore forests in an integrative way?

What are current preliminary findings on storm damage across different forest types and regions?

What are strategies to salvage logging, replant and protect biodiversity after storm damage?

How can policy and funding from government and EU support recovery?

Panelists:

– Noel Kelly, Irish forest owner majorly affected by storm Éowyn

– Christophe Orazio from IEFC (Aquitaine, France) brings in knowledge and expertise on forest risk management and climate change adaptation

– Jo O’Hara is a professional Chartered Forester, director of FutureArk Ltd and a non-executive board member of Forestry and Land Scotland. She brings in policy and strategy expertise in relation to change management.

– Irish Ministry representative (TBA)

– Dr. Carolin Stiehl from Wald & Holz NRW brings in expertise in forest management and restoration implications after major forest disturbance.

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WEBINAR: After the Storm: Pathways to Forest Recovery and Restoration in Ireland and Beyond
2025-06-11 16:00 - 17:30
In the wake of Storm Eowyn – which occurred on 24 January 2025, bringing unprecedented wind speeds and widespread disruption across Ireland – forest landscapes have suffered significant damage across the country.

This webinar, organized under the “Forest Restoration Talks” series in collaboration with the European Integrate Network, TRANSFORMIT project and FoRISK facility, brings together forestry professionals, environmental scientists, policymakers, and a landowner to examine the extent and nature of the storm-related damage in Ireland as well as look at other European examples of major forest disturbances.

Together, we’ll explore the immediate impacts, assess longer-term ecological and economic implications, and discuss practices for recovery, resilience planning and climate adaptation measures.

Key Themes and Questions:

How can we better deal with future disturbances across European forests?

How do we transform / adapt our forests to make them more climate resilient?

What can we learn from past experiences to recover and restore forests in an integrative way?

What are current preliminary findings on storm damage across different forest types and regions?

What are strategies to salvage logging, replant and protect biodiversity after storm damage?

How can policy and funding from government and EU support recovery?

Date and time: 11 June 2025, 4:00 PM CET

Speakers:

– Noel Kelly, Irish forest owner majorly affected by storm Éowyn

– Christophe Orazio from IEFC (Aquitaine, France) brings in knowledge and expertise on forest risk management and climate change adaptation

– Jo O’Hara from SUPERB project is part of Forestry and Land Scotland‘s Strategic Advisory Board and brings in policy and strategy expertise in relation to change management

– Fergus Moore, Head of the Forest Sector Development Division at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Ireland

– Carolin Stiehl from Wald & Holz NRW brings in expertise in forest management and restoration implications after major forest disturbance.

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Populus 360 – June 13, 2025 (León, Spain)
2025-06-13 08:30 - 17:00
We are pleased to invite you to Populus 360, a conference focused on innovation, collaboration, and challenges in the poplar sector, designed to build bridges among public and private institutions, researchers, companies, forest owners, poplar growers, students, and anyone interested in this field.

The event will take place on Friday, June 13, 2025, in León, Spain, bringing together leading professionals from Spain, Italy, France, and Belgium. Experts will present and discuss topics including:

Poplar cultivation in different countries,

Management, biotechnology, and digitalization of the poplar value chain,

A comprehensive analysis of the current state of the sector, challenges, and future opportunities.

This is a free event (registration required), with the possibility to attend either in person or online for the morning session. So far, we have 100 registrations. See the program attached.

Event website:https://sites.google.com/view/2025populus360eiafule/presentaci%C3%B3n

Registration (required for both in-person and online attendance):https://forms.gle/YJAQCXL98nQcDJc37

Registration deadline:June 10, 2025 at 14:00 (CET)

Program: https://www.plantedforests.org/populus-360-innovacion-colaboracion-y-retos-en-el-sector-del-chopo/

This event is open to landowners, nurseries, managers, companies, public administrators, researchers, educators, students, and anyone interested in the opportunities offered by the poplar sector.

9° Congreso Forestal Español
2025-06-16 08:00 - 2025-06-20 17:00
El Congreso Forestal Español (CFE) es el evento más importante que organiza la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales (SECF). Se celebra cada cuatro años y constituye el principal foro de encuentro para los profesionales que trabajan en el sector forestal y sus industrias derivadas. Su novena edición se celebrará en Gijón (Principado de Asturias) del 16 al 20 de junio de 2025 bajo el lema “La inteligencia forestal, impulsora de alianzas en los territorios”.

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Salon FOREXPO - Mimizan (Landes)
2025-06-18 08:00 - 2025-06-20 08:00
Salon européen de la filière forêt-bois

Tous les quatre ans, au cœur du plus grand massif forestier dédié à la production, un événement d’envergure internationale se tient sur un site de 70 hectares. En 2025, plus de 400 exposants internationaux et 500 marques y présenteront les dernières innovations, allant de la sylviculture à l’exploitation forestière, et pour la première fois, aux produits issus de la première transformation du bois.

Le salon propose une vision globale de l’industrie forêt-bois à travers des expositions, démonstrations, ateliers, ainsi que des colloques, débats et visites de chantiers et sites industriels. Vous y découvrirez l’ensemble de la filière, « de la graine à la transformation du bois ».

Retrouvez l’IEFC le 18 juin 2025, pour un présentation du Directeur, Christophe Orazio, sur les activités du réseau international multi acteur pour la gestion durable et la résilience des forêts plantées.

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PRE-PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FAST-GROWING TREES
2025-06-18 14:00 - 15:30
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30 hours (CEST)

More information and registration below

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DecisionES_BR2025: Symposium on Ecosystem Services, Forest Management and Decision Making.
2025-06-30 08:00 - 2025-07-04 17:00
This symposium, sponsored by IUFRO, the Systems Analysis community, and DecisionES project coordinators, provides a forum for forest systems analysis, operations research (OR), and decision science. It will feature two main types of sessions: technical and practical. The technical presentations will focus on forest management and planning research, covering topics such as harvest scheduling, supply chain management, forest health, spatial optimization, wildland fire risk management, simulation, stochastic processes, and forest and fire economics. Meanwhile, the practical sessions will showcase studies on ecosystem service provision, global change impacts, degraded forest restoration, and more.

The conference organizers invite collaborators and speakers from diverse countries and backgrounds. This event will be held in conjunction with the annual coordination meeting of the DecisionES project and IUFRO Unit 4.04.00 (Forest Management Planning).

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Le Douglas : un stimulateur de la construction décarbonée au cœur des évolutions climatiques et sociétales
2025-07-02 08:00 - 2025-07-04 17:00
3 jours de visites, expositions, conférences et tables rondes sur la ressource, le matériau et l’architecture.

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Atelier petit-déjeuner - Forêts, changement climatique, modèles, etc.
2025-07-08 09:00 - 11:30
Le mardi 8 juillet (9h – 11h30) aura lieu à l’UMR ISPA, un atelier petit-déjeuner sur le thème « Forêts, changement climatique, modèles, etc ». L’atelier aura lieu dans la salle de réunion d’ISPA.

Venez nombreux écouter, discuter, autour d’un café, d’un thé, d’un jus de fruit.

Pour plus d’informations, contacter denis.loustau@inrae.fr

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Webinar "Challenges, barriers and possible solutions for tree planting" EU 3 Billion Trees
2025-09-04 09:30 - 11:30
The Directorate General for Environment (DG ENV) of the European Commission and Milieu Consulting SRL are pleased to invite you to the webinar, scheduled for 4 September 2025, from 9:30 to 11:30 CET, on “Challenges, barriers and possible solutions for tree planting”.

The webinar will focus on the presentation and discussion of the key findings of the report on challenges and barriers to tree planting. The implementation of the pledge depends on grassroots initiatives in the Member States, at national, subnational, and local level. Linking with stakeholders is key for discussing challenges in tree planting and sharing experiences and solutions.

Milieu Consulting SRL is developing a project to support the European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), in the implementation of the EU’s pledge to plant 3 billion trees by 2030 in full respect of ecological principles. The project involves the development of webinars and workshops to discuss the key challenges of planting trees.

Visit European Commission’s website for more information.

Attached are the Agenda and the Privacy Statement document. To attend the meeting and get the Outlook invitation, please register using the link below by Friday 29th August 2025:

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Journée de restitution des résultats de la recherche-action - POPSU - Habiter les cendres (Belin-Beliet)
2025-09-05 09:30 - 17:00 | Salle des fêtes de Belin-Beliet, 6 Place des Frères Estrémé
Les discussions porteront sur la forêt landaise face au risque incendie. Christophe Orazio, Directeur de l’IEFC, participera à la seconde table-ronde “Après 2022, la forêt à la croisée des chemins”, en présentant les recherches menées par le projet FIRE-RES et le laboratoire vivant de Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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SUPERB General Assembly 2025
2025-09-10 08:00 - 17:00
Save the date: 10 – 12 September 2025

General assembly: 10-11 September, 9:00 – 18:00 CETVenue: Mgr. Sencie Instituut, Erasmusplein 2, 3000 Leuven (Building number: 118-01 )Project dinner: 10 September, 7pmVenue: Faculty Club, Groot Begijnhof 14, 3000 LeuvenExcursion: 12 September, 8:30 – 17:30 CET Visit to the SUPERB demo site in Horst aan de Maas (NL) and an older restoration site in Groote Heide (NL).

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FIRE-RES Innovation Actions: Webinar N°4
2025-09-10 09:30 - 12:00
The European Institute of Planted Forest (IEFC) is hosting a series of webinars to introduce the project’s Innovation Actions to the public.

The fourth session “Next generation tools for predicting, simulating & managing wildfire risks” will take place on Wednesday, September 10th, from 9:30 to 12:00 (CET).

The agenda for the webinar is as follows:IA 4.3 – Fire Education Platform – An immersive tool for policy-makers, schools and families

IA 5.1 – Demonstration of an integrative umbrella system for estimating EWE risk and impact in real time with high-resolution weather data – Adrián Jiménez

IA 5.2 – Real-time EWE simulation and smoke spread based on coupled fire-atmosphere approaches– Adrián Cardil

IA 5.7 – Quantifying impacts of exposure to air pollutants from wildfires– Jordina Gili

IA 5.8 – Prototyping and testing innovative tools for EW ICS training certificates– Vítor Reis

The registrations are open here:

Webinar n°4 – FIRE-RES – Innovation Actions – 10 September 2025 – Registration

2025 EFI Annual Conference
2025-09-17 08:00 - 17:00
EFI 2025 Annual Conference will take place on 17-19 September in Prague, the Czech Republic.

Be sure to register by 31 July to take advantage of the Early Bird rate!

Please note that registration for the Conference closes on 3 September. Check out the agendas for Annual Conference day, Scientific Seminar and field trips. There is also a lot of good information available on EFI practical information page.

Conference is organised together with EFI member organization Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Ministry of Agriculture of Czech Republic and Czech Forests.

Rencontres conjointes du GEFF (Groupe des Entomologistes Forestiers Francophones) et du GFPF (Groupe Francophone des Pathologistes Forestiers)
2025-09-24 08:00 - 2025-09-26 17:00 | VVF Les Vosges Bitche (Moselle – 57)
Les rencontres conjointes du GEFF (Groupe des Entomologistes Forestiers Francophones) et du GFPF (Groupe Francophone des Pathologistes Forestiers) se dérouleront à VVF Les Vosges Bitche (Moselle – 57).

Les inscriptions sont ouvertes.

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Joint Conference of COST Action Urban Tree Guard (CA20132) and EPPO ‘Biosecurity and Surveillance of Quarantine Pests of Trees in Forests and Cities’
2025-10-08 08:00 - 2025-10-10 17:00
EPPO in collaboration with a COST Action Urban Tree Guard (CA20132) is organizing a joint conference ‘Biosecurity and Surveillance of Quarantine Pests of Trees in Forests and Cities’.

The conference will cover a broad range of topics related to forest biosecurity, with a particular focus on surveillance for quarantine pests of trees in forests and urban environments.

Themes include:

biosecurity strategies to prevent the introduction and spread of pests in urban environments,

current practices and challenges faced by National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) in surveillance for quarantine pests of trees,

innovative tools and solutions for surveillance, detection, identification, and monitoring of pests of trees in forests and urban environments,

tree resistance and vulnerability,

stakeholder perspectives: communities, professionals, and authorities in urban tree health,

education and awareness: promoting knowledge and action on tree health and biosecurity,

policy and decision-making frameworks that support biosecurity of trees and woodlands in urban contexts.

The conference will take place on September 8–10, 2025 in Carcavelos, Portugal.

EPPO invites NPPOs to take part in this conference, to share best practices and discusschallenges encountered in surveillance for quarantine pests of trees in your countries.

The conference announcement and registration link can be found in the EPPO calendar (https://eppo.int/MEETINGS/calendar) and on the website of the COST Action.

https://ub3guard.eu/news/registration-and-abstract-submission-now-open-joint-conference-cost-action-urban-tree-guard-ca20132-and-eppo

Registration is open until 30th of June 2025. If attendees want to give oral or poster presentations on the listed themes, they should upload their abstracts during registration.

The attendees are invited to deliver oral or poster presentations. When registering, participants will be asked to provide a title and short abstract (optional).

Save the date - Voice to the regions: Policy barriers and opportunities for fire resilience
2025-10-15 14:30 - 16:30
Join us on the a virtual exchange event to get informed on regional barriers and opportunities for coherent fire smart risk governance.

Save the dates - FIRE-RES General Meeting
2025-11-04 08:00 - 17:00
The final FIRE-RES General Meeting will take place on November 4-5th in Brussels, Belgium.

Webinar – Let’s Talk About Planted Forests – 28 NOVEMBER 2025
2025-11-28 14:00 - 15:30
Join us online to discuss on our next theme

This month, Let’s Talk About Planted Forests webinar will focus on Douglas fir health: insights from Europe

More information and registration here

This event is co-organized by the IEFC, the IUFRO task force on Stand Complexity in Planted Forests, the EFI Research Network on Planted Forests together with the technical cooperation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Webinar - Innovation in timber industry in France and New Zealand
2025-12-09 07:15 - 08:30
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The French and New Zealand wood processing sectors face similar challenges, including lack of workforce, need for investment and for new solutions and technologies, competition on global markets. With high-quality research and innovation capabilities, and industries committed to addressing challenges of the future, France and New Zealand are well placed to develop collaborative responses.

Targeting the French and New Zealand timber industries and institutions, this webinar, organised by the Embassy of France to New Zealand, by the Bioeconomy Science Institute and by INRAe, aims at taking stock of research, innovation and operational solutions available and needed in the timber industry, to foster further collaboration.

The webinar will be conducted in English as follows:

Welcoming of attendees:

Mr Vincent Hébrail, Counsellor (Agriculture), Embassy of France to New Zealand

Opening remarks and main challenges to address:

Dr Diego Elustondo, Portfolio Leader – Trees to High Value Products, Bioeconomy Science Institute

Mr Ludovic Guinard, Director General, FCBA

Round of speakers:

Ms Apolline Oswald, Director – Team Projects, Xylofutur

Mr Mark Ross, Chief Executive, Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association of New Zealand

Pr Louis Denaud, Director, Laboratory of Materials and Processes

Mr Jeff Ilott, Director, NZ Timber Industry Federation

Discussion with the audience

Closing remarks:

Mr Jean-Michel Carnus, Representative for Oceania, INRAe

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