European Institute of Planted Forest – IEFC
The multi-actor network for sustainable management and resilience of planted forests
The aim of this Dissemination Conference is to complete VirtualForests project implementation phase. For that, project outcomes and results will be presented. During this conference, an open discussion will be a useful evaluation, assessing the level of achievement of Project objectives and/or results. From this point, successful experiences, will further communicate to the public through […]
PARTNERS EVENT Last year Spain closed its worst year ever for forest fires. According to official figures, 4 out of every 10 hectares burnt in the EU were on Spanish soil, with all that this entails seriously affecting many aspects of our lives and environment. Southern Europe in particular is suffering more and more fires […]
About the Webinar In the MAIA Webinar: Wildfires and Forest Management Part III, we are looking forward to learning about the activities of the EU projects SUPERB, FirEUrisk and a study on Wildfires in Europe: Burned soils require attention. Join us on Friday the 4th of August at 11:00-11:45 to find out more! No registration […]
We are pleased to announce that an IUFRO conference will be held in Bordeaux, France, 29-31 August, 2023 on “Global challenges and innovative management of bark and wood borers in planted forests”. It will be jointly organized by the WP7.03.05 “Ecology and management of bark and wood boring insects”, WP 7.03.07 “Population dynamics of forest […]
School for Forest Management at Skinnskatteberg, Sweden Interested in learning more about container nursery production and seedling quality assessment? JOIN THE TRAINING SCHOOL! Organizers: Local organizer: Dr. Daniel Gräns, SLU: daniel.grans@slu.se. Cost Action PENCAFORR, workgroup 3 coordinator: Dr. Pedro Villar-Salvador, pedro.villar@uah.es Send your application by August 5th, 2023. More information: Advertisement Description Photo credit: Pen-Caforr
In recent years, Europe has experienced a significant increase in the frequency and intensity of wildfires. These extreme wildfires have resulted in devastating consequences, including the loss of life, destruction of natural habitats, damage to infrastructure and the release of harmful emissions impacting air quality. In this context, FIRE-RES is launching an Open Innovation Challenge. […]
Join us online to discuss on our next theme This month, Let’s Talk About Planted Forests webinar will focus on Virtual Forests project results: new IT tools for forests education More information and registration here This event is co-organized by the IEFC, the IUFRO task force “Resilient Planted Forest Serving Society & Bioeconomy” and the […]
Dear friend, Did you know that forest biomass and agricultural, fishery and food by-products are the main sources of local renewable materials in the Basque Country, and that they can be sustainably reused to benefit the economy and the environment? On 4 October 2023, the Basque Country will host the Bioeconomy Innovation Day, a benchmark […]
L’association France Douglas et le Pôle de Compétitivité Xylofutur s’associent aujourd’hui pour vous proposer un Xylodating dédié au douglas, afin de présenter les projets de recherche, de développement ou d’innovation en cours au sein de cette filière. Venez échanger avec des porteurs de projets sur toutes ces questions qui concernent l’ensemble de la chaine de […]
PARTNERS Most of the world's forests have already been used by humans. Their sustainable management can be ensured either by natural regeneration or by plantation. Plantation forests have several functions including wood production, which is essential for many applications: construction, paper, heating, etc. In this workshop, we will look at some of the types of […]
The PathFinder annual meeting will be held in Gottingen from the 24th to the 26th of October. Learn more about PathFinder: http://linktr.ee/eupathfinder
Unlocking finance for sustainable and inclusive wood value chains A dialogue toward collaboration on innovative financing opportunities and mechanisms to promote sustainable wood production and consumption in East Africa, including smallholder forest and farm producer organizations 6 November 2023 (CIFOR-ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya) An event to be organized by FAO and the Forest and Farm Facility […]