European Institute of Planted Forest – IEFC
The multi-actor network for sustainable management and resilience of planted forests
{:gb}PARTNERS Douglas fir plantations are part of the Limousin’s territorial mosaic, whose landscape is mainly made up of meadows and forests: oak, chestnut and Douglas fir. The plantations were established at the end of the Second World War in a context of abandonment of agricultural land and lack of wood. We are now in the […]
PARTNERS The 8th World Forest Week (WFW2022) will feature a series of inspiring events bringing FAO Member States, a range of partner organizations, leaders, science and youth to discuss a broad range of topics at the margins of the 26th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO26). As in previous years, the World Forest Week will provide participants […]
{:gb}{:gb}PARTNERS USSE is pleased to invite you to the conference "Southern European forests facing climate change and market challenges" which will take place in Bordeaux on 29 September 2022. Forests in Southern Europe are facing many challenges due to climate change, which is currently reflected in the many adverse phenomena that forests are suffering, in […]
PARTNERS Workshop organized by FAO, TreeDivNet, and the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment. The workshop will be attended by the TreeDivNet members, who are going to share the results of their experiments, interested members of the IPC, and representatives of the countries, international organizations, and scientific organizations […]
PARTNERS FIRE-RES Coordination Team is pleased to invite you to the keynote lecture by Professor David Martell, entitled "Wildfire Management: An Operational Research Perspective". David Martell is a pioneer in the use of Operations Research tools in wildfire management, recognized by several awards. His techniques have been widely used by the Canadian Forest Service. His […]
{:gb}PARTENAIRES Le GIP Ecofor et le RMT Aforce vous invitent à participer au séminaire de restitution de l’expertise collective CRREF, qui aura lieu le mardi 22 novembre 2022 de 9h à 17h, à la salle Gambetta du ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire, 78 rue de Varenne, Paris VIIe. L’évènement sera également accessible en visioconférence. Il s’agira d’un évènement […]
{:gb}Join us online to discuss on our next theme: clearcutting This month, Let’s Talk About Planted Forests will address the subject of clearcutting and the impact on plantations, following the collective "CREFF Expertise" led by the GIP Ecofor and the RMT Aforce since march 2021, aiming to draw up a state of knowledge on clearcutting […]
The COMFOR SUDOE annual meeting organised by IEFC, will be held in Cestas-Pierroton on 29-30 November. This is an internal event for COMFOR partners (29th November) and the COMFOR-FORMIX workshop (30th November). Field discussions will be open to external participants the 30th of November. The first day is dedicated to the presentation of the main deliverables, products, dissemination and results. The second day will focus on field discussions related to […]
"Aidez les scientifiques à lutter contre, les tiques, à détecter les nouveaux ravageurs, ...; tel et l'objectif des sciences participatives. La forêt compte sur vous !" L'IEFC en collaboration avec l'école AgroParisTech Nancy et l'Association IFSA FRANCE, organise une soirée d'échanges autour des outils de sciences participatives pour la forêt (Bilan, enjeux & défis pour […]
Join us online to discuss on our next theme: tree breeding This month, Let’s Talk About Planted Forests will address the subject of tree breeding. During this webinar B4EST project partners will comment on the main outcomes of the project that finished in 2022. This webinar will be an opportunity to discuss how tree breeding […]
{:gb} Next Wednesday, March 29th, USSE will organize together with the IEFC a seminar on the "Interest and good practices of mixed plantations", included in the COMFOR Interreg Sudoe project, with the collaboration of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia. The COMFOR Sudoe project was launched to promote synergies and strengthen a network that transnationally links […]
PARTNERS Ecosystem management under changing conditions needs new tools to insight and forecast forest dynamic and management. Artificial intelligence is a game changer in forest management. Artificial intelligence (AI) encompasses a wide range of techniques and frameworks dating back to the mid twenty century. The use of AI in forestry is relatively new, especially when […]