European Institute of Planted Forest - IEFC

Workshop: Management of mixed and pure planted forests - Stock-taking of science and practice
2022-09-29 14:00 - 2022-09-30 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
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 and networks.
You are cordially invited to participate online in the workshop on “Management of mixed and pure planted forests: Stock-taking of science and practice” 29-30 September 2022. This workshop, which is jointly organized by the FAO Forestry Division, TreeDivNet (with its projects MixForChange and CAMBIO), and the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (IPC), will take place in Rome. The purpose of the workshop is to review the state of the art in the management of mixed versus pure planted forests, to identify research and implementation challenges, share good practice examples, and discuss effective ways to take them to scale in the context of the different management objectives. To facilitate information exchange and discussion with the wider community of research and practice, the workshop will be open to additional online participants from selected projects and networks to follow the streaming and interact through the chat.
Please find the workshop program. If you are interested to participate online, please register for the workshop here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iqgYasEUZixwl8W4tziOJGY1L3fYscbtuSG06DYfaZ4/viewform?edit_requested=true
You will then receive a separate invitation with the link for the online-event in the coming days.
We are looking forward to connecting with you,
On behalf of the organizing team:Faustine Zoveda, Kris Verheyen, Martin Weih, Rita Silva and Jürgen Bauhu

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2022-09-29 09:00 - 18:00 | Pullman Hotel Bordeaux, Av. Jean Gabriel Domergue, Bordeaux, 33000, France
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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 various parts of Europe: fires, droughts, gales, pests and diseases, etc. The management of our forests is more necessary than ever. With this conference, we want to show the experience of forest owners in the USSE regions and the work they do to manage the forest reality of Southern Europe, with its specific characteristics and difficulties, in the face of the challenges of climate change and the challenges of the market.
The event will be translated in English, French and Spanish.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Due to circumstances beyond our control, there has been a change of venue and hotel for the event, which will finally be held at the Pullman Bordeaux Lac hotel. USSE will organise a bus transfer to the new venue from the Mercure Bordeaux Chartrons Hotel at 8.15 am, for those staying at this hotel. Participants are therefore advised to stay at this hotel.
A dinner will also be organised at the Mercure Bordeaux Chartrons Hotel on 29 September at 8 pm for all conferences participants who wish to attend.
Please confirm your attendance at usse@usse-eu.org
Please find attached the programme of the event and updated practical information.
To register, please fill in the following form before 20 September:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkAPec-HTBDw5G60207qOduuuaSOcmFp8pGQIr9PDgJTau4g/viewform

FAO - 8th World Forest Week- Growing a better planet
2022-09-29 08:00 - 2022-10-07 20:00 | Rome, Italy
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 and partner organizations with a unique opportunity to exchange, connect, showcase best practices and actions on the ground, and to contribute from the forest community to the global international debate on forestry and environmental issues. Events organized during the World Forest Week will be virtual and hybrid, organized/co-sponsored by Members, partner organizations (including the Collaborative Partnership on Forests) and FAO.
WFW2022 is structured around the priority areas outlined in the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 with its vision of a sustainable and food secure world for all, in the context of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. FAO seeks transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.
Side event: “Planting forests for carbon neutral economies, sustainable landscapes and livelihoods” – Wednesday 5 October from 08:15 to 09:45am in the Red room
Please find attached the programme of the event.
This side-event aims at sharing experiences and current trends in planted forests and at discussing the challenges, opportunities and best practices to enable their expansion as an essential nature-based solution to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy, sustainable landscapes and livelihoods opportunities. The event will bring together perspectives from governments, science, civil society, industry and FAO Commissions.
Alignment with 4 Betters
The side-event fits best under Better Environment: Planted forests are a known option for restoration of degraded landscapes. Through the provision of wood products and income generation, community forests and woodlots can reduce pressure on forest reserves and other protected areas. Planted forests recently gained recognition for the multiple ecosystem services they can provide: erosion control, soil fallow, carbon sequestration, and freshwater flow protection, among others.
However, it is relevant to all the other Betters:

Better Production: Planted forests, including plantations are widely used throughout the world for the production of biomass for timber, bioenergy and other forest products.
Better Nutrition: Planted forests are an important source of bioenergy supply, with in particular fuelwood and charcoal for cooking in many countries throughout the world, and are an essential link of the food system.
Better Life: Planted forests are part of large, globalized value chains as much as they are a source of livelihoods for smallholders and family farmers. They will be instrumental to fulfill the needs in wood products of a growing global population

Christophe Orazio, Director, European Institute of Planted Forest (IEFC) and Lead of the IUFRO Taskforce “Resilient Planted Forests Serving Society & Bioeconomy” will be one of the speakers, for the panel discussion.
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2022-09-27 14:00 - 2022-09-29 12:30 | Limousine Park, Pôle de Lanaud, Boisseuil, Limoges, 87220, France
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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 phase of harvesting and reconstitution of these stands that are reaching maturity.
This study tour will go across the Limousin’s territorial mosaic landscape to explore how plantations can be integrated into resilient landscapes. You will have the opportunity to get a deep overview into the concept of New Generation Plantations and to get to know different case studies from other parts of the world.
The Pôle de Lanaud building, created to promote the Limousine cattle breed and built with the local Douglas fir timber will serve as the perfect scenario to discuss with the landscape stakeholders the actual challenges that the plantations sector is facing to make a positive impact into the mosaic landscape.
This event will be translated to French and English.
Join us in Limoges, France!
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B4EST Final Meeting
2022-09-21 - 2022-09-22
B4EST Final meeting will take place online on 21-22 September (videoconference meeting).
This is a closed event for B4EST partners and External Advisory Board.
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2022-09-16 14:00 - 15:00
Join us online to discuss on our next theme: clonal forestry.
How to manage the risks? What are the challenges? What are the new trends and practices?
During this webinar, you will have the opportunity to:
-hear experts share their views
-discover trends and new practices
-discover the different species (pine, poplar, eucalyptus…) and regions concerned
-ask questions to speakers
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HOMED's Final Meeting
2022-09-12 08:00 - 2022-09-14 17:00 | Lisbon, Portugal
The HOMED project will come together one last time to look back at all it achieved in the last four years and discuss what’s next. All HOMED partners will gather to mark the successful ending of what proved to be a very fruitful research collaboration. Since 2018, over 50 scientists, experts and stakeholders from 22 partner organisations have been working tirelessly in the HOMED project to improve the existing strategies for the management of emerging native and non-native pests and pathogens threatening European forests. During the project’s Final Meeting this September, they will have the chance to take a look back and appreciate all their results, as well as finalise the plan for how their results can be further exploited by the research community.
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