A trans-Atlantic perspective on successful plantation establishment in boreal ecosystems: lessons learned and research opportunities

29 January 2025 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

This perspective paper explores the challenges and opportunities of plantation establishment in boreal ecosystems of eastern North America and Scandinavia. It highlights the effectiveness of mechanical site preparation, species-specific responses,

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Webinar – Let’s Talk About Planted Forests – 5 december 2024

28 October 2024 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

The next Let’s Talk About Planted Forests webinar will take place on 5 December 2024 at 7.30 am CET (Paris time). The French and New Zealand forestry sectors face similar

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IEFC celebrated its 25th anniversary in Scotland!

2 October 2024 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

That’s more than 25 rings that have been added to the cedar tree in front of Pierroton Castle since the IEFC’s founding fathers filed its articles of association. It’s been

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IUFRO World Congress – Challenges, Opportunities and Impacts for Planted Forests: Insights from the 26th IUFRO World Congress

2 October 2024 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

The 26th IUFRO World Congress, the largest gathering to date with 4,271 delegates from 102 countries and 3,500 presentations, has concluded, leaving a profound impact on the global forestry community.

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Forest fires: what R&D prospects for risk prevention in the context of climate change?

2 October 2024 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

Cécile Nivet, RMT AFORCE project manager, CNPF-IDF; François Morneau, RMT AFORCE coordinator, CNPF-IDF; Christophe Chantepy, national DFCI expert, ONF; Eric Rigolot, research engineer, INRAE – URFM; Isabelle Bertrand, DFCI project

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USSE and HAZI FUNDAZIOA organised the conference ” Climate resilience, forest fires, circular bioeconomy…What forest model do we want in Europe?” in San Sebastian, Basque Country, on 14 March 2024.

2 October 2024 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

CONTEXT: The year 2020 was marked by the publication in December 2019 of the European Green Deal, a new growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a just

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Worldwide Tree-Pulling Database hosted by IEFC

2 October 2024 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

Barry Gardiner and Suraj Kanwar This database brings together data from tree removal experiments conducted by a large number of colleagues around the world. To date, we have over 3,000

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Webinar – Let’s Talk About Planted Forests – 4 october 2024

16 September 2024 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

The Let’s Talk About Planted Forests webinar will take place on 4 October 2024 at 9.00 am CET (Paris time). CO2 emission compensation, Carbon credit, ecosystem restoration, nature based solutions:

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Young mixed planted forests store more carbon than monocultures—a meta-analysis

29 April 2024 comm IEFC 0 Comments 0 tags

To mitigate climate change, the role of forests in carbon sequestration and storage has become increasingly important. As primary forest cover continues to decline at an alarming rate worldwide, planted

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