Article written by Katharina Freund (European Forest Institute) It’s a fresh morning after days of scorching heat when we gather in the Kottenforst near Bonn early on June 26. The air feels heavier than before – humid, almost tropical – and one can sense a thunderstorm approaching. The forest seems subdued, almost as if it...
At the beginning of June, more than 50 participants – including forestry practitioners, researchers and policymakers – gathered in Zurich, Switzerland, for an interactive 3-day Integrate Network workshop. The days were marked by insightful presentations, vivid discussions and diverse outdoor sessions, where participants discussed how to promote more resilient and species-rich forests, as well as...
Abschlussworkshop Projekt „Martelkom: Marteloskope als Forschungs- und Kommunikationsinstrument für integrative Forstwirtschaft” Im Projekt Martelkom – WaldWerte diskutieren haben das European Forest Institute (EFI) und die Forstwissenschaftliche Versuchsanstalt Baden-Württemberg (FVA) Einstellungen der deutschen Bevölkerung zu Wald und Forstwirtschaft untersucht und mit Bürger*innen im Rahmen waldbaulicher Übungen Diskussionen zu diesen Themen geführt. Während des Workshops möchten wir zentrale Erkenntnisse aus unserem...
In the wake of Storm Eowyn – which occurred on 24. January 2025 and brought unprecedented wind speeds and widespread disruption across Ireland – forest landscapes have suffered significant damage across the country. This Integrate Network webinar, organized under the “Forest Restoration Talks” series in collaboration with SUPERB Project, TRANSFORMIT project and FoRISK facility, brings together forestry professionals, environmental scientists, policymakers, and...
After 3 days of insightful presentations, vivid discussions and interactive outdoor sessions, our Integrate Network workshop in Zurich, Switzerland, has come to an end. More than 50 participants from diverse national and international networks and projects, including the SwissForestLab, NFZ.forestnet, SUPERB, TRANSFORMIT, Wildcard and more, came together to discuss how Integrative Forest Management may respond to...
Integrate Network chairs, Dermot Dunphy and Jonathan Spazzi, recently attended the Pro Silva Ireland conference in March. The aim of the conference was to launch the new handbook called “A Guide to Continuous Cover Forestry Practise in Ireland“. This well attended conference brought together foresters, forest owners, ecologists, researchers, educators, policymakers, and artists to discuss...
2.–4. June 2025 l Zurich, Switzerland Are you curious to learn more about the application of close-to-nature forest management in Switzerland and beyond? Do you want to discuss silvicultural concepts that can support forests in becoming more resilient to future disturbances and extreme climatic events? Our workshop aims to bring together diverse networks, including the...
“Autumn arrives, and our Integrate Meeting already comes along”, opens Bernhard Wolfslehner (EFI) this year’s Integrate Network Annual Meeting with a vivid reminder of our get-together in Luxembourg, “when we were watching bats and having a drink in a cave”. As is tradition by now, around 40 Integrate Members and other colleagues from within the network and beyond gathered end of October to discuss the European state of the art of Integrative Forest Management. This year, the current Integrate chair, Georg Frank, invited members to his home country Austria to draw attention to private forest ownership and to discuss integrative case studies and local measures for biodiversity enhancement.
Invite only: World Café on “How to adapt Forest Management to integrate multiple objectives” on 18 September from 2pm to 5pm at Universitätsclub Bonn, Germany. As part of the new Horizon Europe project TRANSFORMIT, the European Forest Institute will provide a platform for both international and regional networks and people to engage in dialogue on different...
We are pleased to announce this year’s Integrate Webinar titled “Forest Ecosystem Resilience through Biodiversity – Nature’s Insurance Policy in a Changing World”. The webinar will take place online on 3rd of July from 16.00 – 17.30 CEST via Zoom. With this webinar, we would like to reflect upon how we can support forest ecosystems to...
