Forestry

Biodiversity | event | Forestry | News 2025

Outdoor Forest training is back: Join the two-day workshop in Ireland
Byadmin 05/08/202514/07/2026

This September, forest owners, forestry professionals, and nature enthusiasts are invited to two new outdoor workshops in Ireland, organised by the Teagasc Forestry Development Department in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Forestry Division. The events are coordinated by Integrate Network chairs Jonathan Spazzi and Dermot Dunphy. Both workshops will…

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Forestry | Marteloscope | News 2025

“Off we go to the forest!” – Ecological lessons in a German marteloscope
Byadmin 01/08/202514/07/2026

Guest article written by Anna Strahl (StR’in), Mathematics und Biology, Montessori Zentrum ANGELL Freiburg GmbH On Friday, July 18th, 2025, the class 8c from the Montessori-Zentrum Angell, accompanied by the biology teachers Anna Strahl and Annette Schuck, visited the Mooswald forest in Freiburg. Almost time for their summer holidays, the 26 students had just completed…

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Zooming in on the Irish forest context – Meet the Integrate Network Chairs 2025
Byadmin 22/07/202514/07/2026

Official Chairmanship Hand-over from Austria to Ireland between the Integrate Network Chair 2024, Georg Frank (left), to the Integrate Network Co-chairs 2025, Dermot Dunphy (middle) and Jonathan Spazzi (right). This year, the Integrate Network is co-chaired by two representatives from Ireland: Dermot Dunphy from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Jonathan Spazzi…

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Between forest and living room – Encounters in the Kottenforst
Byadmin 17/07/202514/07/2026

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…

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Integrate Network Workshop – watch recorded presentations
Byadmin 15/07/202514/07/2026

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…

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Integrated forest management: Harmonizing ecology, economy, and communities
Byadmin 10/07/202514/07/2026

Forests are under growing pressure – from climate extremes and invasive pests to rising wood demand and biodiversity loss. In a new article, Prof. Dr. Andreas Rigling (ETH Zurich) explains how integrated forest management can help forests navigate these changes while still providing vital ecosystem services. Rather than relying on either multifunctional or segregative strategies…

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After the Storm: Pathways to forest recovery and restoration in Ireland and beyond – now online!
Byadmin 24/06/202524/06/2025

The Forest Restoration Talks returned on June 11 with a timely and pressing question: what happens after a severe windstorm in the forest? With storm Éowyn leaving a clear mark on Irish forests in spring 2025 – uprooted trees, fragmented canopies, and policy gaps laid bare – experts and practitioners came together to exchange knowledge…

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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER – Join our Integrate Webinar on June 11, 16:00 CET
Byadmin 06/06/202506/06/2025

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…

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Integrate Network workshop: How do we promote more resilient and species-rich forests?
Byadmin 06/06/202514/07/2026

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…

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Kopstal, Luxemburg: Neue Bestandsaufnahme von Baummikrohabitaten
Byadmin 30/05/202514/07/2026

Im Gemeindewald Kopstal (Luxemburg) wurde eine Bestandsaufnahme von Baummikrohabitaten durchgeführt. Als Basis für die Aufnahmen wurde eine, an die 6-Baum-Stichprobe angepasste, Stichprobeninventur sowie der Katalog der Baummikrohabitate des European Forest Institute (EFI) verwendet. Ziel der Untersuchung war es, die Verteilung und Häufigkeit dieser Strukturen zu erfassen und ihren Zusammenhang mit dem Baumdurchmesser (BHD) zu analysieren….

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