A new article was published by Jan Kadavý from the Department of Forest Management and Applied Geoinformatics, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno (Brno, Czech Republic) and his colleges, addressing the use of marteloscopes for teaching and training related to the application retention forestry. In the following paragraph we present the...
The annual meeting of the Pro Silva Italia Association took place in Oulx (TO) from September 26 to 28, organized in collaboration with the Alta Valle Susa Forestry Consortium. Among the various topics addressed, the meeting focused on the management of irregular high forests in mixed mountain conifer stands, through a practical exercise in the marteloscope, which is part of...
Gastbeitrag von Erik Nestler (ANW Hochschulgruppe Tharandt) Die Anforderungen an unseren Wald und die Herausforderungen, denen sich Förster:Innen stellen müssen, nehmen stetig zu. Um den harmonischen Einklang zwischen Ökonomie, Ökologie und den Bedürfnissen der Waldbesuchenden zu schaffen, sind bei der Auszeichnung von Beständen sowohl Erfahrung als auch Übung essenziell. Der 120 Jahre alte, von Buchen...
Did you know that there are over 240 special one-hectare forest sites called marteloscopes in 26 countries that are used for field-based training and education of forestry professionals, students, forest owners, policy makers and even the broader public? This unique set of sites is brought together by the Integrate Network, facilitated by EFI. In a marteloscope,...
Close to a quiet town in Germany that borders the hilly sides of Knüll mountains and goes by the name of Schwarzenborn, the KWF (Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik) organized once again their renowned forestry fair. As one of the largest fairs of its kind, it only occurs once every 4 years and has become...
With the inauguration of the Marteloscope at Faeto – Edolo, UNIMONT – a University of Milan hub, offers its students a “classroom in the forest” included in the European network of integrated educational forests which represents a unique opportunity for those who intend to study the mountains in the mountains. The Marteloscope at Faeto –...
Šmarna gora, the highest hill in the city of Ljubljana, is now more than an iconic landscape monument and a destination for hikers. With the opening of the first “marteloscope” in central Slovenia, its slopes have been transformed into an outdoor classroom for school pupils thanks to an initiative of the EU-funded research and innovation...
What do you see when you look at a forest? The first, obvious answer could be “trees”, but the more nuanced reality is that forests have different meanings and values to different people. Trees provide important habitats to animals, such as cavities for bats to sleep in and branches for birds to build their nests...
A warm welcome to Luxembourg Despite a chilly autumn at our doorstep, on the 4th of October, we were warmly welcomed by the chair of the Integrate Network, Michel Leytem (ANF), as he opened the 9th Annual Meeting of the Integrate Network held in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. There were about 94 participants across 3 days from...
Author: Bruno Marić The marteloscope network is constantly growing: While there exist several training sites in the Western Balkan region, namely in Serbia, the first training site was recently established in Bosnia Herzegovina. Following the set-up a training event was conducted on October 6th, 2023, in Kupres. It focussed on the practical implementation of guidelines...
