On April 15th and 16th 2026, 30 forest practitioners, forest owners, researchers, trainers, and students from 12 European countries gathered in southwest Germany for two intensive days dedicated to one deceptively simple question: How can we better understand the biodiversity potential of forests – in a way that supports real management decisions? The answer, or at least part…
At the end of April 2026, the SimInForest project carried out its first internal field training exercise at the Křivoklát marteloscope in the Czech Republic.
Andreas Schuck from EFI and the Integrate Network Secretariat took part in the final conference of the Life+ LIFE SPAN project in Cansiglio Forest in the Trevisio Region of Italy.
“Indicators should be implementable, measurable, and aligned with other standards so they can ultimately support forest restoration and Integrative Forest Management across Europe,” said Gesche Schifferdecker as she wrapped up the webinar. Co-organized with TRANSFORMIT project, our webinar “From Indicators to Action – Bridging Science, Policy and Practice in Forest Restoration and Integrative Forest Management” brought…
The 5th ANW (Working Group on Natural Forest Management) University Days concluded with a practical exercise on two newly established marteloscopes in the teaching forest district of Tharandt Forest.
The Integrate Network will contribute to the upcoming FOREXT Fridays webinar on 26 June 2026, showcasing how Marteloscopes support integrative forest management by helping practitioners balance biodiversity conservation and forest use objectives.
With a rotating chairmanship, each year, our member countries vote for the Chair and the composition of the Steering Committee, consisting of the recent, current and future chair as well as two additional Members based on geographical balance.
During April and May various Marteloscope workshops are already taking place in Ireland, organised by Teagasc Forestry Development Department (National Forest Extension Agency) in collaboration with the Forestry Division of the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM).
The Integrate Network hosts and manages nearly 300 demonstration sites (so called “marteloscopes”) in 27 European countries. In April 2026, a first site was added to North America, namely Canada.
On Thursday, April 23, Dominik Saladin from Forst Baden-Württemberg visited with three foresters in training (Benedikt Debes, Louise Harms and Daniel Zeggl) the Freiburg City Forest Enterprise and there the Mooswald with the forest district manager Markus Müller, who is also the managing director of the WaldHaus Freiburg. Dominik being Deputy Forest Head for the Southern Black Forest…