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SimInForest Project – building an innovative approach to link marteloscope exercises to simulation models
Byadmin 02/02/202616/06/2026

The marteloscope Sailershausen 2. Written by Andreas Schuck, Senior Researcher at the European Forest Institute Integrating multiple forest management objectives and increasing forest resilience despite the uncertainties of our climatic and socioeconomic future is a challenge for forest managers. Marteloscopes are field plots in which every tree has been mapped and measured. They are thus…

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Environment | Forestry | Marteloscope | News 2026

Einrichtung eines Marteloskopenetzwerks in der westlichen Ukraine
Byadmin 23/01/202616/06/2026

Guest article by Vasyl Lavnyy1, Peter Spathelf2 1Vize-Rektor für Forschung an der Nationalen Forsttechnischen Universität der Ukraine in Lviv, Dr. habil.; 103 General Chuprynka st., Lviv, 79057, Ukraine; lavnyy@gmail.com 2Professur für Angewandten Waldbau, Hochschule für Nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde; Schicklerstrasse 5, D-16225 Eberswalde, Germany; peter.spathelf@hnee.de Eine Hauptaufgabe der Waldbewirtschaftung ist es, zu entscheiden, wann, wo und welche Art von Eingriffen durchgeführt werden müssen. Was sind Faktoren,…

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Biodiversity | Environment | Forestry | News 2026

Looking Back, Moving Forward: An Integrate Year in Reflection
Byadmin 07/01/202616/06/2026

As Ireland concludes its term as Chair of the Integrate Network, this address offers a moment to reflect on the past year and the shared progress made in advancing integrative forest management across Europe. Drawing on the experience of forest owners, the value of peer learning, and the use of practical tools to turn knowledge…

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Biodiversity | Environment | Forestry | News 2025

Integrate Network at a Glance: Watch Our New Trailer
Byadmin 19/12/202514/07/2026

On our homepage you’ll find a new Integrate Network promotional video that visually brings to life who we are and what we stand for, in the voices and perspectives of our members. The trailer showcases the breadth of our collaborative work – from integrative forest management and hands-on demonstration sites to the exchange of knowledge…

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Biodiversity | event | Forestry | Marteloscope | News 2025 | Research

From Clear-Cutting to Continuity: 11th Integrate Network Annual Meeting
BySilvester Boonen 17/12/202514/07/2026

It was a dark and murky evening as I paved my way through Harcourt Street in Dublin. That’s when I suddenly found myself in a pub – not the kind where a lad or lass would sing a folk song – but rather a cosy, wooden, meeting room turned pub, where I’d stumble across familiar…

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New Publication features Integrate Network – Forest Management in an Uncertain Future: The Role of Tree Diversity
Byadmin 15/12/202514/07/2026

70-year-old experimental plantation in Copera (Southern Alps, Switzerland) where the resilience to drought of more than 50 native and non-native tree species can be tested and compared with the surrounding near-natural and highly species-rich mixed forests (photo by A. Rigling, ETH Zürich) A recently published article examines how rising climate uncertainty is reshaping forest management…

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Transforming Forests into Futures along 17 Key Indicators
Byadmin 10/12/202514/07/2026

Article by Dr. Stefanie Linser (BOKU) Across Europe, forests are expected to do more than ever: protect wildlife, cope with climate change, provide many benefits to people, and stay healthy in a rapidly changing environment. Meeting all these demands means working with the natural complexity of forests rather than trying to simplify it. In the TRANSFORMIT project,…

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Biodiversity | Environment | event | Forestry | Marteloscope | News 2025

Irish Press Release on Integrate Network Annual Meeting
Byadmin 05/11/202514/07/2026

Michael Healy-Rae TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, delivers a warm welcome address to open the 11th Integrate Network Annual Meeting. Minister Healy-Rae is pictured addressing delegates during a visit to the forest at the Teagasc National Research Centre in Oak Park, where participants explored the local marteloscope…

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“Because we can”: Reflections from the Integrate Network World Café in Dublin
Byadmin 31/10/202514/07/2026

In early October, the Integrate Network representatives gathered in Dublin, Ireland, for their annual meeting – a few autumn days brought together forest owners, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from across Europe. They came with a shared mission: to learn from each other’s successes and challenges in Integrative Forest Management (IFM) practices. Among the many productive…

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Connecting Practice, Science and Policy in Ireland: 11th Integrate Network Annual Meeting
Byadmin 16/10/202514/07/2026

Last week, the Integrate Network hosted its 11th Integrate Network Annual Meeting in Dublin. Under this year’s Irish chairmanship, the event brought together forest owners, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from across Europe to exchange on Integrative Forest Management (IFM) practices that balance biodiversity, resilience, and multifunctionality in managed forests. Aside from expert presentations on integrating biodiversity conservation…

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