The Integrate Network, in collaboration with the EU HE TRANSFORMIT project, is organizing a 1.5-hour interactive webinar aimed at bridging science, policy, and practice in forest restoration and Integrative Forest Management (IFM). The session will focus on how ambitious restoration and forest biodiversity-related policies, particularly the EU Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) including its restoration indicators, can be effectively translated...
From 15–16 April, 30 forest practitioners, researchers, and representatives from 12 European countries gathered in Binzen, Germany, for a very special two-day workshop – the first-ever “Train the Trainers” event on IBP, organised by the Integrate Network in collaboration with the EU Horizon TRANSFORMIT Project. We specifically invited a small group of participants to allow...
By Lenka Lehnerová, Integrate Network member representative from Czech Republic On 24 March 2026, the final training session on tree microhabitats for staff of the Czech National Forest Inventory (NFI), carried out by the Czech Forestry Institute (NLI), took place – marking an important step towards integrating biodiversity-related indicators into large-scale forest monitoring. Starting this year,...
The BOKU article for the International Day of Forests, written in German and accessible here, highlights how sustainable forest management can reconcile wood production, climate protection, and biodiversity conservation, using the Austrian Living Lab Wegscheid as a real-world testbed for new integrative practices. It showcases how integrative forest management approaches – such as ecological landscape...
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...
Article written by Katharina Freund, Theresa Frei, Hannah Ertelt (European Forest Institute) How can genuine dialogue about forests succeed? This question stood at the beginning of the Martelkom project and became the starting point for its new guide “Forest Dialogues”, developed at the European Forest Institute (EFI) together with colleagues from the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg...
What makes ecoparks special? Swedish ecoparks are unique for their large, contiguous landscapes where ecological values are prioritized, often exceeding 50% of the area dedicated to nature conservation. They also include older forests than most of Sveaskog’s forest landscapes: 52% of forests in ecoparks are over a century old, while only 15% of forests outside...
The European Forest Institute has launched a “What is” series to go beyond simple definitions and offer concise insights into key forest-related topics. Ever wondered what a marteloscope is and where the word comes from? Read no further: Photo credit: Rosa Castañeda
A partnership between European Forest Institute, Moray Estates and Silviculture Academy has established the first Integrate Network marteloscopes in the UK at Darnaway Forest, near Forres, Scotland. The two plots create opportunities for training in early-stage stand transformation and late-stage stand development. They are the first such plots in the UK and join a network...
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...
