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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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Biodiversity | Forestry | Marteloscope | News 2025

What is a marteloscope?
Byadmin 26/05/202514/07/2026

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

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Biodiversity | Environment | event | Forestry | News 2025

Pro Silva Ireland Conference: Chairs represent Integrate Network and attend launch of new CCF handbook
Byadmin 23/04/202514/07/2026

Integrate Network chairs, Dermot Dunphy and Jonathan Spazzi, recently attended the Pro Silva Ireland conference in March. The aim of the conference was to launch the new handbook called “A Guide to Continuous Cover Forestry Practise in Ireland“. This well attended conference brought together foresters, forest owners, ecologists, researchers, educators, policymakers, and artists to discuss…

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Biodiversity | Environment | Forestry | News 2025 | Research

Balancing forestry and biodiversity conservation: “It’s important to showcase how things can work”
Byadmin 10/04/202514/07/2026

“We have the need to improve biodiversity on every scale”, says Dr. Frank Krumm, researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research and co-editor of the book How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation: A view across Europe (2020). “This is what we know from research. It’s one of our tasks. But we also…

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

REGISTER NOW: Integrate Workshop – Increasing biodiversity to promote adaptation and resilience of European forests by using close-to-nature forestry
Byadmin 21/03/202514/07/2026

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…

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Biodiversity | Environment | Forestry | News 2024

Integrate Network Webinar 2024 – now available to watch online!
Byadmin 15/07/202414/07/2026

On July 3rd, nearly 200 participants gathered online to explore the relation between forest resilience and biodiversity at our Integrate webinar hosted in collaboration with TRANSFORMIT project. The aim was to better understand how diverse actors, whether in science, policy or practice, can better support forest ecosystems in coping with current and future climatic changes. After…

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Biodiversity | Environment | event | Forestry | News 2024

INTEGRATE WEBINAR: Forest Ecosystem Resilience through Biodiversity – Nature’s Insurance Policy in a Changing World
Byadmin 24/05/202414/07/2026

We are pleased to announce this year’s Integrate Webinar titled “Forest Ecosystem Resilience through Biodiversity – Nature’s Insurance Policy in a Changing World”. The webinar will take place online on 3rd of July from 16.00 – 17.30 CEST via Zoom. With this webinar, we would like to reflect upon how we can support forest ecosystems to…

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Guidelines on ‘Closer-to-Nature Forest Management’ now available in all EU languages
Byadmin 23/04/202414/07/2026

Published in July 2023, the Guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest Management are now available as brochure in all EU languages. They’ve been translated to facilitate a better use by local forest actors and stakeholders across European countries. Why develop Guidelines on a Closer-to-Nature Forest Management ? Under the European Green Deal, the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 sets a path for…

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Biodiversity | Environment | Forestry | News 2024 | Research

‘10 Must-Knows’ as guide for preserving biodiversity
Byadmin 05/04/202414/07/2026

New policy report with chapter on integrating biodiversity conservation with forest management From yet undiscovered biodiversity to resilient forests and the impact of food consumption on nature: 64 experts have now pooled their knowledge and recommendations and published them in the form of “10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Research” for 2024. The new report from…

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Biodiversity | News 2023

Sustainable forest management and its relation with resilience – FOREST EUROPE High-Level Talks 2023
BySantiago Alarcon 06/11/202314/07/2026

On the 9th of November at 15:00 CEST, FOREST EUROPE is hosting its second HLPD – High-level Policy Dialogue. In the first part of the event, German Federal Minister Cem Özdemir, the current chair of the FOREST EUROPE process, along with María Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho (Director General of Spain), Michael Reinhard (Head of the…

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