Almost half (47.9 %) of Austria is covered by forests, which have been used by humans for thousands of years. For nearly half a century, the multifunctionality of forests is legally anchored in the Federal Forestry Act (1975) – reflecting both forests’ great value for human health, animals, and plants, and their important contribution to...
Did you know that in Czech Republic, there are currently six Marteloscopes available for training of integrative approaches to forest management? However, recent events have not been favourable for the training activities with Marteloscopes. Trainings were first limited by the bark beetle calamity, as the forest managers and workers were very busy battling against the...
Ireland has achieved a lot over the last 100 years in reversing the trend of low forest cover. Forests and trees are slowly returning with current levels reaching just over 11% today. Although the national forest area is low by European standards it is still higher than it has ever been for over 350 years. Since...
The European Integrate Network jointly provided input to the public consultation process on the new EU Forest Strategy. The statement was adopted by the member country representatives at the meeting of the European Integrate Network that took place virtually on the 30th of March 2021. Please check out the document here.
The European Integrate Network promotes cross-sectoral learning and cooperation across country borders on successful approaches for enhancing biodiversity conservation as an integral part of forest management practices. It is also our aim to to act as an open, pro-active interface between research, policy, administrations and practice implementation. Finally, we provide stakeholders a platform for on-site...
Slovenian forestry is known for its management practices which promote natural forest structures, natural regeneration and forest stand development through mimicking natural processes and small-scale disturbances. This, commonly named the “close-to-nature” management approach, integrates ecosystem requirements into sustainable forest management. One of its main goals is biological diversity preservation as an aspect of Slovenian wildlife management. Being part of forest management, both aim to preserve habitats and favourable conservation status of many species. This also includes species that are endangered, vulnerable, or rare on the European...
What were your ideas of the Network Integrate when it was first discussed in 2015/2016? Did you imagine the Network would become as prosperous and active as it is now? We have spoken one of the initiators of the network, Thomas Haussmann from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, about the history of...
Almost everywhere in Europe, forest biodiversity has decreased in recent decades. At the same time, the society’s expectations of the forest have increased. Therefore, many forest owners in Europe use the forest today in a way that, in addition to wood production, it also covers other demands of society. The recently published book on “How...
Despite its small size, Luxembourg has already proved to be a very enthusiastic and proactive member of the Integrate Network. It may soon claim the prestigious title of country with the highest density of marteloscopes. With a brand-new website and more marteloscopes to be installed in the coming months, this is only the beginning of...
In the webinar on 7 December, jointly organized by the SINCERE project and the Integrate Network, a diverse expert panel discussed implications for the provision of forest ecosystem services (FES) in the light of new EU Policies: the Green Deal and the Biodiversity Strategy to 2030 as well as the eagerly anticipated EU Forest Strategy....
