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Looking Back, Moving Forward: An Integrate Year in Reflection

The rotating chairmanship provides chair countries with the initiative to take up relevant topics during their chairmanship.

A core activity of the network is to invite members to the host country for meetings and visits to the forest. The voluntary approach allows each member country to gear up or down according to relevance and resources thus, creating a dynamic network facing current discussions and actions on forest biodiversity in different corners of Europe.

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Future Chairmanship
Czech Republic (2027)
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Current
Chairmanship

Hungary (2026)
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Former Chairmanships
  • Hungary (2026)
  • Ireland (2025)
  • Austria (2024)
  • Luxembourg (2023)
  • Spain (2022)
  • Switzerland (2021)
  • Denmark (2020)
  • Poland (2019)
  • Czech Republic (2018)
  • Germany (2017)


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Ireland: First Forest Biodiversity Workshop held at the new Community Woodland in Tuamgraney – East Clare

Ireland: First Forest Biodiversity Workshop held at the new Community Woodland in Tuamgraney – East Clare

Aug 6, 2026

Irish Integrate Network representative, Jonathan Spazzi (Teagasc), shares exciting news about an interesting new project that he’s been working on this year with the Tuamgraney Development Association (local…

Two firefighters in protective gear work amid active flames during a controlled grassland burn. Bright orange fire spreads across dry vegetation in the foreground, while the firefighters use hand tools to manage the fire line. Smoke rises into the air, partially obscuring a grassy landscape and trees in the background.

Wildfires are Europe’s new normal: why we urgently need to act

Aug 3, 2026

Experts from the European Forest Institute (EFI) urge moving from managing each fire as an isolated emergency to managing fire risk across landscapes and throughout the year.

Surveying the House Where Many Live: Recap of the Very First “IBP Train-the-Trainers” Workshop

Surveying the House Where Many Live: Recap of the Very First “IBP Train-the-Trainers” Workshop

Jul 22, 2026

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…

Testing SimInForest in the Field: First Training Exercise at the Křivoklát Marteloscope

Testing SimInForest in the Field: First Training Exercise at the Křivoklát Marteloscope

Jul 8, 2026

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.

Insights from Cansiglio: A successful final conference of the LIFE SPAN project

Insights from Cansiglio: A successful final conference of the LIFE SPAN project

Jul 2, 2026

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.

Integrate Webinar Recording Out Now! – From Indicators to Action: Bridging Science, Policy and Practice in Forest Restoration and Integrative Forest Management

Integrate Webinar Recording Out Now! – From Indicators to Action: Bridging Science, Policy and Practice in Forest Restoration and Integrative Forest Management

Jul 1, 2026

“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…

Successful Premiere in the Marteloscope Teaching and Learning Site in Tharandt Forest

Successful Premiere in the Marteloscope Teaching and Learning Site in Tharandt Forest 

Jun 22, 2026

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…

Integrate Network to Present Marteloscopes at FOREXT Fridays Webinar

Integrate Network to Present Marteloscopes at FOREXT Fridays Webinar

Jun 17, 2026

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…

Who is Chair of our Integrate Network in 2026?

Who is Chair of our Integrate Network in 2026?

May 14, 2026

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…