What do you get when you put together forest policy experts from 16 different European countries and the European Commission with scientists and forest practitioners? Lively and insightful discussions, determination to find new solutions and, of course, outings in the forest. The kick-off meeting of the European network “Integrate” took place in Bonn, Germany, on...
More than 40 representatives of ministries, state forests and private forest owners from 10 different countries joined in the Czech Republic in spring 2018. The discussed the future of integrated forest management in Europe and its challenges and opportunities, mainly from of policy viewpoint. The activity report can be found here. Agenda The Ministry of Agriculture...
The Ministry of the Environment of Poland in cooperation with the State Forests invited the participants of the European Network Integrate for a seminar on managing bark beetle impacts on forests in Białowieża, Poland. A report was published on the Resilience Blog here. Seminar scope The European spruce bark beetle extensively influences forest ecosystems and may cause disruption...
The fourth meeting of the European Network Integrate took place in Toruń, Poland, between 15 and 17 April under the Polish chairmanship. The meeting is organized by the Polish Ministry of Environment, Department of Forestry in cooperation with the State Forests. Participation was open for experts (policymakers, advisors, experts, scientists) with an interest in, and focus on integrated forest management/the...
This is the first of two meetings organised by Denmark as Chair of the European Network Integrate. The first one (29-31 October 2019) main topic was Integration of nature conservation measures: scale, connectivity, interaction and their effects on biodiversity. The venue was the Rold Forest near Rebild south of Aalborg. Related documents General information on Danish Chairmanship...
The European Green deals sets out to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the EU's natural capital....
The challenges of setting aside forests for conservation, the importance of data on species and their ecology in the selection of sites and the issue of forest restoration and tools to stimulate old growth elements and diversification of even aged forest stands. Click here to change this text
