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EUFORGEN Webinar – Mediterranean stone pines under attack: the invasion of the pine tortoise scale
10/04/2024 - Read More

The event will take place on 2 May 2024, from 14:00 to 16:00 CEST. Register now for the webinar here.

Stone pine's fascinating genetics
21/03/2024 - Read More

Genetic diversity is said to be essential for evolution and adaptation, but stone pine is both genetically uniform and widely successful. Maybe it was…

EUFORGEN Steering Committee meeting in December rounds off a busy 2023
18/12/2023 - Read More

The EUFORGEN Steering Committee held the 19th EUFORGEN meeting online from 13-15 December. The virtual event focussed on reporting on EUFORGEN…

Mobilising research in support of the new EU forest strategy for 2030
13/12/2023 - Read More

Scientists, policy makers and forest stakeholders explored how research on temperate and tropical forest ecosystems might meet the objectives of…

Securing Swiss Genetic Conservation Units
12/12/2023 - Read More

The genetic diversity of our forest tree species is relevant for their adaptation to changing environmental conditions. The conservation and…

LUBERON 2: the demo-genetic model showing how silviculture reduces density-dependent natural selection in tree populations
5/12/2023 - Read More

Evolutionary processes benefit and must be nurtured in biological production systems and conservation efforts. Creating evolutionary-oriented…

FAO Unasylva's issue now out: Towards More Resilient and Diverse Planted Forests
1/12/2023 - Read More

The most recent global synthesis on planted forests published by FAO dates from 2009, and the most recent issue of UnaSylva on planted forests dates…

New episode of IUFRO's Branching out podcast explores forest biodiversity and genetic resources
30/11/2023 - Read More

A new IUFRO's Branching out: the forest podcast episode is out! This time the conversation is about the relationship between biodiversity and other…

Novel insights into refugia at the southern margin of the distribution range of the endangered European white elm
29/11/2023 - Read More

A recent paper published in Frontiers in Plant Science studies the phylogeographic distribution of one of the riparian tree species most affected by…