Conserving the black pines of Lesvos
30/03/2020 - Read More
The Greek island of Lesvos, just off the coast of Turkey in the northeast Aegean, is home to the largest petrified forest in the world. It also…
Evidence of adaptation after an extreme selection event
25/03/2020 - Read More
A severe insect pest epidemic may have changed the susceptibility of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in Iceland to the pine woolly aphid. This could be…
Tree genetic diversity: An updated indicator of how much we conserve
20/03/2020 - Read More
EUFORGEN today published a report that for the first time offers a way to measure the conservation and use of the genetic diversity of forest trees…
Trees come to life
16/03/2020 - Read More
Some of us are already admiring blossoms and tiny fresh leaves. Others are waiting expectantly. For all, trees returning to life signals the onset of…
New member of the EUFORGEN Secretariat
2/03/2020 - Read More
We are pleased to announce that Anna-Maria Farsakoglou has today joined the EUFORGEN Secretariat to provide scientific and technical support to the…
Prioritizing a nation’s tree species for genetic conservation
18/12/2019 - Read More
Tree species face increasingly serious threats to their genetic integrity, including insect and disease infestation and climate change. At the same…
Happy 25th Anniversary, EUFORGEN!
3/12/2019 - Read More
2019 marks a milestone for EUFORGEN as it signifies 25 years since its establishment in 1994 - a time to reflect on what has been achieved and to look…
Bioacoustics recording and systems thinking to help journalists report on complex science
7/10/2019 - Read More
On 11-12 July 2019, 9 journalists from six media teams visited the Białowieża Forest to attend the ‘Sound Co-Lab Reporting’ – a workshop introducing…
Safeguarding seeds in the deep freeze
30/08/2019 - Read More
The Kostrzyca Forest Gene Bank in Poland recently opened a new facility for storing seeds at very low temperatures. The new cryobank extends the work…
Adapting to climate change in Iceland
7/06/2019 - Read More
This past spring, Dr Brynjar Skúlason, project leader in the Icelandic Forest Service, spent a few days grafting cuttings of select European larch…
