How many tree species are there?
10/07/2017 - Read MoreBotanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has pored over more than 500 published sources and consulted more than 80 experts to come up with an…
EUFORGEN to negotiate hosting with the European Forest Institute
20/06/2017 - Read MoreEUFORGEN will start negotiations with the European Forest Institute (EFI) to host its activities as of 2018. The decision was taken at the EUFORGEN’s…
Genetic conservation of cork oak in need of human intervention
23/05/2017 - Read MoreCork has been successfully stoppering bottles for thousands of years thanks to its unique physical properties which allow it to compress to half its…
The art of conservation — juniper in the Netherlands
24/03/2017 - Read MoreGin, juniper and the Netherlands are inextricably linked. So it may be a surprise to learn that although common juniper (Juniperus communis) is the…
European Environmental Agency says climate change will hit genetic biodiversity
21/03/2017 - Read MoreClimate change seems like one beast, but it can show different faces depending on where you look. It will affect all European regions, but in some…
Working groups kicking off
16/12/2016 - Read MoreThree new EUFORGEN working groups recently met for the first time to get on track with the tasks assigned to them by the Steering Committee as key…
IUCN on track to give protected status to forest genetic conservation units
22/11/2016 - Read MoreThe World Conservation Congress, held in Hawai‘i in early September, adopted a motion calling for forest genetic conservation units to be recognised…
Swiss forests to be rejuvenated
17/10/2016 - Read MoreSwitzerland recently adopted a new forest law that is the first to specifically link forest protection with adaptation to climate change. The plan…
Nagoya protocol enters into force in Finland
7/10/2016 - Read MoreA new act on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and related EU regulation entered into force in Finland on the 1st of September 2016. For those…
Genetic resources in the spotlight at the European Commission
24/06/2016 - Read MoreA one-day conference in Brussels on 9 June 2016, presented the findings, draft conclusions and preliminary recommendations of the “Preparatory action…
