Forest clippings #4 – Thriving forests = thriving communities, Invasive plants can boost carbon storage, camping and more

Thriving Forests Mean Thriving Communities, Invasive plants can boost blue carbon storage, “Camping in the Old Style” Re-created at the Cradle of Forestry, LIFE na Orlovi poti – otvoritev gozdne učne poti ob Reškem jezeru

Forest clippings #3 – Forestry updates from the EC, The Sopron Story, New WFC Executive Director and more

The third edition of forest clippings includes a relevant EU forest policy speech, an interesting lesson in forestry history, a new functionaire in place, scientific studies on plant communities and beech forest biodiversity and news from Slovenia.

Forest clippings #2 – Climate-smart forestry strategy, Kočevski pragozd, Kudzu v Sloveniji, Skrivnostni svet ptic

Strategies for Climate-Smart Forest Management in Austria, Influential Actors’ Perceptions of Facilitators and Instruments for Solving Future Forest Land-Use Disputes in Europe, Dokumentarec Kočevski pragozd, Ustvarjalni natečaj »Skrivnostni svet ptic«

Forest clippings and links #1

Topics: How did the bear abundance in Slovenia and Croatia change during the past 20 years, Forests as places of peace and joy in PEFC Slovenia’s photo contest, | Source: PEFC website Ten-Year Responses of Underplanted Northern Red Oak to Silvicultural Treatments, Herbivore Exclusion, and Fertilization, New Environmental justice MOOC

Forest science is alive and well: 10 points from IUFRO 2017

From 17. to 22. September 2017 I took part in the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany. IUFRO stands for International Union of Forest Research Organization and is the oldest scientific union in the world. This congress presents the state of the art in forest research, development and practice. I have tried to sum up what I learned at the congress in 10 points.