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FORESTT International Conference 2027: call for abstracts open for forest genetics symposia
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The FORESTT International Conference, to be held in Metz, France, on 5–7 October 2027, will feature several symposia of interest to the forest…

Nine policy recommendations to put forest genetic diversity at the heart of conservation and climate policy
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Experts at the International Conference on Population and Conservation Genetics (ICPCG 2026) have set out nine policy recommendations to integrate…

Iceland builds new greenhouse seed orchard to boost supply of improved larch seed
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A new 1,636 m² greenhouse seed orchard at Vaglaskógur, in northern Iceland, will significantly increase seed production of the hybrid larch ‘Hrymur’…

EU Access and Benefit-Sharing Regulation in practice: new guidance for forest genetic resources research
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A new OptFORESTS resource explains when the EU ABS Regulation applies to research on forest genetic resources, and what to do about it, with a…

Rethinking common gardens: how a new European network will test forest trees for a changing climate
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A new study sets out the design behind MOSAIC, the OptFORESTS project network of 29 common gardens across Europe, built to test how tree species and…