New training manual on spatial analysis
12/04/2011 - Read MoreBioversity International has released a new “Training Manual on Spatial Analysis of Plant Diversity and Distribution”.
Learning path into Slovenian forests: Active forestry for society
12/04/2011 - Read MoreAs part of the celebrations of the International Year of Forests, the Slovenian Forestry Institute (SFI) and the Slovenian Forest Service (SFS) hosted…
Future forests - building on forest heritage foundations
20/09/2010 - Read MoreConservationists, foresters, bioenergy specialists, climatologists, social scientists and civil servants all came together for a special event on…
New tool to aid dynamic forest gene conservation
15/09/2010 - Read MoreA new tool to aid the gene conservation of Europe’s forest trees has been unveiled in Vienna. The internet based EUFGIS information- sharing portal is…
Who owns the genes of the forest trees?
14/09/2010 - Read MoreThere is great ecological, economic and social value within forest genetic resources – that is a fact. But so far, the true legal status of this…
Building a sound future for Europe’s forest genetic resources
In our increasingly commercialized world - who owns forest genetic resources? How can the wise use of forest genetic resources help fight the negative…
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Advances in forest ecosystem genomics
3/09/2010 - Read MoreEcosystem genomics is an emerging field of research linking genetics, genomics, ecology and evolution to study the response of individual organisms…
France: Preservation and use of the diversity of forest genetic resources to strengthen the adaptability of forests to climate change
11/12/2009 - Read MoreFrance has produced a four-pages leaflet as a set of recommendations for the preservation and use of forest genetic resources in the context of…
Genetic diversity insurances against climate change for sustainable forest management
7/12/2009 - Read MoreClimate change is predicted to increase average temperatures by 2–4°C in Europe over the next 50 years and cause considerable changes in regional and…
Establishment of a European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources
7/12/2009 - Read MoreEUFGIS started its activities to strengthen documentation work in the area of forest genetic resources. EUFGIS is one of the actions supported by the…
