A new approach safeguards the genetic heritage of Salzmann’s pine in France, using both in situ and ex situ conservation techniques.
Recommendations for policy and practice in the production and use of forest reproductive materials.
In 2022, Spain approved national legislation on conservation of forest genetic resources following the recommendations of the Pan-European strategy…
Finland is the country with the largest proportion of forest in Europe. Spruce, pine and birch are probably the three tree species that everyone…
Silver fir (Abies alba) has always grown in Europe, spreading in Italy across the country's mountainous areas. However, on the Apennines, silver fir…
Pine
Pines (the genus Pinus) are mainly found in the Northern Hemisphere. We tend to associate pines with hostile, bleak and cold environments. A…
The EUFORGEN webinar "Mediterranean stone pines under attack: the invasion of the pine tortoise scale", held in May 2024, addressed the threat of the…
Forest trees have evolved at species and population levels to adapt to the local environment in which they grow. Such local adaptations lead to…