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Spain implements national legislation on the conservation of forest genetic resources and wild flora
24/05/2024 - Read More


In 2022, Spain approved national legislation on conservation of forest genetic resources following the recommendations of the Pan-European strategy…

Finland's new ex situ generation strategy published
23/05/2024 - Read More

Finland is the country with the largest proportion of forest in Europe. Spruce, pine and birch are probably the three tree species that everyone…

The diversity of the silver fir represents its major strength
22/05/2024 - Read More


Silver fir (Abies alba) has always grown in Europe, spreading in Italy across the country's mountainous areas. However, on the Apennines, silver fir…

Scots pine: a genetic study reveals a close relationship between Ireland and Scotland
21/05/2024 - Read More


Pine

Pines (the genus Pinus) are mainly found in the Northern Hemisphere. We tend to associate pines with hostile, bleak and cold environments. A…

Watch the latest EUFORGEN webinar: Mediterranean stone pines under attack
3/05/2024 - Read More

The EUFORGEN webinar "Mediterranean stone pines under attack: the invasion of the pine tortoise scale", held in May 2024, addressed the threat of the…

EVOLTREE Summer School: Assisted migration for adapting forests to climate change
25/04/2024 - Read More

Forest trees have evolved at species and population levels to adapt to the local environment in which they grow. Such local adaptations lead to…

OptFORESTS new network of multi-species common gardens: in the search of unique tree lineages
23/04/2024 - Read More

OptFORESTS is a new Horizon Europe project in the field of forest genetic resources. One of its objectives is to establish a new network of common…

EUFORGEN 20th Steering Committee held in Bergen, Norway
21/04/2024 - Read More

EUFORGEN National Coordinators, members of the Secretariat and invited observers converged on the beautiful Norwegian city of Bergen for the 20th…