The 8th Annual Meeting of the #IntegrateNetwork starts right now! Welcoming words from @elsaenriquez73 and Leopoldo Rojo. Its time to rethink the European forest strategy Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico

elsa enriquez alcalde Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico As former #IntegrateNetwork chair, Christoph Dürr from FOEN, shares with us their experience with the activities during the pandemic, setting the #marteloscopes , and the challenges on how to balance #forestry and #biodiversity .

elsa enriquez alcalde Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico FOEN 'Adaptation to #climatechange is a new reality that changes economy and #biodiversity '. This is the approach and perspective from the European Commission shared by Peter Loeffler with the #IntegrateNetwork 🌳🌲🍂☀

Interesting inputs of enablers for close(r)-to-nature #forestry shared by Stefanie Schmidt and developed in the European Commission (DG Environment) #IntegrateNerwork

European Commission At the policy level, a recent example of European forest integration is the #FORESTEUROPETalks by FOREST EUROPE. Silvia Abruscato & Steven Dörr (@bmel) presented the two panel on sustainable #forestmanagement and #biodiversity + the Ministerial decision to support forests in 🇺🇦

European Commission FOREST EUROPE Silvia Abruscato BMEL How to connect knowledge to action to foster resilience in #European forests?

At this moment, Andrés Bravo-Oviedo, representing CSIC, presents the outcome of different #forest stands and trees during #droughts . Species composition plays an important role in the adaptation process.

European Commission FOREST EUROPE Silvia Abruscato BMEL Andrés Bravo-Oviedo CSIC Forest resilience for #wildfires is a big issue nowadays. Especially in the Mediterranean region. However, Víctor Resco de Dios from UdL Informació pointed out that fires are not a Mediterranean problem anymore but a pan-European, with 2022 as a turning point 🔥🌳🌍

European Commission FOREST EUROPE Silvia Abruscato BMEL Andrés Bravo-Oviedo CSIC Víctor Resco de Dios UdL Informació As a practical intervention example on forest adaptation, Enrique Balbuena from Junta de Extremadura joined virtually to share the experience of pine #forests area along the river Tietar (Talayuela). Cultivation plots, villages, new energy plants are major hazards to pine conservation.

European Commission FOREST EUROPE Silvia Abruscato BMEL Andrés Bravo-Oviedo CSIC Víctor Resco de Dios UdL Informació Junta de Extremadura The #IntegrateNetwork has possibilities to cooperate with different projects for #forestrestoration and #biodiversity conservation like @superb_project. Now Bernhard Wolfslehner & Elisabeth Pötzelsberger, heads of EFI Governance and Resilience Programme lead the discussion on how to start collaboration.

European Commission FOREST EUROPE Silvia Abruscato BMEL Andrés Bravo-Oviedo CSIC Víctor Resco de Dios UdL Informació Junta de Extremadura SUPERB Bernhard Wolfslehner Elisabeth Pötzelsberger EFI Governance The #Marteloscope network could be the starting point for a European monitor of forest biodiversity. Virtually, Christophe Bouget from INRAE_International, gives his reflections on the current monitoring gaps that can lead to improved biodiversity indicators 🌍🏞📊📋