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The Vaia storm five years later – lessons for forests and people

The Vaia storm five years later – lessons for forests and people

Nov 7, 2023

By Alberto Pauletto, FSC Italia At the end of October 2018, tropical storm Vaia brought heavy rains and winds of up to 200 km/h to Northern Italy, killing 37 people and unleashing damage estimated at almost 5 billion euros. Vaia also affected parts of France, Croatia, Austria, and Switzerland, but Italy sustained the worst forestry destruction in its recent history, with more than 14 million trees felled. The Asiago Oltre…

 “Making people part of ecosystem restoration in Europe”  

 “Making people part of ecosystem restoration in Europe”  

Nov 2, 2023

#RestorationStory by Lyla O’ Brien, European Forest Institute It’s early morning on an abnormally cold October day, yet I hurry past the steaming coffee prepared outside the meeting room. It’s the second day of the workshop…

Restoring the “European Amazon”: a journey through Serbia’s riparian forests

Restoring the “European Amazon”: a journey through Serbia’s riparian forests

Oct 5, 2023

#Restoration Story by Ajdin Starcevic, Wageningen University and Research If I had to encapsulate my recent journey to the Serbian forest in just two words, they would undoubtedly be “pleasantly surprised”. Our arrival in Belgrade took…

Modeling assisted migration to adapt forests to climate change

Modeling assisted migration to adapt forests to climate change

Sep 17, 2023

#RestorationStory by Debojyoti Chakraborty Did you know that forest trees have evolved at species and population levels to adapt to the local environment in which they grow? Such local adaptations lead to genetically differentiated populations, with…

What can Google Image search results tell us about human-forest relationships? 

What can Google Image search results tell us about human-forest relationships? 

May 31, 2023

#RestorationStory by Rina Tsubaki (EFI)  While public perception research on forests often uses surveys and questionnaires as data collection methods, there are many other ways to inquire about how society perceives and interacts with them. These…