Video series on climate-smart forestry measures
The healthier and more diverse a forest is, the better it resists the effects of climate change. This is beneficial both for the species living in it, and for us. WWF Hungary together with its private forest owner partners apply and test different forest management measures, which can help forests to be more natural and […]
Find a home for Konrád! – Education booklet and a lesson plan for elementary schools
Climate change – we hear this expression very often. The extreme weather poses a challenge not only for us, but also for the plants and animal species of the forests. WWF Hungary has created an education booklet and a lesson plan for children of 9-12 ages. The aim of the booklet is to educate schoolkids […]
The lecture series of MEGOSZ continued in the autumn of 2023
The educative lecture series of MEGOSZ for future forestry professionals continued in the autumn of 2023. The autumn series which was held within the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project visited Hungarian forestry vocational schools in Ásotthalom, Barcs, Mátrafüred, Somogyzsitfa, Sopron and Szeged. Senior students learnt detailed information about future climatic challenges and potential solutions which is essential to […]
Exchange of experience in Eastern Rhodopes
At the end of November, together with colleagues from the forestry and conservation team of WWF Bulgaria, we visited the Eastern Rhodopes region, where we held a working meeting with representatives of Rewilding Rhodopes. Together we discussed topics of interest for both organizations and potential opportunities for future cooperation. Of particular interest was the work […]
WWF Bulgaria conducted the second consecutive monitoring of biological diversity within the CLIMAFORCEE LIFE project
Biodiversity monitoring is part of the measures for adaptation to climate change of one of the most vulnerable forests in our country – the artificial pine forests. The measures also include the carrying out thinning in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests, which are already largely affected by various natural disturbances. Many of these forests are […]
The video contest of CLIMAFORCEELIFE and WWF Hungary has ended
The video contest, entitled „Our Forests in the Storm of Climate Change” ended on 15 October 2023. The jury selected the winners of the „One-minute forest” category: mheadwe marton.aron6 plants_of_pannonicum The winners received a Decathlon voucher and WWF branded gifts each. The jury decided to hand out two additional prizes in „Climate film” category besides […]
Walk in forests of Záhorie
Over the weekend on 21.10.2023, WWF Slovakia and LESY SR, š.p., took advantage of the beautiful weather and completed the first of our commented walks “LET’S TALK ABOUT THE FOREST”. In the magical environment of forests in Záhorie, we discussed with the participants what rare sites are hidden in the middle of the local pine […]
Field visit in Zemplén with private forest owner partners
Organized by WWF Hungary, private forest owners participating in the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project met in Zemplén on October 10-11, 2023. This time, Péter Laczkó and István Haluska presented the already implemented climate adaptation interventions, and plans which they prepared for their forest areas included in the project. On the first day of the meeting, the participants […]
The CLIMAFORCEELIFE project was showcased at festivals in Hungary
WWF Hungary toured with the CLIMAFORCEELIFE festival tent, games and the MyForest app at festivals in 2023. The festivals took place in different parts of Hungary: in Budapest and in the countryside. Hundreds of youths and adults got acquainted with the flora and fauna of forests, their ecosystem services and their role to mitigate climate […]
Fourth project meeting in Sofia hosted by SWSFE
The fourth annual project meeting of the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project took place on 12-13 September 2023 in Sofia, hosted by the Southwestern State Forestry Enterprise of Bulgaria (SWSFE). The meeting was attended by participants from each project partner, in person or online. The program of the first day was a meeting in the conference hall of […]