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 […]

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 […]

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 […]