Workshop on the potentials of climate-smart forestry in the Hungarian forests
The workshop Climate Friendly Forest Management in Hungarian Forests was held on March 30, 2023, as part of the CLIMAFORCEELIFE’s Climate-Smart Forest Management in Central and Eastern Europe project, jointly organized by WWF Hungary and the Association of Hungarian Private Forest Owners (MEGOSZ). With their presentations, public and private forest managers, researchers, representatives of […]
WWF ÉnErdőm app brings the forest into your home
The WWF ÉnErdőm (MyForest) application created within the framework of the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project showcases how a homogenous, plantation forest which lacks species and highly exposed to climate change can become a diverse and resilient natural forest with high biodiversity. With the augmented reality (AR) technological solution users can plant forest edges and tree seedlings, create […]
Thematic walk on the day of Earth Hour in Hungary
On 25 March 2023, a thematic walk was organised by WWF Hungary to celebrate Earth Hour. The walk was led by the proejct team working of the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project at WWF. Participants were introduced to the forests in Hungary, their flora and fauna and heard about the effects of climate change on forests.
WWF and Forests of the Slovak Republic organised workshops near the project localities in Slovakia
On 08/12/2022 and 09/12/2022, we have organised workshops in Horné Orešany and Tomky in Slovakia, near the project localities of CLIMAFORCEELIFE project. On the workshops, we presented results of the study carried out by the Technical University in Zvolen to the forestry public and local stakeholders. The subject of the study was the evaluation of […]
The Southwestern State Forest Enterprise carried out a national workshop on “Climate change and smart management of forest areas in Bulgaria – perspectives and challenges”
The Southwestern State Forest Enterprise carried out a national workshop on “Climate change and smart management of forest areas in Bulgaria – perspectives and challenges”. The workshop was held to consult with stakeholders in the framework of Activity A2 of the Climate Smart Forest Management in Central and Eastern Europe, Project (LIFE19CCA/SK/001276), of which SWSFE […]
SWSFE reported a successful year. The assigned tasks have been fulfilled, and the Enterprise is working successfully on a number of projects
Of the six state-owned enterprises in Bulgaria, only the SWSFE has purchased a Harvester, the concept of which is to carry out thinning to create more sustainable forests. 100% is the afforestation after the huge fire in the region of the Kresnа Gorge in 2017. Up to now, more than 20 000 ha have been […]
CLIMAFORCEELIFE prize for forestry students
The Forestry Faculty of the University of Sopron held its science conference of university students on 7 December 2022. More than twenty presentations were held in three sections: Nature Conservation, Forestry and Wildlife Management, Technical and Environmental Sciences. WWF Hungary offered the CLIMAFORCEELIFE special prize for two papers discussing climate-smart forestry related topics: “Fine-scale mapping of habitat […]
SWSFE has started experimental afforestation with drought-resistant tree species on an area of 10 hectares on the territory of the Gotse Delchev Foresty, Petrich Forestry and Sandanski Forestry
The activities of experimental afforestation with drought-resistant tree species are implemented under the Project ” Climate-Smart Forest Management for Central and Eastern Europe” CLIMAFORCEELIFE (LIFE19CCA/SK/001276). It is expected that 10 hectares of forest crops will be created with the participation of drought-resistant oak species – Quercus ilex , Quercus suber, Quercus pubеscens, Quercus coccifera, Quercus ithaburensis, […]
The series of lectures for forestry vocational school students continued in Hungary
In November-December 2022, MEGOSZ and WWF Hungary continued their educative lecture series for future forestry professionals. The autumn series which was held within the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project visited Hungarian forestry vocational schools in Szeged, Ásotthalom, Mátrafüred, Barcs, Somogyzsitfa-Szőcsénypuszta and Sopron. During the half-day programme, the senior students at the vocational schools got detailed information about future […]
Field trip for the students of the University of Sopron
In the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project, the students of the University of Sopron took part in a study trip from 4 November to 6 November 2022 organized by WWF Hungary and the Kaán Károly Ökoklub. The topic of the study trip was “Climate adaptation opportunities in the Central-Eastern European region“. The trip which was led by Pál […]
