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The schedule for the FPBC conference and AGM is stacked with crucial discussions, innovations, and ever-present themes in the forestry sector. A few of those upcoming discussions are: 🟠 the safe reintroduction of landscape-level fire to our ecosystems 🔴 building wildfire resilience in the wildland-urban interface ⚫ assessing the current state and future path for BC First Nations in the forestry sector, with a focus on readiness and assurance 🔵 watershed risk management and the Blue Ecology Theory 🟢 value in the forest sector and questioning whether it extends beyond product pricing - strategies for retaining the next generation of forest professionals 🟣 transformative collaborative planning for managing BC's forests 🟡 insights from Finland on forest culture and innovation Which one piques your curiosity most and why?

Community forestry in the Congo Basin. What lessons can we learn and how can community forestry be a viable tool for sustainable development? Join and exchange with us!!!

🌲 Did you know? Well-managed forests on the right kinds of soil can sequester and store carbon, effectively pulling damaging carbon dioxide from our atmosphere. 🌍 According to Yvonne Buckley (professor of Zoology at Trinity College Dublin), Ireland's journey from 1% to over 11% forest cover in the past century showcases progress and challenges. Promoting multifunctional and diverse forest mosaics can enhance biodiversity, improve water quality, and provide recreational spaces. Continuous cover forestry maintains a forest canopy while selectively harvesting, ensuring soil protection and sustained carbon storage. To combat the impending "carbon cliff," we need to plant at least 8,000 hectares of forest annually to cover 18% of Ireland's land by 2050. This ambitious goal requires substantial investment in both public and private forestry sectors. For the full article from The Irish Times, click here: https://lnkd.in/eEnMVyiv Want to improve your forestry services? Follow our page, share, and visit our website: www.forestryservices.ie #ClimateChange #Forestry #Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact #CarbonSequestration #EcosystemServices

🌲 At Outsource Digital Marketing (OSDM), we are proud to partner with Forestry Services Ltd, a leader in Ireland's forestry and environmental sector. Together, we've been promoting sustainability and educating the community through innovative digital marketing strategies. 💡💻 Forestry Services Ltd addresses pressing issues like the devastating Ash Dieback disease and spreads awareness about sustainable forestry practices. One standout initiative is the 100 Million Trees Project, led by Dr David Mulcahy and Richard Mulcahy, aiming to plant 100 million native Irish trees over the next decade using the Miyawaki method. 🌍🍃 Our global collaboration with experts from Ireland, Brazil, Argentina, and Australia highlights our commitment to making a positive environmental impact. Aramis Magwitz and his team at 2P Growth Lab have provided crucial insights and expertise from Brazil, adapting these practices for Ireland. We are open to new collaborations for these projects. What sustainable initiatives are you passionate about? How can digital marketing further environmental causes? Share your thoughts in the comments below 💬👇 #OSDM #ForestryServices #Sustainability #DigitalMarketing #EnvironmentalStewardship #Forestry #GlobalCollaboration #Afforestation

Meet our new #UBCForestry faculty member, Toktam Sajedi! 🎉 Toktam Sajedi joins UBC Forestry as a Lecturer and Senior Researcher in the Department of Forest Resources Management.🌲 Read more about the work she's done via our latest spotlight: https://bit.ly/3R3r2aa 🔗

Thanks to the researchers Laura Hernández Mateo and María Martinez Jauregui for the invitation from ICIFOR-CSIC, the Spanish National Research Council, to participate in their Seminar to talk about "Social-ecological forestry: applications and potential." “The interactions between humans and nature have been identified as a key leverage point to achieve sustainability. The processes to recognize, protect, enhance, and reimagine these interactions will be essential to guide the world towards more sustainable and equitable trajectories and futures.” (Bennett and Reyers, 2024) • The concept of social-ecological systems in the forest realm refers to the integration of social and forestry sciences in the study, management, and conservation of forests. • This approach recognizes that forest ecosystems are not only natural systems but are also intertwined with human activities and socio-cultural structures. • Social-ecological forestry seeks to understand these complex systems, addressing both ecological and human dynamics across various spatial and temporal scales. Here is the link to the complete talk: https://lnkd.in/euXBECwQ

#SaveTheDate | Registrations are now open for the International Symposium: 'Native Broadleaves: Resilience in the Forestry Sector?' 📝 The Galician Agency for the Forestry Industry is organizing a high-level sectorial symposium on February 28th, 29th, and March 1st in Lugo city. The event includes conferences, workshops and visits framed within the regional project for the sustainable valorization of Galicia's broadleaf masses and the European project #RESONATE. The symposium will bring together international academic experts, European strategic institutions, and prominent stakeholders from the Galician ecosystem. 🌳 The focus of these knowledge transfer and #networking sessions will be innovations in broadleaves and improvements for the value chain of the forestry sector in Europe. 🔗 Register now and book your spot at the symposium and working groups here: https://lnkd.in/dZNkff94 🔗 More information https://lnkd.in/dDjbVFdC Sign up!   #GaliciaIsWood #TogetherWeGenerateValue #BuildingTheFuture #RESONATE #resilience

In part 2 of our conversation on #TheClearCut with Conservation North, Michelle Connolly gives us a lesson in forest ecology and forestry semantics. Listen now: https://bit.ly/3J5wZPn ♻️ How does British Columbia and the forestry industry use seemingly ‘green’ language to justify more logging of the province’s natural forests? 🪵 Who is forestry sustainable for? We also get a sneak peek of Conservation North’s new report on U.K. biofuel producer Drax, and how the company continues to source materials from rare old growth forests.

Curious about the real-world impact of Urban Forestry #NatureBasedSolutions  (UF-NBS)? 🏙️ Dive into our newly released case study factsheets, meticulously analyzing and comparing UF-NBS implementation in selected Chinese and European cities. 🌳 Uncover the intricacies of #urbanecosystems, societal shifts, cost-effectiveness, and replicability. Visit our website for an in-depth exploration! https://lnkd.in/eNKtreb3

A new thematic issue of the Central European Forestry Journal, "Forest policy and governance research in Baltics, Central Eastern and South-eastern Europe". The Baltics, Central Eastern (CEE) and South-eastern (SEE) European region has been at the forefront of dynamic changes, including in forest policy and governance domain, especially in the context of its integration with the European research agenda. Over the past three decades, these countries have navigated through significant political, economic, and environmental transformations, shaping the trajectory of forest management practices and policies. This thematic issue seeks to explore the multifaceted dimensions of forest policy and governance within the Baltic, CEE and SEE countries, offering insights into the evolution of diverse institutional frameworks and contexts and their alignment with broader European frameworks. More information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eVsa3k6X