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6 – 10 October 2019, FORMEC – COFE, Sopron, Hungary

13. February 2019 /0 Comments/in /by

The 52 edition of the symposium ‘Forestry Mechanization’ or FORMEC will be held together with the 42 edition of the Council on Forest Engineering (COFE). This is the first time for a COFE meeting taking place in Europe – in Sopron, Hungary. Join also the field trip to Forchtenstein in Austria to attend AUSTROFOMA, the […]

29 September – 5 October 2019, IUFRO, Curitiba, Brazil

13. February 2019 /0 Comments/in , /by

The 25th world congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizationstakes (IUFRO) takes place in Curitiba, Brazil, and focuses on Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development. Congress themes include: Forests for people Forests and climate change Forests and forest products for a greener future Biodiversity, ecosystem services and biological invasions Forests, soil and […]

Publication: Spatial distribution of the potential forest biomass availability in Europe

11. February 2019 /0 Comments/in , /by

European forests are considered a crucial resource for supplying biomass to a growing bio-economy in Europe. This study aimed to assess the potential availability of forest biomass from European forests and its spatial distribution. We tried to answer the questions (i) how is the potential forest biomass availability spatially distributed across Europe and (ii) where […]

Publication: Decreasing Fuel Consumption of Excavator-Based Harvesters with Machine Control System

16. January 2019 /0 Comments/in , /by

Compared with purpose-built units, excavator-based harvesters offer many advantages, but they consume more fuel. Fuel efficiency can be increased by a better interface between the excavator and the harvester head. Spinelli et al from CNR just published testing results of a new adaptation kit in Forests 2019 (10(1), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/f10010043). The kit is specifically designed […]

Consortium meeting in Finland

13. November 2018 /0 Comments/in /by

We are currently in Joensuu, Finland for our TECH4EFFECT consoritum meeting. Thanks to LUKE for the warm welcome in their beautiful wooden office building! Sign up to our newsletter to receive major updates from TECH4EFFECT: Newsletter subscription

20 November 2018, FTP conference 2018, Vienna, Austria

6. November 2018 /0 Comments/in /by

‘Vision 2040: The future role of the forest bioeconomy in Europe’ is the focus of this conference on the 20th of November 2018 in Vienna. Don’t miss this chance discuss the future of forests and their role in the bioeconomy and meet Gernot Erber from BOKU and Daniela Fichtenbauer from RTDS. Participation is free of […]

SGGW field trip for silviculture case study

10. October 2018 /0 Comments/in , /by

Partners from SGGW visited case study areas for the silvicultural work package (WP2) in the Polanów Forest District to identify most productive silvicultural systems, techniques and technologies and assess them. This State Forest District is located in the northern part of Poland, with about 91,000 m3 of wood harvested annually, mainly pine, beech, spruce and […]