Anna-Maria Farsakoglou
amfarsakoglou.bsky.social
Anna-Maria Farsakoglou
@amfarsakoglou.bsky.social
Researcher EUFORGEN/EFI
Forest Geneticist
🧬🌲 Loves Forests, Trees and their conservation.
🚨The new eufgis.org has just launched!

Thanks to the H2020 @forgenius-eu.bsky.social project, we can now characterise the GCUs using environmental, phenotypic and genetic data! New opportunities towards the conservation of FGR!

🌍 Share eufgis.org with the world!

@euforgen.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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David O'Brien opens the first session ("New Tools for Science to Reach Practice") of the Joint EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS conference with an entertaining talk on how to communicate to politicians, practitioners and the public.
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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🌳The upgraded #EUFGIS platform is now live! 💻

It offers enhanced tools, updated datasets and improved usability for monitoring forest genetic resources across Europe. The system provides harmonised data on more than 3,500 conservation units.

More info here: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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The FORGENIUS-powered relaunch of EUFGIS is here 🌍
More data. Better tools. Stronger conservation.
Europe’s forests are ready for the future. 🌲🧬
🔗 eufgis.org

Find out more: www.forgenius.eu/news/post/ma...
#EUFORGEN #FORGENIUS #ForestGenetics #Biodiversity
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eufgis.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Do you know what the Genetic Conservation Unit (GCU) network is? If not, check out the latest addition to our "What is" series!

🔗 efi.int/sites/defaul...

@amfarsakoglou.bsky.social @euforgen.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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🌳🧬 How can we tell when forest #genetic diversity is declining, and how can it be protected?

Watch the recordings from the @euforgen.bsky.social –OptFORESTS webinars exploring genetic indicators, assisted gene flow and forest #resilience.

🎥 www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
#HorizonEU
Detecting genetic decline: Watch the OptFORESTS-EUFORGEN webinars!
The joint webinar series explored how to detect and prevent genetic decline in forests, featuring insights from OptFORESTS Work Package leaders and over 70 participants each day.
www.optforests.eu
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Missed the latest webinar from @euforgen.bsky.social & @optforests.bsky.social?

Dive into the discussion on monitoring and preventing #forest genetic #diversity decline 🧬🌿🌳

🎥 Watch the webinar recordings now ➡️ www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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🌲🌱🧬 Climate #resilience begins at the #genetic level, but Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) are often overlooked!

Dive into this #FORGENIUS policy brief to discover what tools can help us strengthen FGR conservation for #ClimateResilience ➡️ www.forgenius.eu/fileadmin/We...

@colombewarin.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
📣 Our new publication is out!

Bruno Fady led this great work building the largest database on Mediterranean trees with the contribution of many experts around the Mediterranean!

I am happy to share that the publication is now available!

👇Read the news article below and check the full publication!
August 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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🌳 Belgium, Serbia, Sweden & Switzerland join #EUFORGEN new phase, strengthening Europe’s commitment to conserving #forest genetic resources.

This phase tackles #climatechange challenges by enhancing conservation, genetic monitoring & forest resilience!

More info: www.euforgen.org/about-us/his...
March 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Join us for this webinar hosted by @euforgen.bsky.social and @optforests.bsky.social project!

Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about natural and anthropogenic selection on trees 🌲🧬💡

📅 Date: 11 April 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00–12:00 CET

📝 Register now ➡️ www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
Join our next EUFORGEN webinar on 11 April (11:00-12:00 CET) hosted with #OptFORESTS project!

We'll explore the impact of natural & anthropogenic selection on tree adaptation to #climatechange & the role of evolutionary processes in sustainable forest management
www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
Joint EUFORGEN-OptFORESTS webinar: Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest
11 April 2025 (11:00 - 12:00 CET). Online
www.euforgen.org
March 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
If you are not in Rome this week, no worries! The event will be live-streamed.

👇Check the link below
🌳 The Second State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources Report will be launched on Wednesday 26 March 2025 at #FAO HQ in Rome (13:30–15:00 UTC+1), with a live webcast available.

🔎 More info & webcast: www.fao.org/forestry/all...
March 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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We're attending the 20th Regular Session of the FAO’s #CGRFA in Rome this week, discussing the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources.

Key reports on plant & forest genetic resources will be presented. More info: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...

#GeneticResources #EUFORGEN
March 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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✨🌳 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 #𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌳✨

#𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 are key in sustaining our planet and its people!
What better time than #ForestDay to celebrate 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 which are the foundation of all the services forests provide 🧬🌳

Learn more in our public webinar series 💡
🎦 www.forgenius.eu/resources/pu...
March 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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📢 Join the OptFORESTS & @euforgen.bsky.social webinar!

🌳 "Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest"
🗓️ 11 April | 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST

How does #silviculture affect #genetic diversity?👉 Register now! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
Joint EUFORGEN-OptFORESTS webinar: Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest
EUFORGEN & OptFORESTS webinar – Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest: consequences for climate change adaptation strategies 11 April 2025. 11:00 - 12:00 CET. ...
www.optforests.eu
March 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🌲 Happy #InternationalDayofForests from all of us at #OptFORESTS! 🌱 Our #HorizonEU project strengthens knowledge & innovation in protecting forest genetic resources.

We’re working to make key tree species more resilient to #climatechange.🔗 Don't miss our upcoming events: mailchi.mp/3a349bd9a197...
March 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🔎🧬🌲 What is the connection between #FORGENIUS and the European Forest Genetic Resources Information System #EUFGIS?

EUFGIS is the only transnational information system on forest genetic resources in Europe, gathering information on more than 3500 Genetic Conservation Units (GCUs) 🌍🧬🌳
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March 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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🌳 #EUFGIS National Focal Points met in Slovenia to train on its upgraded system, now enriched with genetic, environmental & phenotypic data thanks to @forgenius-eu.bsky.social!

The system will be featured at the final #FORGENIUS event in Nov 2025 in Madrid, Spain
www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
Training for EUFGIS National Focal Points on the redesigned information system for the conservation of forest genetic resources
EUFGIS National Focal Points (NFP) met in Dolenjske Toplice in Slovenia on 12-13 February, for training on the beta version of the redesigned European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (E...
www.euforgen.org
March 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You can now follow @forgenius-eu.bsky.social on:
LinkedIn ➡️ lnkd.in/dHgdmWrP
Bluesky ➡️ lnkd.in/d9rpWHvP
March 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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But this is just the beginning!

We just opened two new social media accounts: follow us to stay updated on all the latest news and developments from the project ✨

Bluesky ➡️ bsky.app/profile/forg...

LinkedIn ➡️ www.linkedin.com/company/forg...

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bsky.app
March 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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We welcome Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia & Slovenia as new signatory countries in #EUFORGEN Phase VII (2025-2029)! Together, we strengthen European collaboration on #forest genetic resources conservation!

🌱 Learn more about how this new phase operates here: www.euforgen.org/about-us/how...
February 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
And….stay tuned! #FORGENIUS is coming to Bluesky soon!
Good to meet the whole consortium of #FORGENIUS on #forest #genetic resources and visit the 🇦🇹 national park of #Donau-Auen
February 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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EvolTree has joined Bluesky! Please follow us here to get the latest updates on webinars, conferences, summer schools, and funding possibilities!

EvolTree – A dynamic European research group linking #genomics #genetics #ecology #evolution of trees

@evoltree.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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The December newsletter of OptFORESTS (an EU project dealing with forest genetic resources) is out, you can read it here: mailchi.mp/26f520a26bf9.... Also, you can visit www.optforests.eu for more information on the project!
OptFORESTS News #3 - December 2024
Don't miss the latest news from the Horizon Europe OptFORESTS project, focused on the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources to foster more resilient forests!
mailchi.mp
December 11, 2024 at 11:29 AM