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If you have an interesting piece of GIS-related research you want to share with the world, you're welcome to submit to JVS. Link to our author guidelines below ⬇️
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November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If you have an interesting piece of GIS-related research you want to share with the world, you're welcome to submit to JVS. Link to our author guidelines below ⬇️
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Yesterday, the State Forester and the Lieutenant Governor presented on new fire detection cameras appearing across the state. Early detection helps firefighters and agencies respond faster to smokes as they develop.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yesterday, the State Forester and the Lieutenant Governor presented on new fire detection cameras appearing across the state. Early detection helps firefighters and agencies respond faster to smokes as they develop.
tinyurl.com/55cfm5pn
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Journal of Forest Research (JFR) is now manuscript submissions for its special feature, "Retention Forestry in Practice."
Scheduled publication: JFR Volume 32, Issue 1 (February 2027)
Submission deadline: March 31, 2026
See below for more details!
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Scheduled publication: JFR Volume 32, Issue 1 (February 2027)
Submission deadline: March 31, 2026
See below for more details!
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Retention Forestry in Practice
Submit papers on retention forestry—its practice, outcomes, and potential to balance biodiversity conservation and timber production, especially in plantations
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Journal of Forest Research (JFR) is now manuscript submissions for its special feature, "Retention Forestry in Practice."
Scheduled publication: JFR Volume 32, Issue 1 (February 2027)
Submission deadline: March 31, 2026
See below for more details!
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Scheduled publication: JFR Volume 32, Issue 1 (February 2027)
Submission deadline: March 31, 2026
See below for more details!
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive across Europe, driven by climate change, urban expansion and land abandonment. Every year an area the size of Mallorca burns, threatening lives and forests.
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive across Europe, driven by climate change, urban expansion and land abandonment. Every year an area the size of Mallorca burns, threatening lives and forests.
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🏝️🧫Seed survival in tropical pioneer trees is unrelated to conspecific distance but linked to fungal infection
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November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🏝️🧫Seed survival in tropical pioneer trees is unrelated to conspecific distance but linked to fungal infection
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Got bark beetles?
Learn about bug ID, signs of infestation, and healthy ponderosa and Douglas fir forests at a free workshop next Saturday (Nov. 15) in Guadalupita.
RSVP by Nov. 10: [email protected] or 505-426-2080.
Thanks to NMFWRI and Luna Community College!
📸 : Jim Weber, The New Mexican
Learn about bug ID, signs of infestation, and healthy ponderosa and Douglas fir forests at a free workshop next Saturday (Nov. 15) in Guadalupita.
RSVP by Nov. 10: [email protected] or 505-426-2080.
Thanks to NMFWRI and Luna Community College!
📸 : Jim Weber, The New Mexican
November 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Got bark beetles?
Learn about bug ID, signs of infestation, and healthy ponderosa and Douglas fir forests at a free workshop next Saturday (Nov. 15) in Guadalupita.
RSVP by Nov. 10: [email protected] or 505-426-2080.
Thanks to NMFWRI and Luna Community College!
📸 : Jim Weber, The New Mexican
Learn about bug ID, signs of infestation, and healthy ponderosa and Douglas fir forests at a free workshop next Saturday (Nov. 15) in Guadalupita.
RSVP by Nov. 10: [email protected] or 505-426-2080.
Thanks to NMFWRI and Luna Community College!
📸 : Jim Weber, The New Mexican
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With UNFCCC #COP30 set to kick off in the heart of the Amazon next week, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team is excited to be organising several events examining the linkages between forest, grasslands, and climate change.
Learn more about our work here: linktr.ee/iucnfgt
Learn more about our work here: linktr.ee/iucnfgt
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
With UNFCCC #COP30 set to kick off in the heart of the Amazon next week, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team is excited to be organising several events examining the linkages between forest, grasslands, and climate change.
Learn more about our work here: linktr.ee/iucnfgt
Learn more about our work here: linktr.ee/iucnfgt
137th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society
March 16-18, 2026: Tsukuba International Congress Center
Oral presentations will be held on-site only
Poster presentations will be held both on-site and online
Presentations deadline: Nov. 14, 2025
www.forestry.jp/meeting/meet...
March 16-18, 2026: Tsukuba International Congress Center
Oral presentations will be held on-site only
Poster presentations will be held both on-site and online
Presentations deadline: Nov. 14, 2025
www.forestry.jp/meeting/meet...
137<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society | 一般社団法人 日本森林学会 森林・林業・森林学・森林科学
一般社団法人 日本森林学会 森林・林業・森林学・森林科学の137<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Societyについて
www.forestry.jp
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
137th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society
March 16-18, 2026: Tsukuba International Congress Center
Oral presentations will be held on-site only
Poster presentations will be held both on-site and online
Presentations deadline: Nov. 14, 2025
www.forestry.jp/meeting/meet...
March 16-18, 2026: Tsukuba International Congress Center
Oral presentations will be held on-site only
Poster presentations will be held both on-site and online
Presentations deadline: Nov. 14, 2025
www.forestry.jp/meeting/meet...
New review for Journal of the Japanese Forest Society released on J-STAGE.
Growth Control of Beech Seedlings for Maintaining Appropriate Size for Shipping
Tatsuki Tanaka, Masami Tsukahara, Kosuke Ito
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Growth Control of Beech Seedlings for Maintaining Appropriate Size for Shipping
Tatsuki Tanaka, Masami Tsukahara, Kosuke Ito
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Growth Control of Beech Seedlings for Maintaining Appropriate Size for Shipping
Sowing Japanese beech (Fagus crenata) seedlings annually is not recommended because of long intervals between good harvests. To ensure a stable supply …
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October 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
New review for Journal of the Japanese Forest Society released on J-STAGE.
Growth Control of Beech Seedlings for Maintaining Appropriate Size for Shipping
Tatsuki Tanaka, Masami Tsukahara, Kosuke Ito
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Growth Control of Beech Seedlings for Maintaining Appropriate Size for Shipping
Tatsuki Tanaka, Masami Tsukahara, Kosuke Ito
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
New review for Journal of the Japanese Forest Society released on J-STAGE.
Reutilization of Waste Nameko (Pholiota microspora) Mushroom Substrate for Oak (Quercus serrata) Sawdust Nameko Cultivation
Tatsuya Shimizu
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Reutilization of Waste Nameko (Pholiota microspora) Mushroom Substrate for Oak (Quercus serrata) Sawdust Nameko Cultivation
Tatsuya Shimizu
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Reutilization of Waste Nameko (Pholiota microspora) Mushroom Substrate for Oak (Quercus serrata) Sawdust Nameko Cultivation
Two cultivation trials were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using waste beds of nameko mushrooms as a replacement for oak (Quercus serrata) s …
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October 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New review for Journal of the Japanese Forest Society released on J-STAGE.
Reutilization of Waste Nameko (Pholiota microspora) Mushroom Substrate for Oak (Quercus serrata) Sawdust Nameko Cultivation
Tatsuya Shimizu
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Reutilization of Waste Nameko (Pholiota microspora) Mushroom Substrate for Oak (Quercus serrata) Sawdust Nameko Cultivation
Tatsuya Shimizu
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
New review for Journal of the Japanese Forest Society released on J-STAGE.
Responses of Four Shrub and Small Tree Populations in the Understory of Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Plantations to Thinning
Hanayo Sugitani, Katsuhiro Osumi
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Responses of Four Shrub and Small Tree Populations in the Understory of Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Plantations to Thinning
Hanayo Sugitani, Katsuhiro Osumi
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Responses of Four Shrub and Small Tree Populations in the Understory of Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Plantations to Thinning
We studied the population dynamics of four woody species, including shrub and small trees, in the understory vegetation of Chamaecyparis obtusa planta …
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October 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
New review for Journal of the Japanese Forest Society released on J-STAGE.
Responses of Four Shrub and Small Tree Populations in the Understory of Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Plantations to Thinning
Hanayo Sugitani, Katsuhiro Osumi
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
Responses of Four Shrub and Small Tree Populations in the Understory of Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Plantations to Thinning
Hanayo Sugitani, Katsuhiro Osumi
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjfs...
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Loughgall, #NorthernIreland is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Rodrigo Olave @afbini.gov.uk is looking at how tree density affects livestock, #pasture production and #EcosystemServices delivery.
Learn more about this experiment: bit.ly/LoughgallNI 🌏
Rodrigo Olave @afbini.gov.uk is looking at how tree density affects livestock, #pasture production and #EcosystemServices delivery.
Learn more about this experiment: bit.ly/LoughgallNI 🌏
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Loughgall, #NorthernIreland is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Rodrigo Olave @afbini.gov.uk is looking at how tree density affects livestock, #pasture production and #EcosystemServices delivery.
Learn more about this experiment: bit.ly/LoughgallNI 🌏
Rodrigo Olave @afbini.gov.uk is looking at how tree density affects livestock, #pasture production and #EcosystemServices delivery.
Learn more about this experiment: bit.ly/LoughgallNI 🌏
New for Journal of Forest Research and online now!
Yanli Jing, et al. Comparable role of microbial and plant residues in soil carbon accumulation in a Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forest.
#soil_carbon
#lignin_phenols
#PLFA
#enzymatic_activity
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Yanli Jing, et al. Comparable role of microbial and plant residues in soil carbon accumulation in a Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forest.
#soil_carbon
#lignin_phenols
#PLFA
#enzymatic_activity
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
Comparable role of microbial and plant residues in soil carbon accumulation in a Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forest
Microbial and plant residues are the primary sources of soil organic carbon (SOC) in forest ecosystems. However, the relative contributions of microbial and plant residues to SOC in Moso bamboo (Ph...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
New for Journal of Forest Research and online now!
Yanli Jing, et al. Comparable role of microbial and plant residues in soil carbon accumulation in a Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forest.
#soil_carbon
#lignin_phenols
#PLFA
#enzymatic_activity
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
Yanli Jing, et al. Comparable role of microbial and plant residues in soil carbon accumulation in a Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forest.
#soil_carbon
#lignin_phenols
#PLFA
#enzymatic_activity
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
New for Journal of Forest Research and online now!
Sayaka Hosoi et al.: Identifying anatomical traits of root orders in Chamaecyparis obtusa and Cryptomeria japonica at soil down to a 100 cm depth: exploration of the protoxylem variation within the fine-root system.
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
Sayaka Hosoi et al.: Identifying anatomical traits of root orders in Chamaecyparis obtusa and Cryptomeria japonica at soil down to a 100 cm depth: exploration of the protoxylem variation within the fine-root system.
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
Identifying anatomical traits of root orders in Chamaecyparis obtusa and Cryptomeria japonica at soil down to a 100 cm depth: exploration of the protoxylem variation within the fine-root system
Fine-root protoxylem arises primarily from the apical meristem. The root protoxylem groups (PGs), classified by the number of protoxylem poles, have been reported as a useful indicator of root func...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
New for Journal of Forest Research and online now!
Sayaka Hosoi et al.: Identifying anatomical traits of root orders in Chamaecyparis obtusa and Cryptomeria japonica at soil down to a 100 cm depth: exploration of the protoxylem variation within the fine-root system.
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
Sayaka Hosoi et al.: Identifying anatomical traits of root orders in Chamaecyparis obtusa and Cryptomeria japonica at soil down to a 100 cm depth: exploration of the protoxylem variation within the fine-root system.
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
New for Journal of Forest Research and online now!
Yuan-Long Wu et al. : Can artificial intelligence photo rating replace photo-based scenic beauty assessment of forest landscapes?
#scenic_beauty_estimation
#artificial_intelligence
#photo_survey
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
Yuan-Long Wu et al. : Can artificial intelligence photo rating replace photo-based scenic beauty assessment of forest landscapes?
#scenic_beauty_estimation
#artificial_intelligence
#photo_survey
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
New for Journal of Forest Research and online now!
Yuan-Long Wu et al. : Can artificial intelligence photo rating replace photo-based scenic beauty assessment of forest landscapes?
#scenic_beauty_estimation
#artificial_intelligence
#photo_survey
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
Yuan-Long Wu et al. : Can artificial intelligence photo rating replace photo-based scenic beauty assessment of forest landscapes?
#scenic_beauty_estimation
#artificial_intelligence
#photo_survey
doi.org/10.1080/1341...
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🌎 Next week, FORSAID is going to South America - come say hello if you are attending the Living Data 2025 conference in Bogota, Colombia!
👀 Find out more about our involvement: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...
#Forests #Pests #PlantHealth
👀 Find out more about our involvement: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...
#Forests #Pests #PlantHealth
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🌎 Next week, FORSAID is going to South America - come say hello if you are attending the Living Data 2025 conference in Bogota, Colombia!
👀 Find out more about our involvement: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...
#Forests #Pests #PlantHealth
👀 Find out more about our involvement: forsaid.eu/news/forsaid...
#Forests #Pests #PlantHealth
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Even though we're moving towards the off-season, it's a great time to consider Volunteer Firefighters -- who make up 78% of suppression resources nationally.
Think about how you can help support your local resources in our state --
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Think about how you can help support your local resources in our state --
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Wildfire Wednesdays #169: Building Stonger Communities Through Volunteer Fire Service — Fire Adapted NM
Happy Wednesday readers! Across New Mexico, volunteer fire departments are the backbone of wildfire protection and emergency response. A volunteer firefighter’s work extends far beyond fighting fires...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Even though we're moving towards the off-season, it's a great time to consider Volunteer Firefighters -- who make up 78% of suppression resources nationally.
Think about how you can help support your local resources in our state --
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Think about how you can help support your local resources in our state --
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
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Join researchers, practitioners & policymakers at the Britain’s Forest Future event hosted by Defra, @uktreescapes.bsky.social & @forest-protection.bsky.social.
📅 17 & 18 Nov📍Durham
Chaired by ICF Executive Director, Louise Simpson.
Agenda & tickets: britainsforestfuture.zohobackstage.eu/event
📅 17 & 18 Nov📍Durham
Chaired by ICF Executive Director, Louise Simpson.
Agenda & tickets: britainsforestfuture.zohobackstage.eu/event
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Join researchers, practitioners & policymakers at the Britain’s Forest Future event hosted by Defra, @uktreescapes.bsky.social & @forest-protection.bsky.social.
📅 17 & 18 Nov📍Durham
Chaired by ICF Executive Director, Louise Simpson.
Agenda & tickets: britainsforestfuture.zohobackstage.eu/event
📅 17 & 18 Nov📍Durham
Chaired by ICF Executive Director, Louise Simpson.
Agenda & tickets: britainsforestfuture.zohobackstage.eu/event
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🌾At the #IUCNCongress, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team brought together IUCN Members, partners, leaders, & community representatives to discuss strengthening global collaboration for the protection, sustainable management, & restoration of these landscapes.
🔗 Read the web story: bit.ly/4nVBwqm
🔗 Read the web story: bit.ly/4nVBwqm
October 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🌾At the #IUCNCongress, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team brought together IUCN Members, partners, leaders, & community representatives to discuss strengthening global collaboration for the protection, sustainable management, & restoration of these landscapes.
🔗 Read the web story: bit.ly/4nVBwqm
🔗 Read the web story: bit.ly/4nVBwqm
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Agroforestry is more than planting trees; it delivers climate action, biodiversity & stronger livelihoods.
Check out this infographic for key #Agroforestry practices and how they work on the ground.
Join us at #WCA2025 to learn more.
🔗: https://bit.ly/4nNlVt1
#Trees4Resilience
Check out this infographic for key #Agroforestry practices and how they work on the ground.
Join us at #WCA2025 to learn more.
🔗: https://bit.ly/4nNlVt1
#Trees4Resilience
October 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Agroforestry is more than planting trees; it delivers climate action, biodiversity & stronger livelihoods.
Check out this infographic for key #Agroforestry practices and how they work on the ground.
Join us at #WCA2025 to learn more.
🔗: https://bit.ly/4nNlVt1
#Trees4Resilience
Check out this infographic for key #Agroforestry practices and how they work on the ground.
Join us at #WCA2025 to learn more.
🔗: https://bit.ly/4nNlVt1
#Trees4Resilience
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Are you a #Mediterranean scientist, forest manager, or policymaker?
🧬🌲💡 Check out largest database of #MediterraneanTrees, a powerful tool to advance research and action in the region!
Explore the database ➡️ doi.org/10.57745/PEW...
Find out more in this publication ➡️ doi.org/10.1007/s407...
🧬🌲💡 Check out largest database of #MediterraneanTrees, a powerful tool to advance research and action in the region!
Explore the database ➡️ doi.org/10.57745/PEW...
Find out more in this publication ➡️ doi.org/10.1007/s407...
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Are you a #Mediterranean scientist, forest manager, or policymaker?
🧬🌲💡 Check out largest database of #MediterraneanTrees, a powerful tool to advance research and action in the region!
Explore the database ➡️ doi.org/10.57745/PEW...
Find out more in this publication ➡️ doi.org/10.1007/s407...
🧬🌲💡 Check out largest database of #MediterraneanTrees, a powerful tool to advance research and action in the region!
Explore the database ➡️ doi.org/10.57745/PEW...
Find out more in this publication ➡️ doi.org/10.1007/s407...
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Agroforestry combines trees, crops, and livestock farming on the same land.
Trees coexist with crops, offering valuable resources like fodder and fuel to farms. They also provide essential ecosystem services like shade and soil conservation.
#Trees4Resilience #WCA2025
Trees coexist with crops, offering valuable resources like fodder and fuel to farms. They also provide essential ecosystem services like shade and soil conservation.
#Trees4Resilience #WCA2025
October 20, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Agroforestry combines trees, crops, and livestock farming on the same land.
Trees coexist with crops, offering valuable resources like fodder and fuel to farms. They also provide essential ecosystem services like shade and soil conservation.
#Trees4Resilience #WCA2025
Trees coexist with crops, offering valuable resources like fodder and fuel to farms. They also provide essential ecosystem services like shade and soil conservation.
#Trees4Resilience #WCA2025
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🌲 What is the UK Forest Risk Commodities legislation? How will it tackle #deforestation in supply chains? And will it align with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products?
💻 Join this webinar on 28 October to discuss all of this and more with us and @ieep-uk.bsky.social #UKFRC #EUDR
💻 Join this webinar on 28 October to discuss all of this and more with us and @ieep-uk.bsky.social #UKFRC #EUDR
[Event] UK FRC: What's next for deforestation regulation in the UK? - IEEP UK
On 28 October 2025 (10.00-11.30 UK time), IEEP UK will be hosting a webinar on the upcoming UK Forest Risk Commodities (FRC) legislation, and potential for alignment with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR).
ieep.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🌲 What is the UK Forest Risk Commodities legislation? How will it tackle #deforestation in supply chains? And will it align with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products?
💻 Join this webinar on 28 October to discuss all of this and more with us and @ieep-uk.bsky.social #UKFRC #EUDR
💻 Join this webinar on 28 October to discuss all of this and more with us and @ieep-uk.bsky.social #UKFRC #EUDR
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The 13th Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Conference will be held from 4–6 May 2026 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The event is kindly hosted by the Croatian Forest Research Institute. Abstract submission is open until 15 November 2025. Read more: elter-ri.eu/news/forecom...
#FORECOMON2026 #eLTERcommunity
#FORECOMON2026 #eLTERcommunity
FORECOMON 2026: Integrating Ground- and Remote Sensing-based Forest Monitoring for Resilient Forests
The 13th Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Conference will be held from 4–6 May 2026 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The event is kindly hosted by the Croatian Forest Research Institute. Abstract submission is ...
elter-ri.eu
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The 13th Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Conference will be held from 4–6 May 2026 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The event is kindly hosted by the Croatian Forest Research Institute. Abstract submission is open until 15 November 2025. Read more: elter-ri.eu/news/forecom...
#FORECOMON2026 #eLTERcommunity
#FORECOMON2026 #eLTERcommunity