The European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN) – is an international cooperation programme that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in Europe as an integral part of sustainable forest management. It was established in 1994 as a result of a resolution adopted in 1990 by the first Ministerial Conference of the Forest Europe process.
Experts from member countries come together within EUFORGEN to exchange information and experience, analyse policies and practice, and develop science-based strategies, tools and methods to improve the management of forest genetic resources (FGR).
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- Fields: Research, Conservation, Forestry
- Organisation Type: public
- Level: INTERNATIONAL
The European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (EUFGIS) provides geo-referenced information on the conservation of forest genetic resources (FGR) in Europe and access to detailed data on genetic conservation...
- Type: Database
- Genetic conservation units European trees Genetic monitoring In situ Ex situ
The video is a short documentary about the genetically-diverse Qadisha valley in Lebanon, one of the hotspots identified in the GenRes Bridge project.
Read the interview with Magda Bou Dagher, of Saint-Joseph...
- Type: Multimedia
- Adaptation Trees Biodiversity Climate change Breed Crop Wild Relatives
These Technical Guidelines are intended to assist those who cherish some of the most valuable European tree species (38), through conserving valuable seed sources or use in practical forestry. The recommendations should...
- Type: Technical guidelines
- Conservation Distribution Forest management Advice
The EU-funded FORGENIUS project aims to develop methods and tools for greater insight into the characteristics and the value of forest genetic resources accessions presently existing in 35 European countries. The project...
A Greek professor of forest genetics, Phil Aravanopoulos, travels back to his place of birth, the Lesvos island. Inspired by the father of botany, Theophrastus, who was born and lived on the island, he researches the...
- Type: Multimedia
- History Genetic research Cultural heritage Botany Climate change
Has Iceland always been a treeless land? Can any forests grow on this island of glaciers and volcanos? The film responds to these questions by telling a story of the forestry in Iceland. It explains why considering the...
- Type: Multimedia
- Afforestation Reproductive material Storytelling Resilience Seed Forestry Seedlings
In this short video Colin Kelleher, the leader of the EUFORGEN working group on the conservation of forest genetic resources in the context of climate change, summarizes the main findings of the group's study. He...
- Type: Multimedia
- Decision support tool Conservation Climate change Genetic research
This video reflects some achievements of the pan-European collaboration on forest genetic resources since 1994. Two National Coordinators of EUFORGEN, Sven de Vries (Netherlands) and Jason Hubert (United Kingdom) share...
- Type: Multimedia
- Biodiversity Genetic conservation units Conservation Storytelling Pan European Collaboration
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