About RFSB
RFSB in brief
Founded in 1893, the Royal Forestry Society of Belgium (RFSB) aims to promote and protect forests in all their multifunctionality. It encourages its members to practise sustainable, high-quality forestry and trains them in forest management techniques. The association deals with all aspects of forestry techniques and pays particular attention to adapting forests to climate change.
To achieve its objectives, RFSB relies on 4 values: expertise, conviviality, passion and boldness. Find out more about our purpose.
The 4 RFSB member services
Forest Friends
At the same time, RFSB has developed Forest Friends which brings together all its activities aimed at the general public.
Forest Friends offers forest activities for all audiences, discovering its many beneficial roles and the foresters who care for it.
To its members, RFSB offers different educational panels, to better welcome and educate forest users.
Mosaic forest
Through the various services it offers its members and the many activities and projects in which it is involved, RFSB is committed to sustainable management. Sustainable forest management means management that is environmentally friendly, socially beneficial and economically viable..
Trees for Future
Our forests are suffering from climate change: successive droughts, storms, water stress, insect and fungus attacks...
Today, most of the dominant tree species that populate our forests (spruce, beech, oak, ash...) are showing signs of weakness.
Worried, the forestry world is wondering what species it should plant and/or encourage in order to prepare the forest of tomorrow, more resilient and able to meet the economic, ecological and social challenges of today and tomorrow.
List of RFSB directors in 2024
| BAUWENS Damien | DIERCKX de CASTERLÉ Vincent |
| GREINDL Jean-Marie | de LHONEUX Benoit (Chairman) |
| van ZUYLEN Anthony | de WASSEIGE Hélène |
| DUCHÊNE Etienne | GODIN Dominique |
| HERBOTS Geert | HERMAN Marc |
| LEONET Maxime | LIGOT Gauthier |
| LOZET Monique | MUYS Bart |
| de SELLIERS Aurélie | FRANÇOIS Firmin |
| TROQUET Romain | RENARD Philippe |
| VINCKE Caroline | VANHOLEN Bert |
By-laws in force (FR and NL)
