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Impact of climate change on production forests
Man and Forest Impact of climate disruptions on productive forests: The example of the Arboretum du Mousty in Calestienne by Pierre Lhoir (Voluntary Worker at Royal Forestry Society of Belgium the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) with the participation of David Dancart Royal Forestry Society of Belgium(Coordinator of Silva Belgica) For several decades, scientists and climatologists have been warning us about…
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Documentary web series on the forestry and wood industry
DISCOVER THE DOCUMENTARY WEB SERIES ON THE FOREST-WOOD SECTOR This web series produced by our production company and directed by Jun Cordon is online on the filiereforetbois.fr website and on the dedicated YouTube channel. The project for the documentary web series was born in 2019 following a meeting between Jun Cordon, director and producer at ECP Films, and Jean-Guénolé Cornet, president of the…
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Getting to grips with forest management day
Where to start when inheriting a forest plot? What work will I have to undertake if I buy a piece of forest? This is what more than 70 new or future forest owners were able to discover in Roy (Marche-en-Famenne) this Sunday. They were able to practice: The opportunity to learn while creating new…
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Explorarium... a gentle blend of culture and nature
Retrouvez la Société Royale Forestière de Belgique à l’Explorarium de Mariemont le 9 octobre prochain ! Cet évènement est un slow festival, une invitation à découvrir et ralentir. Muni de votre carnet d’exploration, vous explorerez les différents lieux du parc de Mariemont. Vous rencontrerez tantôt des musiciens, tantôt des conteurs ou encore des acrobates. En…
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FINN, nature is a spectacle
La 28e édition du Festival International Nature Namur se tiendra du 14 au 23 octobre avec un panel d’activités variées : expo photos, diffusion de films nature, conférences… La Société Royale Forestière de Belgique participe à cette édition et vous propose des sorties de terrain, à la rencontre de la forêt et des forestiers :…
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The future of poplar in the face of climate change
The CPH in partnership with various Walloon, Flemish and French structures, which RFSB have participated in an interesting exchange on the future of poplar trees. Exchange day on the future of poplars in the face of climate change. The diversity of poplars offers many perspectives to owners to integrate this species and this forestry model into their management plans…
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Pick and Plant
UN NOUVEL OUTIL DE SENSIBILISATION SUR LA FORÊT Dans le cadre de l’action 8 du projet Interreg Regiowood II, la Société Royale Forestière de Belgique (SRFB) a développé, en collaboration avec l’asbl Ressources Naturelles Développement (RND), un jeu forestier à destination d’un public diversifié. L’objectif principal de cet outil de sensibilisation est de mieux comprendre…
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Meet SAPIN
« SAPIN SA has been PEFC certified since January 2004 » Since 1986, the company SAPIN has been active in the purchase, sale and transport of wood, both in Belgium and abroad. Benoit Bauwens, engineer of the Water and Forests Department and member of the Federation of Forest Experts of Wallonia, joined the company SAPIN SA in 1991. He is, among other things,…
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Trees for Future: Results of the autumn 2020 and 2021 monitoring campaign
RESULTS OF THE FALL 2020 AND 2021 FOLLOW-UP CAMPAIGN For several years now, our forest species have been affected by climate changes and the resulting health problems. This is the case, in particular, of the spruce affected by the spruce bark beetle or the oak that suffers from successive droughts. It is in this context that our project Trees for...
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AG Conference - Preserving forest soils and their functioning
Erwin Ulrich’s conference on «Conservation of forest soils and their functioning» During our annual general assembly held on June 22 last, our speaker, Erwin Ulrich, was the national pilot of the adaptation mission of forests to climate change within the Directorate of Forests and Natural Hazards of the Ministry…
