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The forest of beings: a new owner, a practice that is becoming formalised.
Back on the visit organized during the general assembly of the RFSB on May 13, 2026, in Beau Vallon by Anne Bolle Royal Forestry Society of Belgium, Project Manager of «Forest4Youth»: On May 13, nearly eighty members of RFSB the Royal Forestry Society of Belgium () had gathered in Namur to...
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Screening and discussion of the film «Le Chant des Forêts» (The Song of the Forests)»
La has RFSB the pleasure of inviting you to an exceptional screening of Vincent Munier’s new film, The Song of the Forests. After La panthère des neiges, the director takes us back to the source of his fascination: the Vosges forests where he grew up, guided by his father Michel, a passionate naturalist. Today, it’s his turn…
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Introducing new species and provenances in response to climate change: daring or reckless?
The Royal Belgian Forest Society's position on future forests
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What practices can be used to restore the forest-game balance?
Discover the case studies conducted by AgroParisTech in France, Wallonia, the Saar and Rhineland-Palatinate on hunting and the balance between fauna and flora. In a context of climate change and biotic invasions that threaten European forests, ensuring their sustainability primarily depends on our ability to guarantee forest renewal. However, this capacity for renewal is…
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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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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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Video conference: Christian Messier
How do you build a forest that can adapt to the unpredictable? Following an initial conference during the 125th anniversary of Royal Forestry Society of Belgium in 2018, the Quebecois professor Christian Messier, a professor and researcher at the University of Quebec in Montreal (department of biological sciences) and the University of Quebec in Outaouais (department of natural sciences), gives us...
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Scolyte alert
Le typographe commence à voler. Les chablis sont déjà attaqués. Dans le cadre de ses surveillances sanitaires, l’Observatoire wallon de la santé des forêts entretient un dispositif destiné à suivre les envols d’Ips typographus (scolyte de l’épicéa). Le relevé de cette semaine a mis en évidence une augmentation significative des captures marquant le début du…
