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Wildfires: prevention is prepared before the crisis
Press release of August 25, 2026 RFSB Calls on the authorities to better anticipate the risk in public and private forests, to facilitate useful interventions, and to strengthen the sharing of information with emergency services. Recent fires remind us that Wallonia must prepare for a risk that is set to become more frequent…
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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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Field Day at Sainte-Menehould
On September 19, the partners of the Forest4Youth project, practitioners and local stakeholders gathered in the Sainte-Menehould forest to analyze its therapeutic potential. The event combined immersive practice, site assessment, and professional exchanges. Morning immersion At 9:00 a.m., a group of mental health professionals entered the forest...
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IFO calls on CEPF members for help
In January 2025, a storm of unprecedented strength struck Ireland, causing significant damage to homes, infrastructure, and forests. The Irish forestry sector is tasked with harvesting and collecting millions of cubic meters of fallen timber, but lacks the manpower and appropriate tools. The IFO is therefore seeking the help of CEPF members to mobilize…
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African swine fever on our doorstep
More than ever, we need your vigilance! In June 2024, several wild boar were diagnosed positive for the African swine fever virus in Germany, just 150 km from the Belgian border. This disease, which is almost always fatal, only affects wild boar and pigs. The virus responsible for the disease...
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RFSB and Forêt.Nature join forces for a major survey
La Royal Forestry Society of Belgium et Forêt.Nature are partnering to conduct a major survey on forests, biodiversity and climate change among forest owners and managers. I participate in the survey: Droughts, health crises, die-offs, new species, new forestry practices… European forests are at the heart of many concerns and challenges to the future of humanity…
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Analysis of the results of the first three monitoring campaigns
Have you ever heard of the Anthropocene? It is a term currently being debated to define a new geological era. That is, the era in which humans are in charge of significant changes to the Earth’s systems! That sounds good, right? Or maybe not! However, climate change is at the heart of the concept, since its first…
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Trees for Future in Hamoir
The historical arboretum of Seraing This Tuesday, June 27, we invited our Flemish forestry colleagues, together with the DNF, to discover an arboretum in Trees for Future Hamoir and the historical arboretum of Seraing. This meeting, which brought together representatives of the ANB, the Bosgroepen, nature investors and a nursery owner, was organized as part of the project…
