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Healthy forests for healthy people
En 2012, l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies a proclamé le 21 mars Journée internationale des forêts. Cette journée est l’occasion de célébrer la forêt et de prendre conscience de l’importance de sa diversité. Le thème de l’édition 2023 était « des forêts en bonne santé pour des personnes en bonne santé ». A cette occasion, les Guides…
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Forest carbon certificate
Paying for forestry practices that mitigate climate change: As part of the sponsorship of plantations proposed by the Royal Forestry Society of Belgium RFSB(), an increasing number of companies are requesting carbon certificates from forestry projects. Meeting this demand would require the and RFSB its members to get involved in the...
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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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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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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…
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Trip to Finland from 04 to 11 September 2022
Contenu de la formation pratique La Finlande est un des pays les plus forestiers d’Europe, 75% de son territoire est couvert de forêt. La filière forêt-bois représente un cinquième des exportations du pays et emploie 74 000 personnes.Les scieries et papeteries finlandaises disposent d’usines de pointe et ont largement investi dans la chimie du bois.Ce…
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Typographer alert | Scolyte
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 des captures marquant le début du premier envol en 2022. Un nombre d’insecte en recul mais encore important Le…
