Climate resilience starts with genetic diversity 🌱 The #FORGENIUS Policy Brief #1 shows how upgraded #EUFGIS platform strengthens forest genetic resources conservation and supports better decisions across Europe. Download the brief here 👇: www.forgenius.eu/fileadmin/We...

🌳FORGENIUS Policy Brief Issue 2: Forest genetic resources conservation in practice: Lessons from the Italian “Veneto pilot” Strong links between #research & #policy are key to climate-resilient forests. 📄Download the brief here: www.forgenius.eu/fileadmin/We...

FORGENIUS Education Brief: Connected learning approach for teaching forest genetic diversity Kids + connected learning = biodiversity awareness. FORGENIUS for Schools brings forest genetics into classrooms. #Education #Forests Download the brief here: www.forgenius.eu/fileadmin/We...

Why does the #EFIMedForum 2026 matter? Because #Mediterranean forests are at the crossroads of #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss, & social transformation 🌿 Join all the #forest researchers, policymakers, & practitioners that will meet from 23 to 27 March 2026 in Valencia ➡️ efi.int/efimed-netwo...

🌱 Do you work with forest reproductive material #FRM? Share your experience in a short survey to help strengthen provenance information and improve FRM traceability across Europe. Your input supports resilient forests and high-quality regeneration. 👉 Take part: www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...

🚨The new eufgis.org has just launched! Thanks to the H2020 @forgenius-eu.bsky.social project, we can now characterise the GCUs using environmental, phenotypic and genetic data! New opportunities towards the conservation of FGR! 🌍 Share eufgis.org with the world! @euforgen.bsky.social

David O'Brien opens the first session ("New Tools for Science to Reach Practice") of the Joint EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS conference with an entertaining talk on how to communicate to politicians, practitioners and the public.

🌳The upgraded #EUFGIS platform is now live! 💻 It offers enhanced tools, updated datasets and improved usability for monitoring forest genetic resources across Europe. The system provides harmonised data on more than 3,500 conservation units. More info here: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...

The FORGENIUS-powered relaunch of EUFGIS is here 🌍 More data. Better tools. Stronger conservation. Europe’s forests are ready for the future. 🌲🧬 🔗 eufgis.org Find out more: www.forgenius.eu/news/post/ma... #EUFORGEN #FORGENIUS #ForestGenetics #Biodiversity

Do you know what the Genetic Conservation Unit (GCU) network is? If not, check out the latest addition to our "What is" series! 🔗 efi.int/sites/defaul... @amfarsakoglou.bsky.social @euforgen.bsky.social

🌳🧬 How can we tell when forest #genetic diversity is declining, and how can it be protected? Watch the recordings from the @euforgen.bsky.social –OptFORESTS webinars exploring genetic indicators, assisted gene flow and forest #resilience. 🎥 www.optforests.eu/news-and-med... #HorizonEU

Missed the latest webinar from @euforgen.bsky.social & @optforests.bsky.social? Dive into the discussion on monitoring and preventing #forest genetic #diversity decline 🧬🌿🌳 🎥 Watch the webinar recordings now ➡️ www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...

🌲🌱🧬 Climate #resilience begins at the #genetic level, but Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) are often overlooked! Dive into this #FORGENIUS policy brief to discover what tools can help us strengthen FGR conservation for #ClimateResilience ➡️ www.forgenius.eu/fileadmin/We... @colombewarin.bsky.social

📣 Our new publication is out! Bruno Fady led this great work building the largest database on Mediterranean trees with the contribution of many experts around the Mediterranean! I am happy to share that the publication is now available! 👇Read the news article below and check the full publication!

🌳 Belgium, Serbia, Sweden & Switzerland join #EUFORGEN new phase, strengthening Europe’s commitment to conserving #forest genetic resources. This phase tackles #climatechange challenges by enhancing conservation, genetic monitoring & forest resilience! More info: www.euforgen.org/about-us/his...

Join us for this webinar hosted by @euforgen.bsky.social and @optforests.bsky.social project! Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about natural and anthropogenic selection on trees 🌲🧬💡 📅 Date: 11 April 2025 🕚 Time: 11:00–12:00 CET 📝 Register now ➡️ www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...

If you are not in Rome this week, no worries! The event will be live-streamed. 👇Check the link below

We're attending the 20th Regular Session of the FAO’s #CGRFA in Rome this week, discussing the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources. Key reports on plant & forest genetic resources will be presented. More info: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new... #GeneticResources #EUFORGEN

✨🌳 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 #𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌳✨ #𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 are key in sustaining our planet and its people! What better time than #ForestDay to celebrate 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 which are the foundation of all the services forests provide 🧬🌳 Learn more in our public webinar series 💡 🎦 www.forgenius.eu/resources/pu...

📢 Join the OptFORESTS & @euforgen.bsky.social webinar! 🌳 "Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest" 🗓️ 11 April | 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST How does #silviculture affect #genetic diversity?👉 Register now! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...

🌲 Happy #InternationalDayofForests from all of us at #OptFORESTS! 🌱 Our #HorizonEU project strengthens knowledge & innovation in protecting forest genetic resources. We’re working to make key tree species more resilient to #climatechange.🔗 Don't miss our upcoming events: mailchi.mp/3a349bd9a197...

🔎🧬🌲 What is the connection between #FORGENIUS and the European Forest Genetic Resources Information System #EUFGIS? EUFGIS is the only transnational information system on forest genetic resources in Europe, gathering information on more than 3500 Genetic Conservation Units (GCUs) 🌍🧬🌳 1/2 🧵

🌳 #EUFGIS National Focal Points met in Slovenia to train on its upgraded system, now enriched with genetic, environmental & phenotypic data thanks to @forgenius-eu.bsky.social! The system will be featured at the final #FORGENIUS event in Nov 2025 in Madrid, Spain www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...

You can now follow @forgenius-eu.bsky.social on: LinkedIn ➡️ lnkd.in/dHgdmWrP Bluesky ➡️ lnkd.in/d9rpWHvP

But this is just the beginning! We just opened two new social media accounts: follow us to stay updated on all the latest news and developments from the project ✨ Bluesky ➡️ bsky.app/profile/forg... LinkedIn ➡️ www.linkedin.com/company/forg... 🧵 2/2

We welcome Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia & Slovenia as new signatory countries in #EUFORGEN Phase VII (2025-2029)! Together, we strengthen European collaboration on #forest genetic resources conservation! 🌱 Learn more about how this new phase operates here: www.euforgen.org/about-us/how...

And….stay tuned! #FORGENIUS is coming to Bluesky soon!

EvolTree has joined Bluesky! Please follow us here to get the latest updates on webinars, conferences, summer schools, and funding possibilities! EvolTree – A dynamic European research group linking #genomics #genetics #ecology #evolution of trees @evoltree.bsky.social

The December newsletter of OptFORESTS (an EU project dealing with forest genetic resources) is out, you can read it here: mailchi.mp/26f520a26bf9.... Also, you can visit www.optforests.eu for more information on the project!