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Guidelines on Closer-To-Nature Forest Management

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EU has published and translated guidelines on closer-to-nature forest mangement in all European languages.

Pro Silva Annual Meeting Slovakia 2024

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The next Annual Meeting of Pro Silva will be in Myjava (western Slovakia) from 28th to 31st May under the title "Upscaling close to nature practices for wider acceptancence"

Pro Silva Webinar 2023

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On 30th March 2023 Pro Silva will hold the 2nd Webinar & Discussion entiteled "Wo determines the forest of the future ?"

Pro Silva Annual Meeting Ireland 2023

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The last Annual Meeting of Pro Silva was in Co.Wicklow (Ireland) under the title "transforming forests and forest cultures in a changing world" - you find new fotos, reports and videos

New Foundation of Pro Silva Slovakia

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Pro Silva Slovakia was transformed to as a standalone civil-society association by its registration in the state registry. The inaugural general assembly took place on 6 May 2022

News from Portugal 2023

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Pro Silva Portugal reports several participations in projects

Acceptance of Pro Silva Finlandia

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Silva (reg.ass.) from Finland was accepted as "Pro Silva Finlandia" at the annual meeting in Luxembourg 2022

IFSA associated member of Pro Silva

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IFSA international forestry students association is partner of Pro Silva.

historical Pro Silva Annual Meetings

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Many of the historical Annual Meetings are documented online now. 9 meetings from 1990 to 2001 will be under reconstruction soon.

Pro Silva in Brussels at European Commisson

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Pro Silva was invited as a European organisation to Brussels for the conference "Forests for Biodiversity and Climate". The 30th anniversary event in September 2019 was also well received.

Exemplary Forests Network

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Pro Silva announces that is going to summarize and present all their exemplary forests all over Europe

Success in forest politics

September 9, 2020

Parallel to the sucessful participation at the Conference "Forests for Biodiversity and Climate" in Brussels at the beginning of February, members of Pro Silva are increasing political influence.

modern practical concepts

Pro Silva is able to convince practitioners to apply their concepts based on scientific results. But Pro Silva also is able to develope forest policies and guidelines that are based on practical examples that are able to fulfill economical, ecological and social demands on an integrated close-to-nature forest management.

step by step gaining political influence

Step by step the Pro Silva member organisations in the different European countries are gaining political influence:

In the Czech Republic Pro Silva Bohemica is involved in the adaption of the forest and hunting laws.
in Germany ANW is very active in a reform of the federal hunting law.
In Hungary a ministerial decree was published governing contiuous cover forestry.
In Slovakia new policy statements focuses on close-to-nature silviculture.
Pro Silva Ireland was invited to consultations into the houses of parliament.
Pro Silva Ireland was able to establish a new grant scheme focusing on continuous cover forestry.
Pro Silva Italia was involved in the developement of the national forest strategy
to be continued .....

Pro Silva is approved as observer in "Forest Europe" process

With beginning of September "Pro Silva" is officially approved as observer by the signatory parties of the intergovenmental "Forest Europe" platform.

This will increase opportunities to promote and get political support for application of Pro Silva principles in European countries.

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