Pro Silva group in Romania (C) Eckart Senitza

News

Spring Exccursions 2025 in the Netherlands

The Pro Silva Netherlands spring excursions will take place in 2025 on 21, 22 and 23 May in the Amerongen forestry (Utrechtse Heuvelrug).

30th Anniversary Pro Silva Bohemica

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At the End of April Pro Silva Bohemica celebrated its 30th anniversary in Brno. Speeches of honory guests were followed by lectures, a panel discussion with guests and a field trip.

New President in Netherlands

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Vincent Troost was elected on 23rd January 2025 as new president of Pro Silva Nederland

Pro Silva Montenegro established

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The establishment of Pro Silva Montenegro was initiated by Franc Ferlin. On October 26th the founding assembly singed the decision on establishing the NGO “Pro Silva Montenegro”.

Annual Meeting 2025 Sardegna (Italy)

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The next annual meeting will take place in the center of island Sardegna (Italy) from May 7th to 9th.

New President in Italy

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Pierangelo Miola from Vicenza was eleted as new president of Pro Silva Italia

Last field trip with Bill Mason

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Bill Mason, has been CCFG Chair for over 10 years and has provided kind and gentle guidance. On beginning of May 2024 her participated in his last field trip. We also present the new committee.

New Board of Prosilva elected

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At the General Assemly of Pro Silva in Myjava, May 28th new board members were elected. Tomáš Vrška took over precidency, and Eckart Senitza will support him as vice president.

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"

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

Press Releases

press releases of Pro Silva

Due to special occasions we publish press releases for the - forestry - public. Mostly at the time of our annual meetings we put some political statements for public awareness. Much can be improved, but the start is made.

Sinca virgin forest (Romania) a threatend piece of paradise

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Press Releases

We published a press release

after the annual meeting in the Czech Republic in September 2015
at the annual meeting in Scotland (Stirling) an June 2016
by CCFG (Britain) after their 25th anniversary
after the annual meeting in Romania (Sibiu) in June 2017
after to annual meeting in Germany (Weimar) in June 2018
after the 30th anniversary meeting in Slovenia (Radle ob Darvi) 2019
after the online Annual General Meeting 2021 (Luxembourg) - "Forests in Europe need a paradigm shift”
at the Annual Meeting in Luxembourg (2022) - "Knowledge to the Foresters - Pro Silva as the knowledge hub for dissemination of Close to Nature Forestry”
at the Annual Meeting in Ireland (2023) - "Transforming European forests and forest cultures in a changing world”
at the Annual Meeting in Slovakia (2024) - "Upscaling Close-to-Nature forestry practices for wider application”

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