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Vincent Troost was elected on 23rd January 2025 as new president of Pro Silva Nederland
In 2023 Pro Silva Switzerland organized the following highlights:
Around 110 people took part in our own events in 2023, including around 20 non-members. The excursions with the forestry schools and ETHZ once again attracted around 50 young people.
In the year 2024 Pro Silva Switzerland had its focus on the followiing activities:
Around 150 people took part in our events in 2024, including around 30 non-members. The excursions with HAFL and ETHZ and with the German students attracted another 50 young people.
What we want to improve
A new “keyword” has emerged: ‘adaptive’. The continuous cover forest is criticized in Switzerland for being less ‘adaptive’ with regard to climate change, mainly because of the demanding regeneration of light tree species. We strongly disagree: continuous cover forest is very adaptive, especially because of its good structures, the stability of individual trees and the continuous natural regeneration. Regular inspections of the entire forest area also ensure that the state of health is monitored in real time. We want to better position the continuous cover forests in terms of its great adaptability.
The following activities are planned:
