A passion for sustainable forest management: Meet our Friends of the Forest

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Geographical scope	Estonia European Union France Hungary Portugal Slovenia
Keywords	agroforestry forest management plan adaptation to climate change value chain Forestry sustainable forestry practice

Resilient forests are the green heart of our planet, affecting our climate, society and well-being. We spoke with six ‘friends of the forest’ who have a passion for sustainable forest management. How do they see the future?

We asked six forest friends: how they are improving European forests, what are the main opportunities, and who inspires them?

Boglárka Biró, forest engineer and advisor, farmer (Hungary)
Stefan Gernert, regenerative farmer and agroforester (Estonia)
Nike Krajnc, researcher, coordinator Interreg project
Fem4Forest (Slovenia)
Yann Fortunato, coordinator ‘Forêt de Brassac’ (France)
António Louro, president of the Forestry Association of the Municipality of Monção (Portugal)
Gaëlle Marion, Head of Unit, Environmental Sustainability, DG AGRI, European Commission

Read more

Read the full interviews in the eighth edition of Agrinnovation magazine (pages 12-13)

Download a copy of Agrinnovation magazine to discover more inspirational stories, or order your printed copy on the EIP-AGRI website.

Publication date:

Tuesday, 13 September, 2022 - 16:30