On 5 February we took part in the technical seminar of the PLANFORLAB Operative Group on the improvement of Spanish pine forests at the headquarters of the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) in Madrid. In the afternoon, the participants toured the National Centre for Forest Genetic Resources. The PLANFORLAB Operative Group is funded by FEADER […]
The PLANFORLAB project, a network of laboratory forests with improved plants to increase resilience and production in coniferous forests, was present at the 9th Spanish Forestry Congress held in GiJón between 16 and 20 June. This Congress is the largest forestry science and research event in Spain, held every […]
In the framework of the PLANFORLAB project, Network of laboratory forests with improved planting to increase resilience and production in coniferous forests, a dozen technicians and researchers from the operational group made a trip to the French Landes to learn about various experiences with conifer plantations in experimental forests. On behalf of the Galician Forestry [...]
The strong demand and high prices that pines have achieved in recent years have rekindled the enthusiasm of forest owners and community montes for conifer plantations. Pine of Galicia interviews forestry engineer Jorge Bouzas, of the Galician Forestry Association, to discuss the management that pine plantations should have, of […]
In a context of climate change and increasing extreme weather events, the question of drought resistance in cultivated species arises. In Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France), scientists from the Institut National de la Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) are studying the case of Pinus pinaster in collaboration with […]
More than 200 professionals from the forestry sector, the timber industry and prescribers (architects, builders, etc.) gathered on 25 October at the Piñeiros 22 meeting, organised by the Arume Foundation at the City of Culture in Santiago, where the opportunity opening up for the sector and the forest supply chain with the advent of […] was analysed.
Antonio Rigueiro Rodríguez, president of the Galician Forestry Association and professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, will give a lecture entitled «Sustainable Forest Management in Galicia» on Monday 7 February, organised by the Science, Technology and Environment Section of the Ateneo de Santiago. It will take place at 7.30 pm at 19 Rúa do Vilar. This lecture will present the […]
The Lourizán Research Centre has just published a video about the work carried out by its team in search of native pine varieties resistant to the pine nematode. In this video, the cause of the disease is explained, as is the work of the Centre's researchers in gradually selecting those specimens that […]
The Forestry Association of Galicia has just participated, together with three researchers from the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), in collecting samples of the country's pine (Pinus pinaster) to measure its drought resistance. This study is part of the FORMANRISK project (Forest management […]