On October 15, the meeting of focus group "Pyric herbivory Luguese Ancares" was held in Navia de Suarna, organized by the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) in collaboration with the Galicia Forestry Association (AFG). About 30 people, including farmers, forestry technicians and researchers, gathered to learn about the project's experiences on pyric herbivory COMPAS in [...]
With a budget of €600,000 and a subsidy of €575,700.36, 80% co-financed by EAFRD funds, the Ash4Soil project is launched, a supra-autonomous operational group that aims to achieve an improvement in the quality of acidic soils and an increase in productivity in forestry and agricultural plantations through the development [...]
The Galicia Forestry Association participates in this project together with the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, the Forestry Science and Technology Center of Catalonia and the Forestry Consortium of Catalonia. Obtaining new wood products from deciduous trees such as chestnut, birch or oak is one of the main objectives [...]
Four members of staff from the Galician partners in the COMPÁS project – regional development models on pyrexherbivory (fire-induced pasture generation), a tool for environmental conservation and population retention and protection – at the University of Santiago de Compostela and the Galician Forestry Association visited the two pilot plots in the municipal terms […]
Climate change, which brings summers with longer droughts and greater water stress for plants, is posing a challenge to the coniferous forests of south-western Europe. Among the most affected areas are the coastal dune pine forests, as the sandy soil results in reduced water availability. Therefore, a […]
A new bulletin from the ForManRisk project, number 4, has been released, covering the latest partners' meeting held in October 2022 in Catalonia, specifically on the continental dune of Girona where the Forestry Technology Centre of Catalonia is carrying out the experiments under this project. The bulletin also summarises the […]
In recent months the Resinerxia Operative Group – Cooperation Actions for the Development of the Resin Sector – has been launched, of which the Galician Forestry Association is part, together with the companies Xagoaza Pinaster S.L. and Sinergias Sostenibles Resiforest S.L., the University of Vigo, the Galician Food Quality Agency and the Community Forestry Associations of […]