Project Beech Power During Slovenia Forest Week

Slovenian forestry is often hailed as one of the most sophisticated and nature-friendly forest management systems in place in Europe, with extensive public forestry service in place, strict adherence to close-to-nature forestry and control methods that ensure the adaptiveness of forestry practices. Slovenian forestry was given special recognition with the inscription of two Slovenian forest […]

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Film Pragozd Krokar na ogled v slovenščini in angleščini

V okviru projekta LIFEGENMON je Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije v sodelovanju z ZGS in Ministrstvom za okolje in prostor prilagodil in prevedel v angleščino ter pridobil pravice za predvajanje filma Pragozd Krokar. Film je do nadaljnega na voljo za ogled na Youtube kanalu ZGS. Slovensko Film Pragozd Krokar predstavi največji pragozdni rezervat v Sloveniji, bukov pragozd […]

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Project VET4BioECONOMY will provide an unique curriculum and e-course

Forest bioeconomy links the whole forest value chain: from management of forest resources in a sustainable manner to the delivery of products and services with higher added value. VET4BioECONOMY will provide free and innovative vocational and educational training (VET) for key competences in the emerging field of forest bioeconomy. This unique forest bioeconomy curriculum and […]

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Vihorlat Mountains – How to approach the conservation dilemmas in forests?

December provided an opportunity to visit one of the Europe’s Primeval and ancient forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe in Slovakia. Vihorlat Mountains (Vihorlatské vrchy) conserves one of the 78 components of the largest transnational UNESCO natural heritage property in the world. I had the chance to visit this outstanding forest as […]

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Bridging Borders: A Young Climate Activists Workshop

In December 2019, I concluded my three-month volunteership at the Slovenia Forest Service, as a volunteer with the Interreg BEECH POWER project. This truly wonderful experience was capped off by a one-day workshop, that focused on the themes of climate change, youth activism, and European Cohesion. As a volunteer belonging to the Interreg IVY Youth […]

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25 Years of Organised Public Forest Service in Slovenia

In 2019, Slovenia celebrates 25 years of the Slovenia public forestry service, which is carried out by the Slovenia Forest Service and Slovenian Forestry Institute, and overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia. To commemorate this important jubilee, activities celebrating sustainable, multipurpose and close to nature forest management, […]

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