EvolTree
@evoltree.bsky.social
A dynamic European research group linking #genomics #genetics #ecology #evolution. Evolution of trees as drivers of terrestrial biodiversity. https://www.evoltree.eu/
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🌳Strengthening Forest Resilience through Genetic Diversity: 9 Recommendations
At the International Conference on Population + Conservation Genetics ICPCG 2026, global experts emphasized the need to mainstream forest genetic diversity in climate and biodiversity policies
www.iufro.org/iufro-news/9...
At the International Conference on Population + Conservation Genetics ICPCG 2026, global experts emphasized the need to mainstream forest genetic diversity in climate and biodiversity policies
www.iufro.org/iufro-news/9...
October 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
🌳Strengthening Forest Resilience through Genetic Diversity: 9 Recommendations
At the International Conference on Population + Conservation Genetics ICPCG 2026, global experts emphasized the need to mainstream forest genetic diversity in climate and biodiversity policies
www.iufro.org/iufro-news/9...
At the International Conference on Population + Conservation Genetics ICPCG 2026, global experts emphasized the need to mainstream forest genetic diversity in climate and biodiversity policies
www.iufro.org/iufro-news/9...
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🌍 Call for Abstracts | The Fourth International Young Scientist Forum for Climate Change
This year's forum will focus on:
🌲 AI-Empowered Forest-Based Solutions
📅 Date: 8–9 December '26
📍 Venue: Fuzhou, China
💻 Format: Hybrid
📝 Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 September '26
🔗 iysf.sites.olt.ubc.ca
This year's forum will focus on:
🌲 AI-Empowered Forest-Based Solutions
📅 Date: 8–9 December '26
📍 Venue: Fuzhou, China
💻 Format: Hybrid
📝 Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 September '26
🔗 iysf.sites.olt.ubc.ca
September 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🌍 Call for Abstracts | The Fourth International Young Scientist Forum for Climate Change
This year's forum will focus on:
🌲 AI-Empowered Forest-Based Solutions
📅 Date: 8–9 December '26
📍 Venue: Fuzhou, China
💻 Format: Hybrid
📝 Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 September '26
🔗 iysf.sites.olt.ubc.ca
This year's forum will focus on:
🌲 AI-Empowered Forest-Based Solutions
📅 Date: 8–9 December '26
📍 Venue: Fuzhou, China
💻 Format: Hybrid
📝 Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 September '26
🔗 iysf.sites.olt.ubc.ca
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Extinction debt makes policy action even slower to respond to biodiversity threats. The silver lining is that tools exist to detect it at various levels (genetic debt within populations, species richness debt) meaning we can reverse trends before costs to act are huge.
A species can be common in an ecosystem and still be doomed.
If it can no longer reproduce, e.g. due to degradation or climate change, it's likely already facing extinctioning.
Sometimes ecosystems reflect land-use decisions from 50y ago as much as today's.
New piece on ghosts, debts, and credits.
If it can no longer reproduce, e.g. due to degradation or climate change, it's likely already facing extinctioning.
Sometimes ecosystems reflect land-use decisions from 50y ago as much as today's.
New piece on ghosts, debts, and credits.
Ghosts, debts, and credits
The hidden lags between what we do and what it costs
predirections.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Extinction debt makes policy action even slower to respond to biodiversity threats. The silver lining is that tools exist to detect it at various levels (genetic debt within populations, species richness debt) meaning we can reverse trends before costs to act are huge.
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🔥 The Gironde wildfire has destroyed around 80 ha of @inrae-france.bsky.social forest research infrastructure, including irreplaceable maritime pine genetic collections monitored for decades.
A hard loss, but #OptFORESTS will help rebuild for a changing climate. 👇
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
A hard loss, but #OptFORESTS will help rebuild for a changing climate. 👇
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
Wildfire destroys INRAE forest research infrastructure in Gironde
Fire has destroyed 80 hectares of INRAE forest research infrastructure in Gironde, including unique genetic conservation collections. OptFORESTS will help design a new generation of climate-adapted ex...
www.optforests.eu
July 30, 2026 at 7:37 AM
🔥 The Gironde wildfire has destroyed around 80 ha of @inrae-france.bsky.social forest research infrastructure, including irreplaceable maritime pine genetic collections monitored for decades.
A hard loss, but #OptFORESTS will help rebuild for a changing climate. 👇
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
A hard loss, but #OptFORESTS will help rebuild for a changing climate. 👇
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
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🌲We have launched a Europe-wide stakeholder survey to help strengthen forest #resilience. Scientists, policymakers & #forest practitioners are invited to share insights on genetic diversity and forest reproductive material.
👉 Have your say for Europe’s forests!
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
👉 Have your say for Europe’s forests!
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
OptFORESTS launches Europe-wide stakeholder survey to strengthen forest resilience
OptFORESTS invites forest scientists, policymakers and practitioners to share insights through a new stakeholder survey, helping strengthen Europe’s forest resilience through genetic diversity and bet...
www.optforests.eu
April 22, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🌲We have launched a Europe-wide stakeholder survey to help strengthen forest #resilience. Scientists, policymakers & #forest practitioners are invited to share insights on genetic diversity and forest reproductive material.
👉 Have your say for Europe’s forests!
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
👉 Have your say for Europe’s forests!
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
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📰Abstract submission is open for the:
🌱International Conference 'Seed Orchards 2026'
🗓️18-22 May 2026 📍Suwon, Republic of Korea
⌛️Submission deadline: 20 April 2026
🔗 public.thinkonweb.com/sites/soic20...
#ForestScience #ForestResearch #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
🌱International Conference 'Seed Orchards 2026'
🗓️18-22 May 2026 📍Suwon, Republic of Korea
⌛️Submission deadline: 20 April 2026
🔗 public.thinkonweb.com/sites/soic20...
#ForestScience #ForestResearch #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
April 13, 2026 at 11:36 AM
📰Abstract submission is open for the:
🌱International Conference 'Seed Orchards 2026'
🗓️18-22 May 2026 📍Suwon, Republic of Korea
⌛️Submission deadline: 20 April 2026
🔗 public.thinkonweb.com/sites/soic20...
#ForestScience #ForestResearch #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
🌱International Conference 'Seed Orchards 2026'
🗓️18-22 May 2026 📍Suwon, Republic of Korea
⌛️Submission deadline: 20 April 2026
🔗 public.thinkonweb.com/sites/soic20...
#ForestScience #ForestResearch #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
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New roots for future forests 🌳 The OptFORESTS common garden in southern France brings together oaks and pines from across Europe to study climate adaptation...despite rain, rocks and tortoises! Find out more 👇 #ForestScience #HorizonEU #INRAE #ClimateAction
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
Planting the OptFORESTS Mediterranean common garden in southern France
Bruno Fady and Carine Dublineau (INRAE URFM, Avignon) describe their adventures in planting seedlings for a provenance test in southern France's Maures Mountains.
www.optforests.eu
April 13, 2026 at 7:38 AM
New roots for future forests 🌳 The OptFORESTS common garden in southern France brings together oaks and pines from across Europe to study climate adaptation...despite rain, rocks and tortoises! Find out more 👇 #ForestScience #HorizonEU #INRAE #ClimateAction
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
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Save the date!
On 8 April, 16:00 CEST, @evoltree.bsky.social hosts UC Berkeley’s Prof. Rasmus Nielsen for a seminar on adaptive genetic variation in non‑model species.
Find out more: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
On 8 April, 16:00 CEST, @evoltree.bsky.social hosts UC Berkeley’s Prof. Rasmus Nielsen for a seminar on adaptive genetic variation in non‑model species.
Find out more: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
Online seminar: "Mapping adaptive genetic variation in non-model species"
EVOLTREE is pleased to announce a new event in the network’s series of online seminars. For Spring 2026, we have will have the honour of hearing from UC Berkeley’s Prof Rasmus Nielsen, a leading evolu...
www.euforgen.org
March 19, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Save the date!
On 8 April, 16:00 CEST, @evoltree.bsky.social hosts UC Berkeley’s Prof. Rasmus Nielsen for a seminar on adaptive genetic variation in non‑model species.
Find out more: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
On 8 April, 16:00 CEST, @evoltree.bsky.social hosts UC Berkeley’s Prof. Rasmus Nielsen for a seminar on adaptive genetic variation in non‑model species.
Find out more: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
Do you work with non-model species? 🌳🐟🪲🦝
📣 Don't miss Prof. Rasmus Nielsen webinar:
🗓️ 8th April 16:00 CEST
The registration is now open: www.evoltree.eu/evoltree-onl...
Find additional information here: www.evoltree.eu/webinars/web...
Looking forward to your participation!
📣 Don't miss Prof. Rasmus Nielsen webinar:
🗓️ 8th April 16:00 CEST
The registration is now open: www.evoltree.eu/evoltree-onl...
Find additional information here: www.evoltree.eu/webinars/web...
Looking forward to your participation!
March 19, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Do you work with non-model species? 🌳🐟🪲🦝
📣 Don't miss Prof. Rasmus Nielsen webinar:
🗓️ 8th April 16:00 CEST
The registration is now open: www.evoltree.eu/evoltree-onl...
Find additional information here: www.evoltree.eu/webinars/web...
Looking forward to your participation!
📣 Don't miss Prof. Rasmus Nielsen webinar:
🗓️ 8th April 16:00 CEST
The registration is now open: www.evoltree.eu/evoltree-onl...
Find additional information here: www.evoltree.eu/webinars/web...
Looking forward to your participation!
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Registration will open soon! Our current president, Michael Nachman (www.nachmanlab.org), has put together a great line up of speakers covering various topics in polygenic adaptation.
Full list of speakers can be found on our homepage: https://theaga.org
#AGA2026
Full list of speakers can be found on our homepage: https://theaga.org
#AGA2026
March 9, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Registration will open soon! Our current president, Michael Nachman (www.nachmanlab.org), has put together a great line up of speakers covering various topics in polygenic adaptation.
Full list of speakers can be found on our homepage: https://theaga.org
#AGA2026
Full list of speakers can be found on our homepage: https://theaga.org
#AGA2026
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You can now register for the EVOLTREE webinar at www.evoltree.eu/evoltree-onl...
EVOLTREE online webinar 8 April 2026
www.evoltree.eu
March 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM
You can now register for the EVOLTREE webinar at www.evoltree.eu/evoltree-onl...
📣 New EVOLTREE webinar!
🗓️ 8th April 16:00 CET
Prof Rasmus Nielsen will talk on "Mapping adaptive genetic variation in non-model species"
Link: vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/rasm...
Save the date and visit www.evoltree.eu/webinars in a few days for registration and additional information.
🗓️ 8th April 16:00 CET
Prof Rasmus Nielsen will talk on "Mapping adaptive genetic variation in non-model species"
Link: vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/rasm...
Save the date and visit www.evoltree.eu/webinars in a few days for registration and additional information.
March 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
📣 New EVOLTREE webinar!
🗓️ 8th April 16:00 CET
Prof Rasmus Nielsen will talk on "Mapping adaptive genetic variation in non-model species"
Link: vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/rasm...
Save the date and visit www.evoltree.eu/webinars in a few days for registration and additional information.
🗓️ 8th April 16:00 CET
Prof Rasmus Nielsen will talk on "Mapping adaptive genetic variation in non-model species"
Link: vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/rasm...
Save the date and visit www.evoltree.eu/webinars in a few days for registration and additional information.
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Postdoctoral position in Forest Genetics at @uni-freiburg.de with a focus on local adaptation and/or stress reaction of trees. The position combines research and teaching (4 SWS), and offers the opportunity to develop an independent research profile (4+ years).
February 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Postdoctoral position in Forest Genetics at @uni-freiburg.de with a focus on local adaptation and/or stress reaction of trees. The position combines research and teaching (4 SWS), and offers the opportunity to develop an independent research profile (4+ years).
After a long break, IUFRO Population & Conservation Genetics conferences are back!
Happening now, in Coimbatore (India), organized by IUFRO Unit 2.04.01 and APFORGEN, and hosted by ICFRE.
Live streaming in the conference website: icpcgindia2026.in
@iufro.bsky.social @bioversityciat.bsky.social
Happening now, in Coimbatore (India), organized by IUFRO Unit 2.04.01 and APFORGEN, and hosted by ICFRE.
Live streaming in the conference website: icpcgindia2026.in
@iufro.bsky.social @bioversityciat.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 6:47 AM
After a long break, IUFRO Population & Conservation Genetics conferences are back!
Happening now, in Coimbatore (India), organized by IUFRO Unit 2.04.01 and APFORGEN, and hosted by ICFRE.
Live streaming in the conference website: icpcgindia2026.in
@iufro.bsky.social @bioversityciat.bsky.social
Happening now, in Coimbatore (India), organized by IUFRO Unit 2.04.01 and APFORGEN, and hosted by ICFRE.
Live streaming in the conference website: icpcgindia2026.in
@iufro.bsky.social @bioversityciat.bsky.social
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Teaching is fun! The ETH @evoltree.bsky.social block course "Genomics of Environmental Adapation" at @wslresearch.bsky.social is in full action now.
January 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Teaching is fun! The ETH @evoltree.bsky.social block course "Genomics of Environmental Adapation" at @wslresearch.bsky.social is in full action now.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Last week was a blast! Attending the @evoltree.bsky.social - @forgenius-eu.bsky.social conference hosted by INIA CSIC on "Integrative Diversity of Forest Ecosystems" was unforgettable.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Last week was a blast! Attending the @evoltree.bsky.social - @forgenius-eu.bsky.social conference hosted by INIA CSIC on "Integrative Diversity of Forest Ecosystems" was unforgettable.
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Today's field trip: selecting continental site for @optforests.bsky.social project in cooperation with local forest managers and representatives of Slovenian state forests. Found a great candidate in the Kočevsko region.
April 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Today's field trip: selecting continental site for @optforests.bsky.social project in cooperation with local forest managers and representatives of Slovenian state forests. Found a great candidate in the Kočevsko region.
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This week was one of my favourite conferences #evoltree in Madrid. I was happy to chat with a lot of people about our work and to present our beech pangenome. As always I heard and learned from a lot of great speakers. Thanks @evoltree.bsky.social 💚
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This week was one of my favourite conferences #evoltree in Madrid. I was happy to chat with a lot of people about our work and to present our beech pangenome. As always I heard and learned from a lot of great speakers. Thanks @evoltree.bsky.social 💚
Final words from Delphine and Beppe, and the Joint EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS Conference is closed. It was great fun to discuss science with all you! Enjoy your weekend! And don't miss the next #EVOLTREE Conference in 2027 (venue to be announced soon)!
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Final words from Delphine and Beppe, and the Joint EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS Conference is closed. It was great fun to discuss science with all you! Enjoy your weekend! And don't miss the next #EVOLTREE Conference in 2027 (venue to be announced soon)!
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Amazing field trip with the #EvolTREE conference. Wonderful to learn of the new breeding efforts in Cork oak and Holm oak, integrations of new technologies, and degree of monitoring for conservation that has leveraged, expanded, and established leadership in genetic conservation
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Amazing field trip with the #EvolTREE conference. Wonderful to learn of the new breeding efforts in Cork oak and Holm oak, integrations of new technologies, and degree of monitoring for conservation that has leveraged, expanded, and established leadership in genetic conservation
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Marija Kravanja, one of the PhD students supported by an #EVOLTREE grant to attend the conference, presented an original study using FORGENIUS data on the correlation between genetic diversity and resilience, as estimated by restoration rates obtained from satellite data.
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Marija Kravanja, one of the PhD students supported by an #EVOLTREE grant to attend the conference, presented an original study using FORGENIUS data on the correlation between genetic diversity and resilience, as estimated by restoration rates obtained from satellite data.
Victoria Sork from UCLA opened the session 5 on genetic conservation by presenting common garden and landscape genomics approaches to study maladaptation and guide conservation in Californian oaks #EVOLTREE
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Victoria Sork from UCLA opened the session 5 on genetic conservation by presenting common garden and landscape genomics approaches to study maladaptation and guide conservation in Californian oaks #EVOLTREE
Genomic selection and genomics in tree breeding - Keynote from Fikret Isik for session 4 of the EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS in Madrid
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Genomic selection and genomics in tree breeding - Keynote from Fikret Isik for session 4 of the EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS in Madrid