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📢 Join the OptFORESTS & @euforgen.bsky.social webinar!

🌳 "Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest"
🗓️ 11 April | 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST

How does #silviculture affect #genetic diversity?👉 Register now! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
Joint EUFORGEN-OptFORESTS webinar: Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest
EUFORGEN & OptFORESTS webinar – Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest: consequences for climate change adaptation strategies 11 April 2025. 11:00 - 12:00 CET. ...
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March 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🌲The key to Europe's forests surviving climate change? It's in their DNA. Genetic diversity is nature's insurance against drought, fire & disease.

Discover why diverse forests are more resilient in the latest #OptFORESTS newsletter 👇 #HorizonEU #ForestGenetics
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OptFORESTS News #6 - July 2026
Don't miss the latest news from the Horizon Europe OptFORESTS project, focused on the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources to foster more resilient forests!
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July 27, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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📩Explore the latest in forest genetics & climate resilience in the June 2025 #OptFORESTS newsletter!

From evolution-oriented forestry to stakeholder research and upcoming events, find out how science and policy are shaping Europe’s forests #HorizonEU

🔗Read now: mailchi.mp/c0d23f811dd5...
OptFORESTS News #4 - June 2025
Don't miss the latest news from the Horizon Europe OptFORESTS project, focused on the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources to foster more resilient forests!
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June 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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🌳🧬 How can we tell when forest #genetic diversity is declining, and how can it be protected?

Watch the recordings from the @euforgen.bsky.social –OptFORESTS webinars exploring genetic indicators, assisted gene flow and forest #resilience.

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#HorizonEU
Detecting genetic decline: Watch the OptFORESTS-EUFORGEN webinars!
The joint webinar series explored how to detect and prevent genetic decline in forests, featuring insights from OptFORESTS Work Package leaders and over 70 participants each day.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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The December newsletter of OptFORESTS (an EU project dealing with forest genetic resources) is out, you can read it here: mailchi.mp/26f520a26bf9.... Also, you can visit www.optforests.eu for more information on the project!
OptFORESTS News #3 - December 2024
Don't miss the latest news from the Horizon Europe OptFORESTS project, focused on the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources to foster more resilient forests!
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December 11, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Missed the latest webinar from @euforgen.bsky.social & @optforests.bsky.social?

Dive into the discussion on monitoring and preventing #forest genetic #diversity decline 🧬🌿🌳

🎥 Watch the webinar recordings now ➡️ www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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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
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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.
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April 13, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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🌳 To meet the EU’s 3-billion-tree goal by 2030, forest nurseries must scale up. The new #OptFORESTS policy brief outlines key priorities: improved seed provision, strategic species choices & expanded nursery capacity.

📥 More info here: www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...

#EUGreenDeal #HorizonEU
OptFORESTS sets out nursery priorities for EU Green Deal tree planting goals
Discover how Europe’s forest nurseries can scale up to meet the EU’s tree planting targets. A new policy brief from OptFORESTS outlines key priorities and challenges.
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July 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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🚨 New 2-year #postdoc in ecological genomics at @wslresearch.bsky.social (Switzerland) starting Oct 2025. Study climate adaptation in European oaks using genomic + phenotypic data. Join the #OptFORESTS project with top EU partners. More info on our website! 👇 www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
New postdoctoral opportunity in ecological genomics at WSL
Two-year postdoc to investigate genetic resilience of European oaks under climate change, in collaboration with leading researchers across the OptFORESTS consortium
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June 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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🌱 New year, new stories from #OptFORESTS!

Why does forest reproductive material matter? Our latest blog explains how nurseries, regulation and cooperation shape climate-resilient #forests!

👉 Read more: www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
#ForestResilience #ClimateAdaptation #HorizonEU
“Can’t you just buy seedlings from a nursery?” Why forest reproductive material matters
Europe’s climate goals require reliable, well-adapted forest reproductive material. OptFORESTS assesses nursery capacity, challenges and future needs to build a resilient FRM supply system across Euro...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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🌲 On 6–7 Nov 2025, @euforgen.bsky.social & #OptFORESTS will host a webinar on detecting genetic decline. Learn how to detect risks, preserve forest genetic diversity and strengthen climate adaptation.

👉 Register: www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...

#Forestry #Genetics #Webinar #HorizonEU
Joint OptFORESTS-EUFORGEN webinar: Detecting genetic decline – from theory to practice
6 & 7 November 2025 (two hours each day). Online Day 1: 6 November, 13:00–15:00 CET Day 2: 7 November, 11:00–13:00 CET
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September 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Find here my announcement for a 2-year post-doc position in ecological genomics of white oaks in the framework of the Horizon project OptFORESTS. I am looking for somebody with strong skills in bioinformatics, landscape genomics, forest genomics, GWAS, and population genetic simulations.
Post-Doc in Ecological Genomics 80-100% (f/m/d)
The Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology studies the diversity of life in its various forms, from genetic diversity to the diversity of species and ecosystems as well as their interacti...
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June 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Boris Rantaša presenting OPTFORESTS generic trials during the presentation titled: Close-to-nature forestry, climate change adaptation and the role of next generation provenance trials during the IUFRO Early forest establishment and restoration conference in Rotorua, New Zealand.
March 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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🌲 Happy #InternationalDayofForests from all of us at #OptFORESTS! 🌱 Our #HorizonEU project strengthens knowledge & innovation in protecting forest genetic resources.

We’re working to make key tree species more resilient to #climatechange.🔗 Don't miss our upcoming events: mailchi.mp/3a349bd9a197...
March 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🌿 Resilient forests need science & policy. At EFI #YLPMED2025, #OptFORESTS experts stressed the importance of genetic diversity in forest reproductive material #FRM and shared ways to bridge governance & practice. Thanks @efimedfacility.bsky.social for organising!

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Connecting science and policy: OptFORESTS experts at the EFI Young Leadership Programme 2025
Researchers from OptFORESTS discussed the role of genetic diversity in forest reproductive material and reviewed European policy frameworks supporting resilient forestry at EFI’s Young Leadership Prog...
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May 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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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. 👇
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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...
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July 30, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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A 2-year post-doc in ecological genomics (white oaks) is open in the Horizon project OptFORESTS. Skills in bioinformatics and genomics needed. More info: https://apply.refline.ch/273855/1740/pub/1/index.html #postdoc
Post-Doc in Ecological Genomics 80-100% (f/m/d)
The Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology studies the diversity of life in its various forms, from genetic diversity to the diversity of species and ecosystems as well as their interactions. In the frame of the Horizon Europe project OptFORESTS, the research group Ecological Genetics is searching for 2 years, starting October 1, 2025, a highly motivated
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June 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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📢 Dr. Santiago González-Martínez, our project coordinator, will speak at the @eseb2025.bsky.social on Evolutionary Genomics & Climate Change Adaptation in #Barcelona (17–22 August).

🧬 More info on the event & call for abstracts: www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
#Genomics #ClimateChange #ESEB2025
OptFORESTS coordinator Santiago González-Martínez to speak at ESEB 2025 in Barcelona
Dr Santi González-Martínez, OptFORESTS coordinator, will speak at ESEB 2025. The symposium on evolutionary genomics invites abstract submissions until 25 April 2025.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Join our next EUFORGEN webinar on 11 April (11:00-12:00 CET) hosted with #OptFORESTS project!

We'll explore the impact of natural & anthropogenic selection on tree adaptation to #climatechange & the role of evolutionary processes in sustainable forest management
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Joint EUFORGEN-OptFORESTS webinar: Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest
11 April 2025 (11:00 - 12:00 CET). Online
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March 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🌲 Who shapes Europe’s forest genetic resources? A new #OptFORESTS study maps 50+ stakeholder types managing #FGR & #FRM, from researchers to nursery owners & policymakers.

Findings call for inclusive governance to boost forest #resilience to climate change.

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New OptFORESTS publication explores who shapes Europe’s forest genetic resources
Mapping forest stakeholders across Europe highlights conflicts and cooperation in conserving genetic diversity, managing reproductive material, and protecting forests under varying governance framewor...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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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!
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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...
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April 22, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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The forests of the future are being planted in Spain right now. 🌱

Two new #OptFORESTS common garden trials at CNRGF Valsaín: 5,000+ trees across 3+ hectares, testing which species and provenances thrive under climate change.

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#ForestGenetics #ClimateAdaptation
New OptFORESTS common garden trials established in Spain
Two new forest genetic trials at the National Centre for Forest Genetic Resources of Valsaín will help assess how European forest species and provenances adapt to a changing climate.
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July 13, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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🌱Seeds are key to forest renewal, but not all can cope with warmer and drier conditions. Germination depends on temperature, moisture and dormancy...but #climatechange is disrupting these cues.

Discover how OptFORESTS is filling critical knowledge gaps 👇 #HorizonEU
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Seeds are our best allies to guarantee forest renewal: What is challenging germination?
For long-lived, sessile organisms like trees, the ability to adjust their distribution ranges and maintain healthy populations depends on a crucial process: forest renewal. This process begins long be...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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📰 The October #EUFORGEN Newsletter is out!

Discover the Joint EUFORGEN–OptFORESTS webinar on detecting genetic decline (6–7 Nov), new genetic conservation tools, national updates from France & Spain, and the upcoming EVOLTREE–FORGENIUS Final Conference in Madrid.

🔗 Read: mailchi.mp/fed4fceac80d...
EUFORGEN Newsletter - October 2025
Discover the latest updates on EUFORGEN and the activities carried out by the members of our international cooperation programme on forest genetics resources! Projects, events, publications and releva...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Eco2Adapt, FORGENIUS, FRUITDIV and OptFORESTS gather European experts to discuss nature-positive actions. Read more 👇
https://www.inrae.fr/en/events/science-policy-event-tree-and-forest-biological-diversity-treasure-chest-european-global-wealth-well-being-resilience-and-leadership-future
Tree and forest biological diversity : a treasure chest of European global wealth, well-being, resilience and leadership for the future
A science & policy event on biodiversity and nature-positive actions to ensure protection and maintain resilience of tomorrow’s trees and forests.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM