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📸🌲 How to use #photography to tell science stories?

#YLPMED participants are learning all about how to take photos & edit them to communicate their messages effectively!

Learn more about soft skills at the 2025 #Mediterranean edition of EFI’s Young Leadership Programme ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025...
May 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Enjoying Bart Muys' inspiring talk at #YLPMED 2025 in Croatia—always a chance to learn something new and challenge the boundaries of scientific thinking.

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May 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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In the opening session we heard from @magdaboudagher.bsky.social & @puelzl.bsky.social (from @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social),
Alessandra Sensi (from Union for the Mediterranean), &
Sanja Perić (from Croatian Forest Research Institute)!

Discover the #YLPMED agenda ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025...
YLP Mediterranean 2025 - Programme | European Forest Institute
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May 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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At session 3 EFI’s Young Leadership Programme 2025, forest disturbances and the use of genetic resources for #restoration are at the center of the presentation by Martina Đodan (Croatian Forest Research Institute) 🧬🌱🌲

Discover all the speakers joining us for #YLPMED ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025...

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May 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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We are just starting day 2 of the 2025 #Mediterranean edition of EFI’s Young Leadership Programme ✨🌲🌿

Session 2 opened with a presentation on #forest basic & reproductive material with Marjana Westergren (Slovenian Forestry Institute) 🧬

Check out the #YLPMED agenda ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025...

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May 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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#YLPMED participants also joined an interactive exercise about old growth forests & the challenges ahead with Martin Mikoláš (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague), Branislava Dukić (Center for Environment), & Zdenko Bogović (Croatian Union of Private Forest Owners Associations)!
May 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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🌳 Final day of #YLPMED 2025! We're today very engaged with the presentations of Helga Pulzl @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social and Todora Rogelja @optforests.bsky.social, who help us delve into the topic of forest policy-making and European and national regulations for forest reproductive material!
May 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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#YLPMED participants were able to see first hand #innovations regarding:

✈️ Drones with Nikola Zorić & Robert Bogdanić
(Croatian Forest Research Institute)
🦋 LIFEPLAN with @magdaboudagher.bsky.social (@efieuropeanforest.bsky.social)
🗺️ GIS with Branislava Dukić (Center for Environment)
May 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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The rain is not stopping #YLPMED 2025 ☔️🌳

Participants are exploring the Training and Forest Research Centre Zalesina Presentation and touring its experimental #forest together with Vice dean Dinko Vusić from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology!

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May 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The second day of #YLPMED 2025 is already over! ✨🌲🌿

@gerardfer.bsky.social (@efieuropeanforest.bsky.social) closed the day sharing useful tips & tools for communicating science, especially through blog posts like the ones on
#MedForest 📝

Learn more about this event ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025
May 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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#YLPMED 2025 was a resounding success, providing fertile ground for young minds to grow the scientific and soft skills they need to emerge as leaders in the sector and help Mediterranean forests stand up to future challenges.

Kudos to @efimedfacility.bsky.social!

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YLPMED 2025: empowering young leaders in the Mediterranean and South-eastern Europe
The 2025 edition of the EFI Young Leadership Programme – Mediterranean (YLPMED) gathered 17 young professionals to boost their leadership potential with new scientific knowledge and communication skil...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Meet the Forest Justiciers in this story from #YLPMED 2025!

These Forest Justiciers have backgrounds in diplomacy, journalism, geodesy, & policy… and are reshaping forestry, proving that passion, not pedigree, defines impact ✨

📰📣 Discover more ➡️ medforest.net/2025/07/21/f...

#ScienceStories
Forest Justiciers: Tales of unsung heroes - MedForest
Meet four forest professionals breaking stereotypes with skills from diplomacy, journalism, tech and policy—proving forestry isn’t just for those with traditional degrees.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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🎙️ Empowering #youth is key for the future of the #Mediterranean, as highlighted by Giulia Dimonopoli!
#YLPMED 2025 was a unique opportunity for participants to acquire the scientific & soft skills necessary to become effective & influential leaders!

#GetToKnow more ➡️ medforest.net/2025/05/30/y...
June 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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The 2025 #Mediterranean edition of EFI’s Young Leadership Programme is just around the corner!
In the run up to the event, we want everyone to #GetToKnow the #YLPMED!

💥 #YLPMED will bring together young professionals to discuss #ForestManagement, #resilience & #forest reproductive material 🌿

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April 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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💡🌿 Have you seen the compelling #ScienceStories developed by #YLPMED participants?

Last May in Croatia, young leaders from the Mediterranean & Southeastern Europe came together not only to discuss forests, but to transform the way we talk about them ✨

📣📰 Discover more ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025...
August 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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We are ready for the upcoming EFI Young Leadership Programme 2025!

From 5-9 May next week, the #YLPMED 2025 will be hosted by the Croatian Forest Research Institute in Jastrebarsko (Croatia) & organised in partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean 🗓️

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May 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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The #YLPMED 2025 field visit is closing in sunny Opatija with a tour of the city parks with Petar Banda (from Parkovi Opatija Ltd) 🌷🌳☀️🌊

Curious about tomorrow's speakers? Have a look at the programme ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025...

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May 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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The first #YLPMED 2025 scientific session was all about old growth #forests and the unique tree lineages of Southeastern Europe, listening to Martin Mikoláš (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague) 🌱🌲🏞️

Have a look at the amazing speakers joining us in Croatia ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025...

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May 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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What a start for day 2 of the 2025 #Mediterranean edition of EFI’s Young Leadership Programme ✨🌲🌿

Bart Muys (KU Leuven) explored the topic of climate & biodiversity-smart #ForestManagement and the importance of #forest monitoring tools 🔬

Learn more about #YLPMED ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025

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May 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Open the canopy & welcome the next generation in forests!

✨📰📣 For the #YouthDay today, explore this #YLPMED 2025 story on why the forest sector needs the #youth: young professionals bring #innovation & resilience, but urgent action is needed to attract & support them ➡️ medforest.net/2025/07/21/o...
Open the canopy: Why the forest sector needs young professionals - MedForest
Explore why the forestry sector urgently needs young professionals to ensure innovation, sustainability, and resilience. Learn how generational renewal is key to the future of forestry.
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August 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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What if we could have an entire #forest in our pocket?

✨This story from #YLPMED 2025 participants dives into how technology has become forests’ best ally!

📰📣 Dive into their blog post on #MedForest ➡️ medforest.net/2025/07/21/w...

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What if we could have an entire forest in our pocket? How technology has become forests’ best ally - MedForest
Discover how technology like drones, LiDAR, sensors and AI is transforming forestry work. From real-time monitoring to digital forest management, see how you can have an entire forest in your pocket.
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August 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Thanks for sharing! In 2025 #YLPMED is all about sustainable #ForestManagement, forest genetic resources, and forest reproductive material 🌱🧬

Learn more about this unique event ➡️ efi.int/ylp-med-2025
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May 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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🌿 How can we break stereotypes in the forest sector? In May, #YLPMED 2025 brought together young professionals to explore the latest forest science! But they also learned how to communicate with impact &transform the way we talk about #forestry ✨

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EFI YLP Mediterranean 2025: Young leaders breaking stereotypes in the forest sector
Discover blog posts, photos, and short films by participants of the EFI Young Leadership Programme – Mediterranean 2025, challenging stereotypes in forestry and showcasing sector diversity.
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July 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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What shoes do foresters wear?

This #YLPMED 2025 story steps into different foresters’ shoes to shed light on how the role needs to adapt to many work environments, calling for diverse skills, knowledge, experience, & personality ✨

📣📰 Delve into it ➡️ medforest.net/2025/07/21/r...

#ScienceStories
Really? High heels into the woods? - MedForest
In the world of forestry, wearing high heels in the workplace sounds counterintuitive. It brings up associations of impracticality, unpreparedness for the tasks ahead and, in the worst case, potential...
medforest.net
August 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Great to see that #YLPMED 2025 participants are learning more about #forest basic & reproductive material 🧬

At #FORGENIUS we work to improve access to #Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) information and services!

Learn more about our project ➡️ www.forgenius.eu
May 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM