From September 23rd to 25th, 2025, the SMURF consortium came together at the Campus Educative Bordeaux, graciously hosted by our partner XYLOFUT, for its 4th General Assembly. This three-day gathering was a significant milestone for…
Following their participation at the FAO’s 1st European Conference in Rome, recipients of SMURF’s first Cascade Funding call took part in the International Model Forest…
The European forestry sector is at a pivotal moment. The transition towards a more sustainable, biodiversity-friendly, and multifunctional forest-based bioeconomy, as outlined in the EU Forest Strategy 2030, requires a new generation of skills and…
Copa and Cogeca are the united voice of farmers, foresters and agri-cooperatives in the EU. They ensure that EU agriculture and forestry are sustainable, innovative and competitive, while guaranteeing food security for 500 million people…
We are still analysing the results, but all indications suggest that—just like the first—this second open call for forest owners’ organisations has been a clear success!A total of 66 applications were received from associations in…
We are thrilled to announce the first seminar of the Laurus Network: “The Voluntary Carbon Market and Land Use Carbon Projects in Europe” 📆 Date: 17 September 2025 🕚 Time: 11:00–13:00 CET 🔒 Access: Exclusive…
The 1st European Conference on Small Forest Holdings was mainly organized by the Cesefor Foundation and the University of Florence on behalf of the SMURF…
Following the success of the first call, which benefited 35 organisations from 16 countries, SMURF´s open 2nd call aims to support over 77 entities from the 27 European countries. This Second Call is open until 2 July 2025, 17:00 CET, aiming to support forest owners’ organisations across…
The FORADVISE project funded under the Call HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01 is a five-year initiative coordinated by the European Forest Institute (EFI), aimed at developing EU advisory networks…
SMURF took centre stage at the 6th Edition of the Forest Innovation Workshop in Brussels on 11-12 February 2025, with Cesefor, Bluebiloba and UNIFI representing…