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For many years we have been aware that the current name of our institute does not correspond to the much broader scope of its activities and that it would be right to look for a new name which would better describe the mission of our organization. But respect for tradition always prevailed, namely agenda and costs associated with changing the name. In 2025, we expect to be assigned additional activities...Číst více

On November 18th and 19th, 2024, the Kick-Off meeting of the Focal project took place in Darmstadt, which will include FMI. The FOCAL project is part of the HORIZON-RIA project family, will be implemented over the next 36 months, and involves 15 partners from the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Belgium, Spain, and Greece. The main objective of the FOCAL project is to develop a platform that combines intelligent workflow management...Číst více

The new EU funded MoniFun project, officially known as “Co-creating a blueprint of a harmonised European Forest Multifunctionality Monitoring System – MoniFun”, began its operations on January 1, 2024. This initiative is aimed to establish the blueprint for a comprehensive European Forest Multifunctionality Monitoring System (EFMMS). The EFMMS deals with the challenges posed by climate change and environmental stressors on Europe’s forests. The MoniFun project is a collaborative effort involving...Číst více

Forest Europe in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, supported by Forest and Game Management Research Institute and Forest Management Institute recently organized a three-day workshop on “Managing biotic threats in forests – lessons learned from bark beetle calamities” in Breznice, Czech Republic. This event was part of Forest Risk Knowledge Mechanism. The experts’ input at this workshop in the Czech Republic was the basics for the new Policy Brief “Managing bark...Číst více

The total area of forest land in the Czech Republic has been constantly increasing. In 2020, the forest land area increased in year-on-year terms by 1 659 ha.      Source: Report on Forests and Forestry of the Czech Republic in 2020 Číst více