“NETWORK OF PERMANENT PLOTS” PROJECT PLANS IMPLEMENTATION WORK
On January 21, the “Permanent Plots Network” project consortium met at RAIZ’s facilities to continue the planned work, focusing in particular on issues related to the installation of the intensive monitoring plots and data governance. Part of the meeting was dedicated to a guided tour of Quinta de São Francisco, an arboretum of centuries-old eucalyptus […]
Pioneering autonomous machine drives electric motorization in Portugal’s forestry sector
Over the last few years, the Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics (ADAI), linked to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra, has carried out research and development work in the areas of fire behavior and the development of technologies that help in forest […]
SUBERADAPT IMPLEMENTS PROGRAM TO ADAPT CORK OAK FORESTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
The SuberAdapt project, coordinated by Amorim Florestal, was created as a response to emerging climate change and the needs of the productive forestry sector. To this end, it aims to provide forestry producers with tools to reverse the current productivity cycle and recover the resilience that is characteristic of the cork oak forest system. The […]
Start of environmental recovery work with Pinus pinaster grafting in the Dunas de Vagos National Forest
On January 3, the PINUS Center had its first field trip of 2024 as part of the genetic improvement activity of the transForm Agenda. In the Dunas de Vagos National Forest, they accompanied the first works for the installation of a future Pinus pinaster seed orchard that will occupy an area of 5.5 hectares. The […]
