Forestry

Overview of EU support, agreements, and data and analysis in the forestry sector.

Agriculture and rural development

๐ŸŒณ Trees have an underground social network. ERC-funded researcher Barbara Mazzolai (@IITalk) is using robots that grow like roots to study it โ€“ before climate change destroys it. #InternationalDayOfForests

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/4cOcbMu
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https://nitter.net/ERC_Research/status/2035310593306169505#m

Unearthing the social network of trees

Beneath forest floors, a complex underground web of roots, fungi and bacteria connects trees and plants to one another and nourishes the forest.

ERC

"For decades, First Nations people in British Columbia knew their ancestral homes were great places to forage for traditional foods like hazelnuts, crabapples, cranberries, and hawthorn.
A 2021 study revealed that isolated patches of fruit trees and berry bushes in the region's hemlock and cedar forests were deliberately planted by Indigenous peoples in and around their settlements."

https://scim.ag/4bZ1Zhw

#InternationalDayOfForests #IndigenousKnowledge

#QuizOfTheDay: Forest cover is the amount of land area that is covered by forest.

Which country has highest forest area as % of land area?

#InternationalDayOfForests

A. Russia
B. Brazil
C. Suriname
D. Bhutan

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/quiz?qId=636c7d5c3dcb3f060358ac66

Weโ€™re celebrating the essential role of trees on #InternationalDayofForests! ๐ŸŒฒJoin young activist Sydney in A Promise to Protect, where she finds new meaning and joy in protecting an old-growth forest. Available now.
๐Ÿ“š https://heritagehouse.ca/products/a-promise-to-protect

Today, on #InternationalDayOfForests, we are highlighting research on the vital role forests play in biodiversity, livelihoods, food systems, and environmental resilience.

Explore related collections on #ScienceOpen:
โœ…UCL: UN SDG 15
โœ…SDG 15
โœ…Ecosystem Services and Territory

Happy #InternationalDayofForests ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ’š

March 21st is #WorldPoetryDay, #NationalCornDogDay, #InternationalDayofForests, #NationalCrunchyTacoDay, AND #NationalFlowerDay!

Today's new book highlights โœจ

Bottle-Shock by #KimFielding ( #DeadmanGulchMysteries Series)
Bearly Holding it Together by #ReneeAnne ( #YellowPines Series)
Carnival Hearts & Screams by #YDLaMar

Read more at our ๐Ÿ”— link in the comments.
#newbooks #newbookreleases ๐Ÿ“š #bookstodon