We are pleased to announce the online publication of the ICP Forests 2018 Executive Report on long-term monitoring of forest ecosystem compartments, organism responses to environmental stress, and modelling environmental stress in forest ecosystems.

You can download this report from the ICP Forests website. Printed copies will be available soon.

With best wishes for the holiday season
Alexa Michel, Programme Co-ordinating Centre of ICP Forests

All members of the Expert Panels on Crown Condition and Damage Causes, Soil & Soil Solution, Foliage & Litterfall, Deposition, and QA/QC in the Labs can now register for the next Combined EP Meeting in Brussels on the website of this meeting; registration closes on 1 March 2019.

Best wishes
Alexa Michel, Programme Co-ordinating Centre of ICP Forests

We are happy to announce the online publication of the ICP Forests Brief No 3 titled Ozone concentrations are decreasing but exposure remains high in European forests. You can download this brochure from the ICP Forests website. Printed copies will be available soon.

With best wishes for the holiday season
Alexa Michel, Programme Co-ordinating Centre of ICP Forests

The Romanian National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry celebrated its 85th anniversary by means of an international scientific conference from 17–21 September 2018. During the celebration, the name giver of the institute, Professor Marin Drăcea (1885–1958), was honoured as the promoter of modern silviculture in Romanian forestry and a bust of him was unveiled. The celebration also included grants of the “Marin Drăcea Award and Diploma of Excellence” to Dr. Marco Ferretti, Chairman of ICP Forests, Dr. Walter Seidling, Head of PCC of ICP Forests, and Dr. Martin Lorenz, former Head of PCC of ICP Forests.

Honoured for their co-operation in the field of international forest monitoring (from left): Dr. Walter Seidling, Dr. Marco Ferretti und…