Webinar 2020 – Forest Invasive Species the next global pandemic?
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26.11.2020.
Participate in the webinar, contribute to the discussion,
and share ideas and solutions!
The recording of the webinar is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8bRyzGSl-s&feature=youtu.be
The Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN)
Forest Invasive Species Network for Europe and Central Asia (REUFIS)
Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)
Near East Network on Forest Health and Invasive Species (NENFHIS)
For more details open the pdf bellow:
webinar_Forest_Invasive_Species
ugrás az oldal tetejére2020 – Protecting oak trees for future generations in Europe and Central Asia
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26. 11. 2020
Forests face new threats from both native pest species with changing biology and behaviour, and also non-native, sometimes even invasive, pest species; the latter of which are often very difficult to manage.Recognizing this issue, the countries of Europe and Central Asia established the Forest Invasive Species Network for Europe and Central Asia (REUFIS) where scientists, forest managers and policy-makers can share information and coordinate activities related to forest invasive species.
Oaks are one of the dominating tree species in many forest types across the region, and play an important economic, societal and ecological role. Protection of the oak species from pests and diseases is pivotal for future of regional forests and forest ecosystems.
The webinar will
- Raise awareness and preparedness for future pest and disease outbreaks in oak forests;
- Share experiences on good practises on Integrated Pest Management for pests and diseases of oak tree species;
- Contribute to the goals of the International Year of Plant Health 2020.
The recording of the webinar is available here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8bRyzGSl-s&feature=youtu.be
Speakers
Alexis Ducousso
UMR BioGeCo, INRAE, France
György Csóka
NARIC Forest Research Institute, Hungary
Boris Hrašovec
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Uliana Chernova
Russian State Agrarian University, Russian Federation
Dani Nurgissaevna Sarsekova
S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University, Kazakhstan
Dániel Andrési
OakeyLife project, Kiskunság Forestry and Wood Processing Inc., Hungary
For more information on the FAO webpage click here.
ugrás az oldal tetejéreContingency plans and early warning systems – how can they help protect forests? 24.11.2021.
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24.11.2021.
Forests face new continuous threats from both native pest species with changing biology and behaviour, as well as from non-native, invasive species; the latter of which are often very difficult to manage.
Recognizing this issue, the Forest Invasive Species Network for Europe and Central Asia (REUFIS) has created a platform where scientists, forest managers and policymakers can share information and coordinate activities related to forest invasive species.
Early warning/early action (EWEA) systems are valuable tools to mitigate potentially detrimental events such as pest and disease outbreaks through preventative activities. Contingency plans both generic and pest-specific also have the potential to enable more rapid and efficient response to pest incursions and outbreaks. Well formulated EWEA systems and contingency plans provide better preparedness and guidance to industries, scientists, regulators, communities and public on what actions to take and how to implement them in an event of an incursion or outbreak as well as how to recover from after such event. Both EWEA systems and contingency plans can support forest health and resilience towards pest outbreaks.
The webinar will
- Raise awareness and preparedness for future pest and disease outbreaks in our
- Introduce contingency planning and
- Share experiences on early warning systems and contingency
Moderator
Shiroma Sathyapala
Forestry Officer, FAO HQ
Speakers
Ferenc Lakatos
Secretary of REUFIS University of Sopron, Hungary
Andrea Battisti
University of Padova, Italy
Yuriy Skrylnyk
Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, Ukraine
Giorgi Berechikidze
LEPL National Forestry Agency, Georgia
Henrik Thurfjell
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Natalia I. Kirichenko
Sukachev Institute of Forest SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Russian Federation
Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi
Forestry Officer, FAO REU
For more information on the FAO webpage click here.
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Monitoring of native and introduced saproxylic insects for effective prevention and management
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28.06.2022
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Annual REUFIS Meeting 2019: Invasive species on nut trees and their management
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The focus of 2019’s capacity building workshop & expert meeting was: “Invasive species on nut trees and their management”. The opening of the workshop was delivered by Mr Yalcin Akin, Regional Director, Bursa Regional Directorate of Forestry; Ms Shiroma Sathyapala (REU) and Mr Ferenc Lakatos (REUFIS network secretary).
The threats and future challenges were demonstrated by the keynote lectures given by Mr Simone Propero, WSL Switzerland. Invited speakers from Turkey gave a valuable insight into the current forest health situation of nut trees in Turkey. Prof. Selma Ülgentürk (Ankara University), Mr Kahraman Ipekdal (Ahi Evran University) and Ms Secil Akilli Simsek (Cankiri Karatekin Univeristy) focused on the example of chestnut tree pests and pathogens (chestnut blight, gall wasp, Phytophthora, etc.) but also on other invasive pests (e.g. stinkbugs, walnut twig beetle) and diseases (ink disease).
| REUFIS Meeting – Preliminary program | ||
| 18-20 November 2019 | ||
| 18-Nov | Monday – Arrival of participants | |
| 19-Nov | Tuesday – Invasive species on nut trees and their management (with chestnut as an example) | |
| 9:00 | Welcome and opening
– Yalcin Akin, Regional Director, Bursa Regional Directorate of Forestry – Shiroma Sathyapala, FAO REU – Ferenc Lakatos, REUFIS |
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| Introduction:
– Ferenc Lakatos (REUFIS): Nut trees in the REU region Keynote lecture: – Simone Prospero (WSL, CH): Chestnut blight: A devastating invasive pathogen with management and control possibilities |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
| Keynote lectures:
– Selma Ülgentürk (Prof., Ankara University, TR): Invasive pests on walnut and hazelnut – Kahraman Ipekdal (Dr., Ahi Evran University, TR): Chestnut gall wasp – Dryocosmus kuriphilus and its natural enemies – Secil Akilli Simsek (Ass. Prof., Cankiri Karatekin University, TR): Control and management of Phytophthora on chestnut (and other nut) trees Questions and answers |
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| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30 | Management of invasive species on nut trees
· Giorgi Mamadashvili (GE): Current situation with chestnut blight and forest management activities in Zestafoni municipality (00:20) · Muzaffar Latipov (UZ): Current invasive species problems of nut trees in the Central-Asian region · Other participants from the partner countries |
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| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:00 | Current situation in the partner countries – group discussion
· Nut tree pest and diseases in the member countries (based on the geographic regions) · Management of invasive species |
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| 17:00 | Closing | |
| 18:00-21:00 | Dinner | |
| 20-Nov | Wednesday – REUFIS meeting | |
| 9:00 | Opening | |
| REUFIS activities (Ferenc Lakatos and members)
· Ferenc Lakatos: Website · Ferenc Lakatos & Bjorn Okland: Regional Assessment (Enquiry, responses, booklet, feedback, …) · Shiroma Sathyapala & Ferenc Lakatos: REUFIS activities 2020-2021 · Discussion and conclusion |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch break | |
| 13:00 | Departure for the field trip | |
| Yeniköy Forest Area – Chestnut forest with chestnut blight and sanitation | ||
| 19:00 | Arrival back to Bursa | |
| 21-Nov | Thursday – Departure of participants | |
Location:
Bursa, Turkey
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Forest Invasive Species Network, 9-11 June 2026, Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan
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9-11 June 2026
Place of the venue: Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan
| TIME | SESSION |
| Tuesday, 9 June 2026, High Level Political Event | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Registration of participants and welcome coffee |
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10:00 - 10:45 |
Opening of the event Moderator: TBC Welcome speeches: 1. Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic 2. Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in the JalalAbad Region 3. Chairman of the Agrarian Committee, Deputies of the Zhogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic 4. Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic 5. Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic 6. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic 7. FAO Representative in the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 10.45 - 11:00 | Video "Forests of Kyrgyzstan" |
| 11:00 - 11:20 |
The role of walnut-fruit forests in Kyrgyzstan Moderator: TBC 1. "Forests of Kyrgyzstan: Walnut Forests – Challenges and Development Prospects" 2. The Role of Science in the Conservation and Development of Walnut Forests in Kyrgyzstan Razhapbaev, Muslim Kudusovich – Director, Scientific and Production Forest Center named after. P.A. Ghana NAS KR |
| 11.20 - 11.50 |
Panel discussion on Kyrgyzstan's Walnut Forests: “Present and Future – Opportunities and Prospects for International Cooperation" Moderator: Baydaliev, Aibek Kydyrbaevich Participants: 1. Department of Agroforestry of the Ministry of Agriculture 2. Representative of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision 3. Representative of the Forest Service under the Ministry of Emergency Situations 4. Ekrem Yazici, Forestry Officer, FAO 5. Aitkul Burkhanov, General Director of the Kyrgyz Association of Forest and Land Users 6. GIZ |
| 11:50 - 12.15 |
Discussion (questions/answers) Discussion of priority areas of cooperation |
| 12:15 - 13.20 | Lunch break |
| 13:20 | Group photo |
| Tuesday, 9 June 2026, REUFIS technical workshop | |
| 13:30 - 17:20 |
Hall 1. The state of nut-fruit forests and their protection from pests and diseases (hybrid session) Moderator – Ferenc Lakatos, REUFIS ● Presentation: Insect pests of nut trees - Kahraman Ipekdal, Türkiye ● Presentation: Diseases of nut trees - Alberto Santini, Italy ● Presentation: Phytosanitary measures associated with import and export of nut tree germplasm and products - Shiroma Sathyapala, FAO ● Country reports related to forest health issues of nut trees: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ● Discussion Coffee break during the session (20 mins) Summarizing the results of sessions |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Summing up the results of plenary and parallel sessions of the main conference (hybrid session) |
| Wednesday, 10 June 2026, Field visit, All participants take part in a field trip to the walnut forests of the Jalal-Abad region | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Gathering of participants at the administration building |
| 09:00 - 11:30 | Trip to demonstration sites |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break at the briefing point, point A |
| 11:00 - 14:00 |
Demonstration and inspection: ● state of nut and fruit forests ● problems of forest pests and diseases ● reforestation areas ● use of non-wood forest products (NWFP) ● investment potential of forest ecosystems |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Lunch at point B |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Continuation of field trip to demonstration sites |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing event of the main conference |
| 17:00 - 17:10 | Group photo |
| Thursday, 11 June 2026, REUFIS Day | |
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Moderator: Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, FAO Country reports related to forest health issues of nut trees – continuation from 9 June Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Slovenia (TBC), Türkiye etc. |
| 13:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Moderator: Burak Avcioglu, FAO Group work on Pest and Disease of nut trees and their management in the Region |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:00 |
Moderator: Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, FAO Introductory presentation on the emerging forest health issues in the Central Asia region – Ferenc Lakatos, REUFIS (hybrid session) |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Group work on emerging issues + Feedback from the groups |
| 15:30 - 17:00 |
Moderator: Ferenc Lakatos, REUFIS Annual network meeting of the REUFIS focal points (hybrid session – restricted) • Update from focal points on ongoing/emerging issues • Short update on previous events – Ferenc Lakatos, Shiroma Sathyapla - Publication of Pocket guide to monitor important bark and wood-boring forest insects in Europe and Central Asia -Briefing on the EPPO Agrilus conference, April 2026, Vienna, Austria - Update from Türkiye regarding the preparation of a risk assessment on Robinia pseudoacacia, focusing on its advantages, disadvantages, uses, and potential issues (TBC) • REUFIS workplan for 2026/27 |
| 17:00 |
Farewell coffee and closing of the meeting |
Downloadable presentations:
REUFIS Kyrgyzstan_Turkmenistan
2026_REUFIS Kyrgyzstan_FLakatos
Combating invasive plants, 14-16 Oct 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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14-16. October 2025
1.1_S_Sathyapala_FAO Forest health activities
1.3_Lakatos_HU_Invasive plants in Hungary
1.4_Szidonya_HU_Controlling invasiva woody plants
2.2_Kutnar et al_Alien plants in Slovenia
2.3_de Groot et al_SI_Citizen science
3.1_Ahmesula_Albania_Invasive plants in AL
3.2_Stefan Bojic_BiH_Invasive plants in B&H forests and urban landscapes
3.3_Ostojic_MN_IAS in Montenegro
3.4_Altandzieva_MKD_FIS in N-Macedonia
3.5_Poljakivic-Pajnik_SRB_Invasive Plants in RS
3.6_Ciorchina_MD_Forest Invasive Species in MD_14-16.10.2025
4.2_Lapin-Amon_AT_Alien Plants in Austrian Forests
4.3_Rell et al_SK_invasive plants in Slovakia
4.4_Økland_NO_Invasive plants Norway
4.5_Balacenoiu_RO_Invasive forest plants in Romania
4.6_Czyzewska_PL_IAS in Polish forests
5.1_Kirakosyan_ARM_Invasive plants in Armenia
5.2_Cortu-Uykun_TR_Invasive plnats in Turkiye
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Annual meeting, 26-28 June 2023, Sopron, Hungary
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26-28 June 2023
Place of the venue: Sopron, Hungary
| 26 June 2023, Monday (Hybrid) | ||
| Arrival of participants | ||
| 11:30 | Meeting at the Reception of Hotel Lővér | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch – University Restaurant (Nyugat) | |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Registration, University of Sopron, Ligneum | |
| 14:00 – 14:15 |
Welcome Ferenc Lakatos, University of Sopron, Secretary of REUFIS Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, FAO REU |
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| 14:15 – 16:00 | REUFIS meeting – part 1 – moderated by Ferenc Lakatos
Overview of Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for Forest Monitoring – Géza Király, Kornél Czimber, University of Sopron, Faculty of Forestry, Sopron |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break | |
| 16:30 – 18:00 |
The Hungarian Forest Health Monitoring System – Current methods, future possibilities – Ferenc Lakatos, University of Sopron, Faculty of Forestry, Sopron Forest Health Monitoring Systems across the globe – Shiroma Sathyapala, FAO HQ |
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| 19:00 | Dinner together – Hotel Lővér | |
| 27 June 2023, Tuesday – REUFIS meeting (Hybrid) | ||
| 9:00 – 9:15 |
Welcome Ferenc Lakatos, University of Sopron, Secretary of REUFIS Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, FAO REU Shiroma Sathyapala, FAO HQ |
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| 9:15 – 10:30 | REUFIS meeting – part 2: Keynote presentations – moderated by Ferenc Lakatos
Modelling Ips typographus development and predisposition to outbreaks in Austria – Sigrid Netherer, Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria (online) Monitoring the status and expansion of bark beetle problems in the north-western corner of Europe – Bjørn Økland, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) As, Norway |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
REUFIS meeting – part 3 – moderated by Shiroma Sathyapala Country presentations – part 1 Digital solution in pest surveillance in Ukraine – Denys Baturkin, Ukraine Digital solutions for monitoring bark beetle damages in Belarus – Mikhail Ilyuchyk, Belarus |
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| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch – University Restaurant (Nyugat) | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Country presentations – part 2 The Bulgarian practices and needs – Petya Mateva, Executive Forest Agency, Directorate Forestry From the sky to the canopy – Mara Tabakovic-Tosic, Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia On the system of forest health monitoring in the Russian Federation – Anastasia Kozadaeva, engineer of Department of state forest pathology monitoring organization, Russian Centre of Forest Health, the Russian Federation Discussion Wrap up and closing of REUFIS meeting, Shiroma Sathyapala, FAO HQ |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee break |
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| 16:30 – 18:00 |
Meeting of the REUFIS focal points Current issues in the REUFIS member countries (interventions by focal points): The state of development of the outbreak of mass reproduction of the bark beetle Ips typorgraphus in the spruce forests of the European part of Russia – Yuri Gninenko, senior researcher, Head of Laboratory for forest protection against invasive species, Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry, (VNIILM), the Russian Federation Agrilus planipennis, Polygraphus proximus, and its associated Corinectria spp.: approaching threats to European ash and fir – Rimvys Vasaitis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden REUFIS workplan 2023-2025, Shiroma Sathyapala & Ferenc Lakatos Discussion and conclusions |
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| 18:00 | Dinner together – Restaurant in the city of Sopron (Main Square: Gyógygödör) | |
| 28 June 2023, Wednesday – Field & laboratory training (Offline) | ||
| 9:00 – 12:00 | Departure to Forest Study Company Ltd., Sopron mountains (from the Hotel Lővér) – approx. 5km walking in the forest | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch – University Restaurant (Nyugat) | |
| 13:00 – 15:00 |
REUFIS meeting – part 4 – University of Sopron, Inst. of Forest and Natural Resource Management (Building A) Modern molecular biology applications in forest diagnostics and protection – György Sipos, University of Sopron, Hungary How to use data acquired? – Open discussion |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Feedback from participants regarding the meeting | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Shuttle for participants leaving on Wednesday from the University | |
| 18:00 | Dinner together – Hotel Lővér | |
| 30 June 2023, Friday – Departure of participants | ||
| 9:00 | Project meeting on TCP/RER/3801 | |
| 13:00 | Departure of participants | |
Downloadable presentations:
0627_01_Netherer_REUFIS_Austria
0627_02_Okland_Status_typographus_NWEurope
0627_05_Petia-Dimitrova_REUFIS-Bulgaria
0627_06_Mara-Tabakovic-Tosic_Serbia
0627_10_Musolin_EPPO_Sopron_2023_Aplanipennis
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The role of invasive species in urban forest planning
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4-6 June 2024
Place of the venue: Skopje, North Macedonia
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| TIME | SESSION |
| Tuesday, 04 June 2024 | |
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09:00 - 09:15 |
Opening Ceremony
Ferenc Lakatos – University of Sopron, Secretary of REUFIS
Shiroma Sathyapala – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Sasho Petrovski – Regional centre for forestry and rural development (REFORD)
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| 09:15 – 10:30 | Panel Discussion: Tree Species in Urban Landscapes
• European urban tree inventory
Benno Andreas Augustinus – Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland
• Mitigation of the negative impact of allergenic trees in urban green areas in Hungary
Donát Magyar – National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy, Hungary
László Orlóci – Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
• New invasive pests threatening the European and Mediterranean forests: an EPPO perspective
Dmitrii Musolin – EPPO
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| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion: Forest Health Challenges in Urban Areas
• Tree diseases: Combating misinformation in a rapidly changing world
Lucio Montecchio – University of Padova, Italy
• Major pests and diseases of trees in urban areas
Milka Glavendekic – University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Biological control of tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Erhard Halmschlager – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
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| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 – 18:00 | Country Presentations
• The invasive species Cydalima perspectalis (Walker.) as a threat to the natural sites of Buxus spp. in the Republic of North Macedonia
Sterja Nacheski – Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
• GRIIS – North Macedonia: Invasive Alien Woody Plants
Bojan Simovski – Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
• 120 years with chestnut blight: which lessons have we learned?
Kiril Sotirovski – St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
• Occurrence of Anoplophora chinensis in urban areas of Slovenia
Eva Groznik – Slovenian Forest Institute, Slovenia
• Urban and forest tree protection in Ukraine
Denys Baturkin – State Specialized Forest Protection Enterprise Kharkivlisozakhist, Ukraine
• Phoenix rising from ashes: Safeguarding ash trees against invasive threats
Kateryna Davydenko – G.M.V. Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry & Forest Melioration, Ukraine
• Invasive alien species in Polish forests
Małgorzata Czyżewska – General State Forest Directorate, Poland
• Biological protection in forestry, use of entomopathogenic fungi
Slavomír Rell – Forest Protection Service, Slovakia
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| 18:00 | Dinner |
| Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | |
| 09:00 – 17:00 | Field Visit
Various locations in the vicinity of Skopje:
• Dendro-park of the Forest Faculty (urban park of woody species, lower altitude)
• Gazi Baba Nature Park (Protected area – anti-erosive urban landscaping)
• Vodno Natural Monument (Protected area – anti-erosive urban landscaping on northern slopes)
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| 18:00 | Dinner |
| Thursday, 06 June 2024 | |
| 09:00 – 13:00 | REUFIS Focal Points Meeting
• Updates on forest invasive species and management challenges in REUFIS member countries
REUFIS focal points
• REUFIS 2024-2025 workplan
Shiroma Sathyapala – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Ferenc Lakatos – University of Sopron, Secretary of REUFIS
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| 13:00 – 14:00 | Closing Lunch |
Downloadable presentations:
01_Augustinus-REUFIS-2024_06_04
02_Magyar-Orloci-REUFIS-2024-06-04
04_Montecchio-REUFIS-2024-06-04
05_Glavendekic-REUFIS-2024-06-04
06_Halmschlager-REUFIS-2024-06-04
07_Shurbevski-REUFIS-2024-06-04
09_Sotirovski-REUFIS-2024-06-04
12_Davydenko-REUFIS-2024-06-04
13_Czyzewska-REUFIS-2024-06-04
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