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PRO SILVA is a European federation of foresters who advocate forest management based on natural processes. PRO SILVA was founded in Slovenia in 1989.

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Last news

December 2008
3rd President's Newsletter of Pro Silva Europe: PDF

December 2008
Stance concerning good management of Carbon: PDF

Summer 2008
Discover the new objects of the network of Pro Silva exemplary forests:
"Les Cottards" in Switzerland, "Beispielswald Landteil im Revier Stauffenburg", "Graf v. Hatzfeldt - Wildenburg'sche Forstverwaltung", "Beispielsbetrieb Revier Knechtsteden" and "Stadtwald Emmendingen" in Germany and "Klepacov" in Czechia.

Events

24-27.09.2009 - International conference, Logarska dolina, Slovenia
Linking practice, science and educational outreach for advancing close-to-nature forest management
20th anniversary conference of Pro Silva Europe - 1st announcement: PDF
Conference website: http://web.bf.uni-lj.si/go/prosilvaslovenia2009/

19-21.06.2008 - Freudenstadt, Germany
International conference PRO SILVA 2008 in Freudenstadt on the occasion of the anniversaries of 175 years of Freudenstadt municipal forest and 100 years of natural forestry (Flyer: short version in EN, DE, FR, long version in EN, DE, FR)