Forest Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, in partnership with ARBORING and the Vocational Training Centre “Forest Academy”invites you to the Second International Scientific Conference on Arboriculture, which will take placeon 10–11 December 2025 at the Forest Research Institute.
The event will feature scientific presentations, demonstrations, and discussions dedicated to key topics in arboriculture, tree vegetation management, ecology, and innovative approaches to sustainable urban greening.
The conference provides a platform for sharing knowledge, best practices, and ideas for future collaboration among experts, researchers, and practitioners in the field.
On September 17 and 18, a meeting of the Core group of COST Action CA21125 Margistar (https://margistar.eu/) was held in Sofia (in the hall of https://soho.bg/). On September 19, the meeting will continue with a site visit and a meeting with interested parties (local farmers, NGOs, mayors and municipal officials) in the village of Gabrene, Southwestern Bulgaria.
In the period from June 23 to July 4, 2024, Chief Assistant Dr. Elena Todorova from the “Forest Ecology” Department at the Forest Institute – BAS undertook a short-term scientific mission in Portugal under the COST Action MARGISTAR. During her visit, Chief Assistant Dr. Todorova conducted a socio-ecological study in the Serra da Estrela mountain range, using cognitive maps to analyze and compare the perceptions of various stakeholders regarding current issues related to forests and the ecosystem services they provide to the local population. You can find more about the research here.
The international conference on 95 years of Forest Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took place in the period 19-21 October 2023 at the Grand Hotel Astoria. The conference was held around the theme “Forests Without Borders” and brought together leading scientists, researchers and international experts who shared the latest research, programs and policies in the field of forestry, ecology and ecosystem services.
At the official opening, the heads of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Forestry Executive Agency, the Forestry University, the Nikola Pushkarov Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection, the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, etc., gave greetings. Congratulatory addresses were also received from the Scientific Secretary of the Department “Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology” at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Space Research and Technologies – BAS, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy – BAS, Agricultural University, Vitosha Nature Park Directorate, South Central State Enterprise, Smolyan, Rila National Park Directorate.
