To mark Forestry Worker Day, a ceremonial staff meeting was held at URIFFM. We extend sincere congratulations to the employees of the Institute and the forestry sector on their professional holiday!
The URIFFM`s team congratulates Ihor Fedorovych Buksha, Head of the Department of Forest Inventory, Monitoring, Certification, and Planning, on his 65th birthday!
URIFFM`s researchers participated in practical training activities organized by state forestry enterprises in Eibenstock and Leipzig, as well as by a private forestry company.
An assessment was conducted at the State Enterprise «Kharkiv Forest Research Station» regarding the growth parameters in young oak stands established following various methods of reforestation felling.
SE «Kharkiv Forest Research Station» planting stock`s range includes over 12,500 coniferous and deciduous specimens; these plants are highly ornamental and adapted to local conditions.
Testing and selection for drought- and frost-resistant tree and shrub species from various regions of the world are underway at the State Dendrological and Forest Breeding Center «Veseli Bokovenky».
Over the course of the week, the forest protection team of the Klavdiieve Forest Research Station extinguished four fires caused by massive russian missile and drone attacks.
In the Lviv region, as part of a project to resume systematic forest monitoring in Ukraine, scientists from URIFFM conducted field surveys of 20 plots across various types of forest ecosystems.
The «Forests of Ukraine» geoportal, developed by URIFFM, updates forest management planning and mapping materials and provides users with open and authorized access to geospatial data on Ukraine's forest resources.
In Ukraine, the period from 2022 to 2025 was characterized by a significant, uncontrolled increase in the population of predatory mammals, as well as a transformation of their natural ranges.
We acknowledge the unbreakable bond between the present and the past and pay tribute to those who, across the centuries, upheld the belief in the unity of generations and secured the country's right to remain unbroken.
Particular attention was paid to detecting the summer generation of the European pine sawfly in young and middle-aged Scots pine stands, as well as in stands growing on poor sandy soils.