REFOCuS Resilient riparian forests as ecological corridors in the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve

As we said in the title, we can't predict future, but during the REFOCuS project we modelled and developed maps of species occurrence probability under climate change along with maps of seed transfer zones and their predicted spatial change over...

The final REFOCuS stakeholder conference was organized on 12-13/05/2021 as a two-day hybrid event, where participants could attend either in person at the Hunting Lodge Peski premises in Djurdjevac (Croatia) or online via Zoom. The conference...

Almost all tree species in the central European riparian forests are currently threatened by different pests and diseases. Therefore, early warning and rapid response are key requirements for effective management of forests pests and...

Stakeholders are important part of, not just Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve, but all protected areas. Sometimes, due to main point of interest, stakeholders can have different opinions and aims for protected area leading to potential...

Are you a forester or conservationist looking for new knowledge to improve your practice, a student looking for comprehensive material, or just enjoy riparian forests and want to learn more? If so, we are pleased to introduce our newest...

We at REFOCuS cordially invite everyone interested in the management and conservation of riparian forest to join us at the final stakeholder conference! Due to the unpredictable situation with COVID-19 pandemics, it will be organised as a...

It is with great pleasure that the REFOCuS team presents the promotional video of the project! It is available on YouTube (see also below). It was filmed at locations of Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve in Croatia. The video brings...

Today, there is a lot of negative pressure on the riparian forests of Mura-Drava-Danube biosphere reserve, which poses a challenge to the stability and sustainability of these forests in the future. In this context, genetic diversity is precious...

Sometimes natural forest regeneration of riparian forests fails in the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve. In these cases, professionals resort to artificial forest regeneration by using forest reproductive material produced in...

Written in local languages they cover various topics related to riparian forest management and conservation. These include dealing with invasive species, what to do when natural regeneration fails and much more. At the moment many of these can be...

This was the leading question of our latest stakeholder workshop organised online on 15 October 2020 by the Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment (ILFE). It gathered 21 participants from all REFOCuS countries. Discussion helped in...

Professional forester? Nature conservationist? Forest visitor? Spotted forest pest or disease in riparian forests of Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve? You did? Please share with us your finding via DanubeForestHealth platform. Be our forest...

Announcement of three online stakeholder workshops to be held in October 2020 All interested please contact: Dr. Peter Železnik (peter.zeleznik@gozdis.si) Looking forward to collaborative learning and sharing our...

Croatian Forest Research Institute continues with plus-tree selection for project’s target species (pedunculated oak, narrow-leaved ash, black poplar, black alder and field elm) in Croatia and helps project partners in Austria, Slovenia, Hungary...

Stability of riparian forests in Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve is declining. Majority of native key stone species is seriously damaged. Natural forest regeneration often fails. No, this is not a beginning of a science fiction movie. This is...

One of the results of the REFOCuS project is development of forest management and nature conservation guidelines. Within the project we have developed a questionnaire for four groups of stakeholders that are somehow connected with the Biosphere...

We are kindly inviting stakeholders of the Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube to join us for the two workshops. These workshops will take place in several venues in Austria (Vienna, Eckartsau, Nationalpark Donau Auen) on 16th...

Imagine strolling in forests of the Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube. You may see some trees that do not look well or observe some insects that you may not know anything about. You are interested to know more and learn how those pests and...

The project partners from Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape Austria (BFW) and Croatian Forest Research Institute spent one week, from 26-30/8/2019, in Bad Radkersburg (Austria). The goal of the joint...

REFOCuS organises a two-day workshop for forest tree health experts on 17th and 18th of June in Murska Sobota (Slovenia) in Hotel Diana. The goal for the first day is to present information system DanubeForestHealth as well as to present in the...