Old-growth beech forests are rare, but crucial for nature conservation. Hence, old-growth forests must be especially protected within the EU Forest Strategy and their area must be increased in the long term.

Recently, an IUCN evaluation of the Slovak component parts of the UNESCO site, the Ancient and Primeval Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, took place.

You can provide your input to the EU Forest Strategy and have a say in the future of European forests until 4th of December!

On this day - exactly 75 years ago - UNESCO was founded in the spirit of promoting the “intellectual and moral solidarity” of humanity in order to bring lasting peace between nations and peoples.

A forest school can offer exciting ways for little ones to engage with the natural world around them. The forest activity 'Kreativ wald' in Grumsin educated and inspired children through outdoor experiences and artwork.

On 28th September, another Situation analysis workshop was organized within the BEECH POWER project, focusing on the World Heritage Beech Forests in Paklenica National Park.

On 19th September, the Slovenia Forest Service project team organised a workshop in the village of Osilnica, under the cliffs above which the virgin forest Krokar hides.

Our colleague from the Slovenia Forest Service embarked on a three-day adventure to discover the deepest Slovenian forests in Kočevski Rog.

Last week, the BEECH POWER partnership had the pleasure to have a first virtual meeting with the new Coordination Office of the World Heritage Beech Forests.

Information and exchange event for actors involved in visitor information of the UNESCO World Heritage component part Beech Forest Grumsin.

Increasingly, conservation experts are recognising the need for better communication to bring improved understanding and cooperation into conservation actions. For this purpose, the Slovenia Forest Service recently co-organised a rhetorics training.

As part of the the Slovenian Forests Week, BEECH POWER was presented to the participants of a guided hike along the Borovška Nature Trail, located in the buffer zone of the Virgin Forest Krokar.

The Slovenian forestry was given special recognition with the inscription of two Slovenian forest reserves on the UNESCO List of natural World Heritage in 2017.