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21 October 2026

FORSAID showcases innovative technologies for forest pest detection and monitoring at the EU AgRI 2040 Conference in Brussels

The Belgian capital of Brussels hosted the EU AgRI 2040 conference on 24 and 25 September 2026. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) organised ...

14 October 2026

FORSAID organises its second hands-on demonstration workshop on forest pest monitoring in Portugal

The FORSAID project’s series of in-person demonstration workshops, which kicked off in Italy this June, continued in Portugal on 10 September 2026. The format represents a crucial aspect of the initia...

09 October 2026

FORSAID's fourth newsletter features the project's first demonstration workshop

Coinciding with the project's two-year mark, the latest edition of the bi-annual FORSAID newsletter has just been released. The issue catches subscribers up with the latest developments for the p...

07 October 2026

Second FORSAID annual consortium meeting reviews progress and looks ahead to the project's second half

On 14 and 15 September 2026, the FORSAID consortium gathered online for its second annual meeting. Two years after the project's launch, the event evaluated how the implementation of its underlying vi...

19 August 2026

FORSAID joins NextGenBioPest clustering webinar on pest management along with six EU-funded projects

On 17 March 2026, the NextGenBioPest project organised the clustering webinar “From Detection to Decision: Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Pest and Chemical Risk Management in Europe”. The...

12 August 2026

FORSAID brings forest health science to the public in Ljubljana

Awareness-raising is an essential element of successfully safeguarding Europe’s forests from pests - when the public understands how such harmful species spread and why their early detection matters, ...

22 July 2026

Partners of FORSAID present at the EcoForum “Arbori et Urbi – 2026: Trees in the Urban Ecosystem”

The Ukrainian National Forestry University (UNFU) in Lviv, a consortium member of the FORSAID project, hosted the EcoForum “Arbori et Urbi – 2026: Trees in the Urban Ecosystem” between 28 and 30 ...

15 July 2026

FORSAID in the spotlight at the XIII European Congress of Entomology in Tours

Two weeks ago, the French city of Tours became a meeting point for the international entomological community as the host of the XIII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2026) between 29 June and 3 Ju...

09 July 2026

The fourth FORSAID in-person demonstration workshop to take place in France in November 2026

Registration for the event is now closed. November 2026 will see the fourth in-person technology demonstration and training event of the FORSAID project. Following up on two editions in Italy and o...

02 July 2026

Smart traps and AI-powered identification for forest pests take centre stage at the first FORSAID demonstration workshop

This press release has been published by EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo. Protecting Europe’s forests from invasive pests requires new approaches to monitoring and early detection. The ...

16 June 2026

IUFRO conference on plant health features showcases of FORSAID activities

The Greek capital of Athens was the site of the conference “Will it wilt? From bark to xylem an invasion away” between 18 and 21 May 2026. Two working parties of the International Union of Forest Rese...

01 June 2026

FORSAID gathers its Committee of Stakeholders for second online meeting

In its efforts to establish a new framework for the early detection and monitoring of forest pests in Europe, FORSAID pursues and maintains strong ties with practitioners and experts on the ground. A ...

26 May 2026

FORSAID results highlighted at the Slovenian Conference on Plant Protection

On 4 March 2026, FORSAID partners from the Slovenian Forestry Institute presented key activities and the first preliminary results of two research actions within FORSAID at the 17th Slovenian Conferen...

18 May 2026

FORSAID’s first policy brief unveiled at the BioMonWeek2026 conference

Between 05 and 07 May, the French city of Montpellier hosted BioMonWeek2026, the first pan-European conference on biodiversity monitoring. The event came together as a result of the efforts by co-orga...

15 April 2026

FORSAID organises its first in-person demonstration and training event for forest stakeholders

Registration for this event is now closed. In June 2026, the first on-site demonstration and training event of FORSAID for forestry experts and practitioners will take place in Italy. Titled “Autom...