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Trees that heal: the first therapeutic forest on the Iberian Peninsula is in Portugal

The Bussaco national forest has become the first certified therapeutic forest in the Iberian Peninsula and becomes part of an exclusive group of four worldwide. There are only four in the entire world and Portugal has one of them. The Bussaco National Forest has officially received the Therapeutic Forest certification. It is the first on the Iberian Peninsula, joining Beneddiktinerstift, in Austria, and Lahnstein and Bad Nauheim, both in Germany

Brazil | ABAF and Cedagro promote the Brazilian Eucalyptus Congress in Salvador

The Center for Agroindustrial Development (Cedagro), the Association of Forestry Companies of Bahia (ABAF) and the Federal University of Recôncavo Baiano (UFRB) organize the VI Brazilian Eucalyptus Congress, which will be held from August 12 to 14, 2026 at the headquarters of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Bahia (Faeb), in the Comércio neighborhood, in Salvador de Bahía, Brazil. For the second time, the city of Salvador will host the Brazilian Eucalyptus Congress, whose main objective is to debate and propose alternative solutions to the main challenges that affect the forestry sector, as well as show scientific and technological advances, new market demands and business opportunities.

How long does it take for a burned forest to recover?

After the hundreds of thousands of hectares burned by the fires, it is time to get an idea of how long it will take for the landscape to return to its previous state With their eyes still focused on the evolution of the fires that affect the provinces of Ávila, Madrid, Toledo and Castellón, many are already looking to the future and trying to recover all the plant mass that has been burned.

Brazilian scientists develop chemical fingerprinting of wood to combat illegal logging

Brazilian scientists developed a method capable of identifying the chemical fingerprint of wood from the Amazon rainforest to reveal the place of origin, a tool that could help the Federal Police detect illegally extracted shipments and reinforce the fight against deforestation, released the state-run Research Support Foundation of the State of Sao Paulo (FAPESP, Portuguese acronym).