Poblet monastery hosted the third stakeholder meeting of StarTree on 13 April 2016. Technicians from the Catalan Forest Service, mycologists, experts in mushroom production and regulations, representatives from private and public forest owners, as well as of the mushroom and truffle industry gathered to discuss the latest advances within the StarTree project.

Emma Chapman, Reforesting Scotland's Project Manager for StarTree, reports on the project's ongoing work in the latest issue 53 of Reforesting Scotland journal.

You will not want to miss any of this - the Wild Forest Products Fair in Wales, 27 May 2016!

Join the StarTree consortium at an open Fair to celebrate the innovation and diversity of small scale enterprises using wild forest products across Europe!

A new paper on the work done within the StarTree project is now available. "Exploring the interlinkages between governance and social capital: A dynamic model for forestry" by Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Laura Secco and Elena Pisani has been published in Forest Policy and Economics 65 (2016) 25–36. You can read the abstract here.

More than mushrooms, beyond berries!

StarTree will organise an international conference on Wild Forest Products in Europe on 13–14 October 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. The two-day conference will include invited keynote talks, sessions with contributed oral presentations, a poster exhibit, and a panel discussion with decision makers and stakeholder representatives.

Call for abstracts has been extended until April 29!

The 7th StarTree General Assembly took place in Krummendeich, Germany from 11–13 November 2015. The project partners met to discuss project progress to plan the final stages of the project. Much of the work planned consists of different exciting communications products, including publications for various target groups and online tools.

Inspired by the presentation which the StarTree partners from the University of Padova, Italy gave at the 9th Annual International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) World Congress,  research*eu results magazine features the project in its latest issue. Turn to page 30 for the article!

The 7th StarTree General Assembly takes place in Hamburg, Germany from 11 - 13 November 2015.

StarTree partners, UNIPD, presented project results in a conference during EXPO2015, held in Milan.

Members of the RSG Styria convened for their 4th meeting already, this time within the premises of the forest directorate Admont (Styrian provincial forests).

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Bereits zum vierten Mal traf sich das regionale Praxis-Panel "Steiermark", diesmal in der Forstdirektion Admont der Steiermärkischen Landesforste.

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During the 9th Annual International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) World Congress, StarTree partners from the University of Padova, Italy, presented some of the project's results, focussing on how non-wood forest products and services can help to sustain landscape management in European mountain areas.

A wealth of new information and spin-off projects, including research in various Mediterranean countries, is arising from the StarTree project's Action Research (AR) and In-Depth Case Studies (IDCS).

More than 50 Consortium partners from 12 countries met for the 6th StarTree General Assembly, to discuss progress and interchange ideas on the work being carried out in the project's 14 Regional Case Studies. The meeting took place in in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland, from 11 – 13 May 2015, hosted by StarTree partners LUKE.

Sparkling wine made from berries and artic bramble was on the tasting menu for the StarTree field trip and Knowledge Exchange Event (KEE). Hermanni Winery Company produces a wide range of forest berry wines and liquors although facing challenges in reaching the market and limitations on sales venues due to Finland's strict alcohol laws. A fitting setting, then, to discuss legislation issues at the third part of the StarTree KEE.

Photos: Sarah Adams

The StarTree project is at the stage where it is vital to reflect on what has been achieved so far and what is still to be attained before the end of the project. Crucial next steps will focus on dissemination activities, including scientific publications and a broad range of StarTree dissemination products. Brainstorming sessions among Consortium members over the course of the 6th General Assembly, held in Joensuu, Finland, from 11 – 13 May, generated many ideas and questions to be followed up in the next months.