Catalonia
The Catalonia RSG is a forum for members to express their views and concerns on NWFPs. It will also include networking and sharing of data and will inform the StarTree project by contrasting and verifying project results.
The RSG will assist in the dissemination of project results and will create a supportive atmosphere for innovation on NWFPs initiatives. There will also be opportunities to facilitate knowledge transfer to forest managers and enterprises.
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.
In a new article "Mushroom production as an alternative for rural development in a mountainous area. A regional case study", previously published mushroom yield models were combined with the national forest inventory and forest maps to predict the potential mushroom production of Catalonia.
The first International Conference on Truffle Research took place in Vic, Catalonia, from 9 to 12 March.
The StarTree partners' visit to a prestigious truffle and mushroom processor in November was 
n 45 participants from all over Europe gathered in the 