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The Slovak project team of OakAdapt is preparing workshop at July 2026 focused on close-to-nature forestry of oak forests and on the application of experimental research findings to forestry practice. The event is intended for Slovak stakeholders from forestry, nature conservation, research institutions, local authorities, and related sectors.

The workshop will include both lectures and a field excursions. Further information about the programme and organization of the event can be found in the attached invitation.

Within the Interreg HUSK #oakadapt project, the Technical University in Zvolen is involved in research, coordination, and promotion activities focused on enhancing the adaptability of oak forests through close-to-nature forest management.

On November 6th and 7th, a large team of 45 forestry experts from Slovakia, who were invited by the Slovak project partners and were interested in oak management under continuous cover forestry (CCF), met with the representatives of the Hungarian partners.

Csenge Veronika Horváth participated in the annual meeting of The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), held in Würzburg, Germany on the first week of September. At the international conference, Csenge presented the results of her manuscript under preparation, which investigates the fine-scale patterns of herb layer compositional response to different management interventions of the Pilis Forestry Systems Experiment.

Péter Ódor participated in a conference in Baku, organized by the Institute of Botany of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. On the first day, Péter gave a presentation on the experiments related to the project. On the upcoming day, he held a two hour workshop on the possibilities of sustainable forest management, discussing the results of the project.