The GO PLANFORLAB offers a technical seminar on the improvement of Spanish pine forests
The PLANFORLAB Operational Group is organizing the Technical Seminar “Network of laboratory forests with improved plants to increase resilience and production in coniferous forests” , a day focused on the improvement and adaptation of Spanish pine forests to the current challenges of sustainability, productivity and climate change. The seminar will be held on February 5, 2026 , in person , at the INIA-MITECO headquarters (Javier Palacios Room, La Coruña road, km 7.5, Madrid). Registration is free , but space is limited . A space for technical reflection on the future of pine forests The event will bring together representatives from the research, technical and forestry sectors to analyze the current situation of pine forests and discuss research lines aimed at their genetic improvement , resilience and productivity, within the framework of laboratory forest networks promoted by the PLANFORLAB project. Seminar program 10:30 a.m. – Registration of attendees 10:45 a.m. – Welcome Ricardo Alía – ICIFOR-INIA, CSIC 11:00 a.m. – Current situation of the pine forests Francisco Dans – Galician Forestry Association Olga González – Federation of Forestry Associations of Castilla y León Amelia Uría – Confederation of Foresters of the Basque Country Sergio Frade – Lourizán Forestry Research Center (Xunta de Galicia) 12:00 h – Coffee break 12:15 h – Research lines for the improvement of pine forests: challenges and solutions Patricia Gómez – Confederation of Forest Owners' Organizations of Spain (COSE) Eugenia Iturritxa – Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (NEIKER) Raquel Díaz – Lourizán Forestry Research Center (Xunta de Galicia) Julio Díez – University of Valladolid Francisco Lario – Agricultural Transformation Company SA, SME, MP (TRAGSA) Ricardo Alía – Institute of Forest Sciences of INIA-CSIC 1:30 p.m. – Guided tour National Center for Forest Genetic Resources – MITECO REGISTRATION
