News

15 July 2026

FORSAID in the spotlight at the XIII European Congress of Entomology in Tours

Two weeks ago, the French city of Tours became a meeting point for the international entomological community as the host of the XIII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2026) between 29 June and 3 Ju...

09 July 2026

The second FORSAID in-person demonstration workshop to take place in France in August 2026

Registration for the event is now open via this form. August 2026 will see the second in-person technology demonstration and training event of the FORSAID project. Following up on last month's firs...

08 July 2026

FORSAID’s latest ForestHealth podcast explores innovations in forest pest management

The official FORSAID podcast, Forest Health, returned with a second episode in early July 2026. Hosted by the project's manager Andree Cappellari (University of Padua), the new edition features a pane...

02 July 2026

Smart traps and AI-powered identification for forest pests take centre stage at the first FORSAID demonstration workshop

This press release has been published by EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo. Protecting Europe’s forests from invasive pests requires new approaches to monitoring and early detection. The ...

25 June 2026

New paper co-authored by FORSAID partners explores how mainstream media covers invasive forest pests

A research paper on how newspapers, television and radio outlets present information about invasive forest pests to wider audiences was published in Volume 120 of the Urban Forestry & Urban Greeni...

16 June 2026

IUFRO conference on plant health features showcases of FORSAID activities

The Greek capital of Athens was the site of the conference “Will it wilt? From bark to xylem an invasion away” between 18 and 21 May 2026. Two working parties of the International Union of Forest Rese...

09 June 2026

FORSAID and STELLA conduct joint fieldwork in Greece

The latest synergy between FORSAID and its sister project STELLA occurred between 16 and 27 May on the Greek island of Euboea. It involved the former’s consortium member Alberto Santini (CNR) and the ...

01 June 2026

FORSAID gathers its Committee of Stakeholders for second online meeting

In its efforts to establish a new framework for the early detection and monitoring of forest pests in Europe, FORSAID pursues and maintains strong ties with practitioners and experts on the ground. A ...

26 May 2026

FORSAID results highlighted at the Slovenian Conference on Plant Protection

On 4 March 2026, FORSAID partners from the Slovenian Forestry Institute presented key activities and the first preliminary results of two research actions within FORSAID at the 17th Slovenian Conferen...

18 May 2026

FORSAID’s first policy brief unveiled at the BioMonWeek2026 conference

Between 05 and 07 May, the French city of Montpellier hosted BioMonWeek2026, the first pan-European conference on biodiversity monitoring. The event came together as a result of the efforts by co-orga...

28 April 2026

FORSAID launches its official podcast - ForestHealth

With its two-year mark on the horizon, FORSAID has now entered a new medium for stakeholder engagement with its very own podcast. Titled ForestHealth, it is meant to be a platform for discussion among...

21 April 2026

Smart trapping solution for forest moth pests showcased in new FORSAID demonstration

Following the unveiling of FORSAID’s first technological demonstration, a video about the Entomoscope device, the second instalment of the series has now been revealed. The new output is all about the...

15 April 2026

FORSAID organises its first in-person demonstration and training event for forest stakeholders

Registration for this event is now closed. In June 2026, the first on-site demonstration and training event of FORSAID for forestry experts and practitioners will take place in Italy. Titled “Autom...

07 April 2026

FORSAID showcased at annual meetings of the EPPO Panel on Quarantine Pests for Forestry

The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO), a member of the FORSAID consortium, established a Panel on Quarantine Pests for Forestry in 1999. Originally, the format was tasked...

30 March 2026

FORSAID’s third newsletter is out - now on LinkedIn as well

March 2026 marked the release of the latest edition of the bi-annual FORSAID newsletter. The issue catches subscribers up with the most notable developments for the project over the past six months. &n...