News

02 September 2026

New paper co-authored by FORSAID partners examines woodwasp movement through global trade

A scientific article co-authored by FORSAID experts was recently released, examining how woodwasps have spread through global trade, drawing on more than 3,000 historical border interception records f...

19 August 2026

FORSAID joins NextGenBioPest clustering webinar on pest management along with six EU-funded projects

On 17 March 2026, the NextGenBioPest project organised the clustering webinar “From Detection to Decision: Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Pest and Chemical Risk Management in Europe”. The...

12 August 2026

FORSAID brings forest health science to the public in Ljubljana

Awareness-raising is an essential element of successfully safeguarding Europe’s forests from pests - when the public understands how such harmful species spread and why their early detection matters, ...

05 August 2026

The third FORSAID social media campaign highlights the target species of the project

At the onset of 2026, FORSAID’s website was expanded to include a dedicated section on the target pests guiding the initiative’s activities. All ten insect, fungi and nematode species are now publicly...

29 July 2026

FORSAID materials now available on the EPPO Platform on Communication Material

In August 2022, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) launched its own online platform consolidating communication materials on plant health. Since then, its purpose has ...

22 July 2026

Partners of FORSAID present at the EcoForum “Arbori et Urbi – 2026: Trees in the Urban Ecosystem”

The Ukrainian National Forestry University (UNFU) in Lviv, a consortium member of the FORSAID project, hosted the EcoForum “Arbori et Urbi – 2026: Trees in the Urban Ecosystem” between 28 and 30 ...

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 closed. August 2026 will see the second in-person technology demonstration and training event of the FORSAID project. Following up on last month's first edition in...

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...