Sustainability Webinar | Forests Beyond Timber Non-Wood Forest Products for a Sustainable Future
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21stSustainability Webinar
Forests Beyond Timber Non-Wood Forest Products for a Sustainable Future
Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) are of major ecological, economic, and social importance. They are distributed across all regions of the world and, in many areas, represent a primary source of food and income for local communities. From a scientific perspective, NWFPs have been extensively studied with regard to their classification and composition, nutritional content and utilization, as well as their impact on local livelihoods and sustainable development.
Based on these considerations, we believe that a general overview, with a particular focus on mushrooms and forest berries, will be of significant interest to the scientific community and beyond.
Date: 27 February 2026
Time: 10:00 am CET | 11:00 am EET | 5:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 838 5154 6207
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet the Event Chair
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Danut Chira
Department of Forest Protection, Station of Brasov, National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Dracea”, Romania;
An alumnus of the Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering - Transylvania University of Brasov (1986), with a PhD in forest protection (phytopathology, mycology).
He has been the leader of 38 research projects (forest protection, phytopathology, mycology, genetics, ecology, conservation, rehabilitation, etc.)
Dr. Mihai Enescu
Department of Soil Sciences, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest;
An alumnus of the Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering - Transylvania University of Brasov (class 2009), he finished his PhD thesis in 2012, which was focused on forest genetics. In 2013, he continued within the Master’s Programme within University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest focusing on learning management in agricultural sciences.
Since 2012, he has worked as a Lecturer for Forestry within the Department of Soil Sciences - University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest.
In the last 14 years, Mihai was involved in several educational projects implemented by representative environmental NGOs from Romania. He worked also in the forest research field (for less than a year), wood industry sector (for one year), Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests (for four years, as the Minister’s personal advisor and as Chief of Staff of the Secretary of State for Forests).
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