The Civitas-UGR Chair presented yesterday afternoon the book “Trends and innovation in sustainable construction”, in an event led by the director of the Chair, Mercedes García de Quesada. The presentation was held at the Royal Hospital, headquarters of the Rectorate of the University of Granada.

The Poplar Producers Association of Granada Marjal offers this weekend a course on management of vegetation cover in poplar groves for soil regeneration and improving biodiversity and productivity. This program, open to all interested parties and free of charge, will be taught by permaculture expert Radko Tichalvsky at the headquarters of the Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Training and Research (IFAPA) of the Junta de Andalucía (Camino de Purchil s / n) on Friday November 15 from 16.30 to 18.30 hours. On Saturday, November 16, a practical training will take place in several poplar groves in the Vega de Granada.

The visit to the wooden structures of the Alhambra and the Palacio de los Vargas in Granada, led by Ignacio Arto, professor at the University of Granada, has put the finishing touch to the M5 training module on durability, protection, diagnosis and rehabilitation given by the spinoff Iberolam Timber Technology, created for the transfer of the LIFE Wood for Future project.

The coordinator of the LIFE Wood for Future project, Antolino Gallego, participated last Thursday, November 7, in a Bioeconomy conference organized by the Málaga Provincial Council at La Noria, a social innovation center located in the capital of Málaga. Professor Gallego presented the talk "Structural bioproducts made in Andalucía" within the Bioproducts and Circularity panel.

The lots auctioned by Agrupación Marjal were sold for more than 500,000 euros, at an average price of 92.5 euros per cubic meter. PEFC certification guarantees that the plantations have been managed in accordance with sustainability criteria and strict environmental requirements.

The Manuel Carra Theater in Castril hosted today, Saturday, October 26, the seminar 'Poplar, water and landowners', in which a dozen professors, researchers and specialists have exposed the positive impact that this crop so deeply rooted in the Castril-Castillejar-Cortes de Baza area has on biodiversity, carbon absorption, soil and water quality and soil quality.

The UGR researcher Antolino Gallego has presented the structural products of the project (MCLam and MCLamBS) during the scientific sessions of the 27th International Commission on Poplar other Fast Growing Species for the Maintenance of People and the Environment of the FAO, held in Bordeaux, France, between 22 and 25 October.

UGR researchers Irene Gil and Elísabet Suarez successfully presented the first version of the TIK (Tree Inspection Kit) tool during the scientific sessions of the 27th International Commission on Poplar and Other Fast-Growing Species for the Maintenance of People and the Environment of the FAO, held in Bordeaux, France, between 22 and 25 October.

During a 4-day study tour (October 17-20, 2024) and within the framework of the 27th Session of the FAO International Commission on Poplar and other Fast-Growing Species for the Maintenance of People and the Environment, held in Bordeaux (France), the coordinator of the LIFE Wood for Future project had the opportunity to establish contact and learn from the sector worldwide.

The Agrupación Marjal, which brings together one hundred owners, is offering 17 lots for sale with a total of 10,087 cubic meters and an average price of 93 euros per cubic meter. The plantations have received PEFC certification, which guarantees that they have been managed in accordance with sustainability criteria and strict environmental requirements. Bids can be submitted until October 28 at the headquarters of the Marjal group and the auction will take place before a notary on November 5.