Information on the progress and outputs of the projects are being disseminated to end-users and other relevant stakeholders through various newsletters and journals, the project website and the EUFORGEN website.

Public awareness material has also been prepared and the project partners have presented updates on the project activities at various meetings and other events.

The launch of the EUFGIS information system, that will take place in September 2010 in Vienna, will be a major public awareness event of great interest to a wide audience, including stakeholders, policy makers and general public. The event will be covered by media.

1. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, issue No 34 - July 2007, “EUFGIS – a new project on FGR documentation is launched”
2. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, issue No 35 - December 2007, “EUFGIS project organizes workshop on FGR documentation”
3. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, No 36 - July 2008, ‘Developing an information system on gene conservation units of forest trees’
4. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, No 37 - December 2008, ‘EUFGIS update’
5. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, No 38 – July 2009, ‘The EUFGIS information system is taking shape’
6. Bioversity International, Newsletter for Europe, No 39 – December 2009, ‘The project moves into its final year’

EUFGIS update presented during the fifth meeting of the EUFORGEN Steering Committee (Novo mesto, Slovenia, 22-24 May 2007)

EUFGIS update presented during the second meeting of the EUFORGEN Stand-forming Broadleaves Network (Novi Sad, Serbia, 27-29 June 2007)

EUFGIS update presented during the third meeting of the EUFORGEN Forest Management Network (Rovaniemi, Finland, 27-29 November 2007)

Koskela, J. “Forest genetic resources in Europe, recent and future assessment efforts”, an invited presentation delivered at the Side Event “Status and Trends in Forest Genetic Resources (20 February 2008) organized by FAO during the SBSTTA13 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Rome, Italy (18-22 February 2008).

EUFGIS update presented at the third meeting of the EUFORGEN Scattered Broadleaves Network (Skiphelle, Norway, 20-22 May 2008)

EUFGIS update presented at the seventh meeting of the EUFORGEN Conifers Network (Sopron, Hungary, 10-12 June 2008)

Koskela, J. ‘Forest genetic resources and adaptation of forest management to climate change in Europe’, an invited presentation delivered at the ‘Nordic forests in a changing climate’ conference organized by NordGen Forest (Selfoss, Iceland, 19-20 August 2008)

Display of the EUFGIS poster and distribution of the EUFGIS leaflet during the European Forest Week (Rome, Italy, 20-24 October 2008)

Side event on adaptation of forest trees to climate change (organized by Bioversity International) during the European Forest Week (Rome, Italy, 21 October 2008)

EUFGIS update presented at the fourth meeting of the EUFORGEN Forest Management Network (Leuven, Belgium, 4-6 November 2008)

Koskela, J. ‘European Forest Genetic Resources Programme and its contributions to the SoWFGR process’, an invited presentation delivered at the 15th Session of the FAO Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources (Rome, Italy, 9–11  December 2008)

Display of the EUFGIS poster and distribution of the EUFGIS leaflet during the World Forest Week organized as part of the 19th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (Rome, Italy, 16-20 March 2009)

EUFGIS update presented at the third meeting of the EUFORGEN Stand-forming Broadleaves Network (Antalya, Turkey, 31 March-2 April 2009)

EUFGIS update presented  at the UNECE/FAO ToS on Monitoring of Sustainable Forest Management, EU-JRC, Ispra, Italy, 26-28 January 2010 (downloadable: see on the right)

Geographical distribution of gene conservation efforts for European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) within the species’ distribution range, Session 3 – COST E52 final meeting, Burgos, Spain, 4-6 May 2010 (downloadable: see on the right)