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On Friday, September 18th 2026, we inaugurated the Marteloscope at Colle/Kohlern in Bolzano, a new open-air forest laboratory used for training, research and public outreach on sustainable forest management.The event has been covered in the local news (in Italian)

Our Science article “Climate change will increase forest disturbances in Europe throughout the 21st century” Gruenig et al. 2026 has been featured in multiple media articles in the local (South Tyrol, Trentino), national (Italian) and European press agencies.

Article written by Giovanni Blandino from the Communication department of Eurac Research. This article talks about the pioneering study on forecasting forest disturbances over European forests, predicting and quantifying increase in wildfires, infestations, and storms from now until the end of the century.

Reel published by Eurac Research on our monitoring research on fungal diversity in forests of South Tyrol Here’s the link to the video

Article written by Andrea di Giovanni from the Communication department of Eurac Research. This article talks about the importance of deadwood in mountain forests and the findings from our latest article on the topic published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management

Article written by the Communication department of Eurac Research. In this article we present our latest initiative on mapping fungal diversity across forests of South Tyrol, in association with the local mycological society and in collaboration with an EU-funded project (FunDive)

I was interviewed by the regional newscast RAI TGR Alto Adige about our special project on monitoring fungal diversity in South Tyrol. I briefly talked about the important role of fungi on forest ecosystems and how to monitor their diversity in forests.

A reportage with interview about my research activities for the regional broadcast RAI Alto Adige/Südtirol in the context of my Special Mention within the Junior Research Award Alto Adige 2023.

I was interviewed by Valentina Cibin from the regional radio streaming (RAI Alto Adige/Südtirol) about my Special Mention within the Junior Research Award Alto Adige 2023. We talked about my career but also about issues releted to forests and climate change.

Article written by Giovanni Blandino from the Communication department of Eurac Research. In this article we explain what are protection forests, why are so important in mountain regions and how their protective effect might be hampered by climate change.