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COST Action CA20132 UrbanTreeGuard brings together researchers and stakeholders to co-create solutions for safeguarding urban trees. Join our network!

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Guardians of Urban Trees
#UrbanTrees clean the air, cool #cities, and support #Biodiversity but face threats from #ClimateChange, poor #soil, and #pests. COST Action CA20132 unites experts from 40 nations to protect them
More: ub3guard.eu

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Guardians of Urban Trees: Meet COST Action CA20132
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Excited to join FUNURB, a collaborative project led by the Phytopathology group at the Swiss Federal Research Institute @wslresearch.bsky.social and @ub3guard.bsky.social exploring how urbanization shapes the diversity and function of tree fungal endophytes. This week in Madrid’s urban green areas.
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Emotional❤️ and tasty😋🍷end to our amazing UB3Guard project in Portugal. Grateful to have contributed to fantastic research👩🏼‍🔬 networking and innovative approaches in urban tree biosecurity🍄🐛🛰️ 🧬 Proud to have been part of this successful COST action❤️🤗 @ub3guard.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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#IUFRO25CH Diana Marčiulynienė discusses future-proofing #urban #biosecurity: innovative approaches and key challenges
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May 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
At the IUFRO Div7 conference in Zürich, our COST Action member and WG2 leader Diana Marčiulynienė introduced the study on “Future-proofing Urban Biosecurity: Innovative Approaches and Key Challenges” a common effort among many COST Action members.
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May 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
DCG Conference Report 🌳

🐞 At ICE2024, Dr. Matošević presented UrbanTreeGuard and WG1 results, shared urban tree data, and highlighted UB3Guard’s biosecurity mission.

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#urbantrees #biosecurity
April 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🌳 UB3Guard Training School: The Social Dimensions of Urban Tree Biosecurity 🌳

📢 Applications now open!

📅 October 7–10, 2025
📍 Forest Research, Roslin, Scotland

🔗 More info & how to apply: ub3guard.eu/news/social-...

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The Social Dimensions of Urban Tree Biosecurity - Training School 7-10 October 2025
UB3Guard Training School: The Social Dimensions of Urban Tree Biosecurity Application now open! Time: October 7–10, 2025 Location: Forest Research, Forest Research Station, Roslin, Scotland. ...
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April 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
DCG Conference Report

At EFUF 2024, Dr. Mariella Marzano introduced our COST Action and shared key insights on urban green infrastructure. Discussions highlighted the role of trees in health, biodiversity, and nature-based solutions to sustainable urban greening.

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March 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ITC Conference Report 🌿

At IUFRO 2024, Kateřina Kováčiková presented research on virus elimination and effect assessment in Phytophthora cinnamomi isolates.

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March 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
International Day of Forests 2025

Forests support food security, biodiversity & livelihoods—but face threats from pests & deforestation. UB3Guard works to protect urban forests through biosecurity & sustainable solutions.

Video by Kiril Sotorovski

#UrbanForests
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March 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
ITC Conference Report

At TERRAenVISION 2024, Dr. Michal Pástor presented on the role of spontaneous woody vegetation in urban settings.

Discussions on urban tree inventories, nature-based solutions, and tree resilience while sharing Urban Tree Guard materials.

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March 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Shoutout to all the amazing women in our COST Action! Special thanks to our Chair Prof. Johanna Witzell and WG leaders Dr. Mariella Marzano, Dr. Diana Marciulyniene, Dr. Dijana Vuletic, and Prof. Kathrin Blumenstein for their inspiring contribution.

#WomenInScience
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March 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
COST Action UB3Guard event in Novi Sad

International experts & stakeholders gathered to develop inclusive decision support tools for urban tree management. Big thanks to Dr. Milica Zlatković, Dr. Lazar Pavlović & their team and to our amazing Chair Prof. Johanna Witzell
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March 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
STSM Report of the Week 🌿

Analyzing the European urban tree inventory to improve urban forest management. The findings were presented at EFUF 2024 (Zagreb) and REUFIS 2024 (Skopje).

#STSMReport #UrbanForests #TreeHealth #Sustainability #UrbanForestry

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March 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
STSM Report of the Week

This study develops a LAMP assay for detecting Cryptostroma corticale, a major pathogen affecting sycamore maple trees. This rapid diagnostic tool improves forest health monitoring and biosecurity.

#Biosecurity

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February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
STSM Report of the Week🌿

This study compiles available & emerging technologies for detecting & managing invasive pests, highlighting innovative tools to boost biosecurity and protect forest and urban ecosystems.

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#STSM #InvasivePests #Biosecurity #PestManagement
February 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
STSM Report of the Week 🌿

Virulence genes of Diplodia sapinea triggered by abiotic stress using RNA-seq and DGE analyses. New mycoviruses were identified froM RNA-seq data, adding fresh insights into the pathogen's world.

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February 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Guardians of Urban Trees
#UrbanTrees clean the air, cool #cities, and support #Biodiversity but face threats from #ClimateChange, poor #soil, and #pests. COST Action CA20132 unites experts from 40 nations to protect them
More: ub3guard.eu

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASXZ...
Guardians of Urban Trees: Meet COST Action CA20132
YouTube video by Urban Tree Guard
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February 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
STSM Report of the Week 🌿

This study aims to identify pathogens causing Juniperus excelsa dieback using molecular techniques. DNA extraction, ITS-PCR, sequencing, and fungal identification via BLAST analysis were completed, shedding light on juniper decline.

#UrbanTree

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February 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
APPLY NOW! UB3Guard Training School "Sentinel Arboreta"
Atatürk Arboretum, Istanbul, Türkiye – June 17-20, 2025

More info here: ub3guard.eu/news

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#treehealth #pests #pathogens #urbantrees
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
STSM Report of the Week 🌿

This study examines the isolation of Phytophthora spp., major forest pathogens, and their biological control using essential oils and metabolites.

#STSM #Phytophthora #ForestHealth #Biocontrol #BioSecurity #UrbanForestry #CityTrees
January 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Save the date for attending our Joint Conference of COST Action Urban Tree Guard (CA20132) and European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)

September 8-10, 2025
INIAV, Oeiras, Portugal

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#biosecurity #urban #pests #pathogen #networking #plantprotection
January 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Collaborative Approaches to Urban Tree Biosecurity: Stakeholders’ Perceptions, Actions & Social Networks

This study, led by Alessandro Paletto and with contributions from Urban Tree Guard COST Action members, explores collaboration in urban tree biosecurity.

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Collaborative approaches to urban tree biosecurity: Stakeholder’s perceptions, actions and social networks
In past decades, urban tree biosecurity has taken on growing importance worldwide. Stakeholders play a key role in countering the spread of invasive a…
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January 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Starting this week we’ll share a new STSM report every Friday

This week’s report covers inoculations of Dothistroma septosporum and D. pini on Pinus pinea and P. sylvestris seedlings, focusing on infection rates, symptoms, and physiological differences for early disease detection
#STSM #COSTActions
January 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM