Panel discussion at LIGNA Fair
Climate change poses a threat to European Forests. As a result, disturbances like windstorms, fires and bark beetle outbreaks are increasing. What does this mean for the wood value chain?
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Investigating European forests’ vulnerability to climate change
New FORWARDS project will work with RESONATE to support European forests and societies to transform, adapt, and mitigate climate-induced changes With a total budget of €14m funded by the European Commission’s HorizonEurope (plus additional funding by Switzerland and the UK) and more than 19 partners (incl. European Forest Institute) involved, the FORWARDS project (ForestWard Observatory to Secure Resilience of European Forests) will provide timely and detailed information on...
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New paper: operationalizing social-ecological resilience of forests
Several RESONATE researchers published this paper in the Journal for Environmental Management: A balancing act: Principles, criteria and indicator framework to operationalize social-ecological resilience of forests Against a background of
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Video: Recreation and biodiversity protection in the Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve
Our RESONATE team visited the Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve as part of our RESONATE project meeting in September 2022. It was fascinating to learn about the diverse recreational activities offered, and
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Projecting the future of our forests: documentary and policy brief
The future of our forests is uncertain, especially with disturbances, like windstorms, wildfires and bark beetles, which are increasing due to climate change. In the I-Maestro project, researchers investigated how we can adapt our
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‘Europe’s forests increasingly under pressure from climate-driven disturbances
Media and policy attention underline that we urgently need more knowledge and sound research results on how disturbances develop, how they impact European forests and the so-called “ecosystem services” they
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Wrangling resilience from concept to forest management application
Record breaking temperatures, minimal rainfall, drying rivers and burning forests. The news from this summer show how acutely the warming climate is affecting our environment and lives. To me, the
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Is European forest management out of alignment with natural patterns in disturbances?
European forests are in trouble. “Not because they’re being lost,” says University of Vermont scientist William Keeton. “Europe, actually, is greener and more heavily forested now than it has been
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What our forests need in times of climate change
RESONATE Coordinator Marcus Lindner contributed with an expert statement to an initiative of the German Science Media Centre, aiming at providing input to journalists on the current state of the
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Expecting the unexpected: how to manage forest landscapes in a highly uncertain future?
Is the so-called functional network approach an efficient way to optimize forest landscape management and to promote ecological resilience in the face of unexpected global change stresses? In his recent blogpost,
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Video: Forest Management in the Tatra Mountains
Dr. Antoni Zięba, Nature Conservation Specialist of the Department of Research and Nature Conservation Planning of the Tatra National Park, takes us on a tour through the Tatra Mountains as
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Challenges and solutions for European forests and related value chains in times of climate change
New Policy Brief out now How can we increase the sustainability and resilience of our European forests and related value chains in times of climate change? I-Maestro (Innovative forest management strategies for
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