SLU Forest Damage Centre
She fighting for European ash
Meet Beatrice Tolio, PhD student at SLU Forest Damage Research School. She wants to develope a resistent population of European ash to the fungal pathogen causing ash dieback. The ash population in
Severe wardamage to Ukranian forests
Three years of war in Ukraine has caused damages to approximately 240,000 hectares of forest land in southern and eastern Ukraine. Due to Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, vast areas
Management and consequences of forest damage
SILVA PhD course: Management and consequences of forest damage dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se Forest damage induced by abiotic events and biotic agents is becoming increasingly frequent in forest
Re-launch of Skogsskada
Re-launch of Skogsskada theres.svensson@slu.se We would like to present the new version of Skogsskada, a web-based tool for reporting and identifying forest damage. After intensive work to rebuild
He aims to develop innovative and cost-effective ways to monitor forest damage
Meet Fabio Carrer, a PhD student at the SLU Forest Damage research school. With a background in mathematics, he wants to develop statistical methods and make data collection on forest damage more
Forest Damage excursion - Save the date
Forest Damage excursion - Save the date theres.svensson@slu.se This is a save the date. We are planning for a forest damage excursion in August, preliminary the 26 August 2025. Symptom on
She Stress-Tests Trees to Assess Their Resilience to Future Climates
By exposing seedlings to drought and heat in climate chambers, researcher Leonie Schönbeck aims to determine how trees will cope in the future. “The need to better understand drought and heat
Matchmaking workshop SLU Forest Damage Centre
Matchmaking-workshop SLU Forest Damage Centre katja.fedrowitz@slu.se In connection with the current call from the SLU Forest Damage Centre, a matchmaking workshop is being organised for researchers
From California to Sweden: A Tale of Wildfire Preparedness and Policy Gaps
The recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area have once again underscored the increasing frequency and severity of forest fires across the globe. To shed light on this critical issue, we spoke with
Call SLU Forest Damage Centre 2025
The SLU Forest Damage Centre has opened a call focused on forest damage with the explicit purpose of strengthening collaboration with other authorities or institutions, such as the Swedish Forest
Expands with new analyst
Teresa López-Andújar Fustel is SLU Forest Damage Centre's newest addition - she takes on the role of analyst in the field of wind and snow. With this addition, the centre expands its analysis
Annual meeting SLU Forest Damage Centre
Annual meeting SLU Forest Damage Centre katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Welcome to the annual meeting of the SLU Forest Damage Centre 2025 The meeting will be held in Swedish - please register on the