SLU Forest Damage Centre
Utlysning projektstöd för kortsiktiga övervakningsprojekt
The SLU Forest Damage Centre announces a call with focus on monitoring of forest damage. The call is for short-term monitoring projects that focus on method development and will be carried out in
Need for an integrated risk management strategy for forest fires in the EU
An integrated risk management strategy for Europe, adaptations to face more intense fires, longer fire seasons and increased risks in fire-prone areas were discussed among researchers, policy makers
Forest Damage excursion - Save the date
Forest Damage excursion theres.svensson@slu.se SLU Forest Damage Centre is organising an excursion to draw attention to new damage and spread knowledge about known causes of forest damage. The
Healthy forests in a changing climate – the path to resilient conifers
In her doctoral thesis, Matilda Stein Åslund has studied genetic and environmental factors that affect diseases in conifers. This is an important step toward preserving our forests in the ongoing
Management and consequences of forest damage
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
SLU launches large-scale climate experiment in Swedish forest
Forest growth in Sweden has slowed down. Climate change is believed to play a key role – but exactly how remains unknown. Now, SLU is launching one of the largest field experiments of its kind to
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
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
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