Department of Forest Ecology and Management

Collaboration on the future use and conservation of forests - challenges for industry and authorities

Collaboration on the future use and conservation of forests – challenges for companies and authorities maria.nordstrom@slu.se The Research School in Future Silviculture invites you to an open

Dissertation Virginia Mosquera

Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in headwater streams of boreal catchments : long term data analysis, consequences of anthropogenic management and ways to mitigate disturbances charlotta.bergstrom@

An integrated agroforestry-bioenergy system for improved energy access, food security, and human and ecosystem health

A new study shows multiple benefits of combining sustainable biomass production in agroforestry systems with cleaner cooking solutions and electricity production in sub-Saharan Africa. Most of the

A letter from Alice, who revisited SLU as a seasoned researcher this summer

This summer, Alice Turinawe from Uganda visited colleagues in the SLU projects Drylands Transformation and Restore4More. She also gave a seminar on agricultural advisory services and sustainable land

Dissertation Arnis Jurevics

Slash and stump harvest – effects on site C and N, and productivity of the subsequent forest stand charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Arnis Jurevics defends his thesis "Slash and stump harvest – effects on

Dissertation Artis Becs

Biomass thinning in strips as an alternative to conventional selective thinning in biomass-dense forests charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Artis Becs defends his thesis "Biomass thinning in strips as an

Dissertation Arvid Lindh

Multi-functional trait-based species selection for regenerating tropical rainforests charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Arvid Lindh defends his thesis "Multi-functional trait-based species selection for

25 years of research shows: How to restore damaged rainforest

For the first time, results from 25 years of work to rehabilitate fire-damaged and heavily logged rainforest are now being presented. The study fills a knowledge gap about the long-term effects of

Kazi Samiul Islam

samiul.islam@slu.se My research focuses on finding the sources of nitrogen (N) fixation in boreal forests. I want to discover the main contributors to nitrogen inputs and see how they respond to

Annrose Mwangi

annrose.mwangi@slu.se I am a PhD student in soil science under the Restore4More project. My PhD project aims to improve understanding of the plant-soil-water nexus in the rangelands of East Africa

Newly launched Restore4More project seeks to contribute knowledge to guide and scale rangeland restoration in East Africa

The newly launched Restore4More project seeks to contribute knowledge to guide and scale rangeland restoration in East Africa. ”Water and transhumance are often overlooked in restoration research

New genetic discoveries could enhance rainforest restoration

In a recent study, researchers in Borneo explored how climate affects evolution of tropical tree species. The results showed that genetic variation in tree performance was related to the origin of