Example of a spruce population in the Black Forest threatened by drought (Photo: Arthur Gessler). ’FFORWARDS will for the first time combine data from long-term forest monitoring, satellite observations and model simulations across Europe to understand the impacts of climate change on forests and to implement this information together with practitioners into action plans for Climate-Smart forestry’ - Arthur Gessler, WSL researcher.
Example of a spruce population in the Black Forest threatened by drought (Photo: Arthur Gessler). 'FFORWARDS will for the first time combine data from long-term forest monitoring, satellite observations and model simulations across Europe to understand the impacts of climate change on forests and to implement this information together with practitioners into action plans for Climate-Smart forestry' - Arthur Gessler, WSL researcher. The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is participating in a pan-European project to monitor and evaluate the impact of climate change on forests. The aim is to create a basis for decision-making in practical forest management on a European and regional level. The first calls for grants are now being launched, enabling researchers outside the FORWARDS consortium to contribute to the project's goal. Climate change is already a threat to forest ecosystems and in especially to the ecosystem services that forests provide for nature and humans. Many tree species are suffering from rising temperatures and frequent droughts.
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