Department of Forest Resource Management

WindyForests explores how wind power, forestry and local interests can coexist in forest landscapes. Through stakeholder collaboration and advanced modeling, the project supports more sustainable decisions for wind power development.

In E-tools, researchers collaborate with forest owners and managers to improve continuous cover forestry growth models, evaluate management strategies, and make the results accessible through a user-friendly web service.

A research project set to help stakeholders adapt forest related decisions to climate change without jeopardizing other important economic, societal, and environmental forest values.

A new method of measuring variation allows scientists to see complex reality more clearly. They find the benefits of a heterogeneous environment are greater for biodiversity than standard methods show.

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 cost-effective.

SLU is now announcing eight new PhD positions as part of a collaboration with the forest sector. The positions are part of the research programme Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research (WIFORCE), aimed at meeting future knowledge needs for the sustainable management and conservation of forests.

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 and practitioners in Brussels.

Ten doctoral projects have been granted within WIFORCE – Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research programme at SLU. The projects are conducted in collaboration with private and public partners and aim to contribute to the sustainable forestry of the future.