SLU Forest Damage Centre

We produce and collect knowledge and competence for the health of the forest

We prevent and monitor forest damage

We research, analyze and monitor forest damage in order to equip the Swedish forest against today's and tomorrow's risks of damage. We create and collect knowledge for forest health. With a focus on responsible forestry, preservation of natural values, and biological diversity, we contribute to sustainable social development under changing climate conditions.
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Analyst function

The analysis function is an important part of the SLU Forest Damage Centre. Our analysts investigate the risk for national outbreaks, compile knowledge and provide support in the event of outbreaks or other incidents.

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Research school

The SLU Forest Damage Centre's research school trains doctoral students to get a broad competence in forest damages. Here, you can network with industry and authorities. The research school is open to all doctoral students at SLU.

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Monitoring of forest damage

We collect data on damage and populations or agents that cause damage in Swedish forest ecosystems. The data contribute important information to the analysis function within the Centre and governmental work.

Our projects

Here you will find our current and past projects. We have projects in research, environmental monitoring and feasibility studies or development projects related to forest damage.
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Skogsskada - Report Tool (swe)

Skogskada is a web-based tool for reporting and identifying forest damage. The tool helps to describe the damage situation in Swedish forests and can be used as a knowledge bank.

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Tools and facts

Here you can find information and facts about forest damage. You will also find various tools that can help you. Here we gather knowledge about pests.

News

  • 2025-07-03

    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 cost-effective.
  • 2025-07-01

    Molecular markers to identify harmful rust fungus

    Researchers have developed new methods that will make it easier, faster, and more accurate to determine which form of Scots pine blister rust has affected a tree. This is important for choosing the right management method, reducing the spread of damage and for resistance breeding.
  • 2025-07-01

    Call for projects focusing on the effects of interrelated forest damage factors

    The SLU Forest Damage Centre announces a call focused on forest damage with the explicit purpose of strengthening research on the effects of multiple interconnected forest damage agents, i.e. interrelated complex relationships involving different forest damage agents.
  • 2025-06-18

    Microphones reveal when trees suffer from drought stress

    Trees exposed to drought emit sounds – and with the help of microphones, researchers can now listen in as their water transport systems begin to fail. A new study from SLU shows that ultrasound from the forest can reveal whether trees are suffering from permanent drought damage.
  • 2025-06-17

    She maps the movement of moose in the managed forest landscape

    How are moose movement patterns affected by our managed forests? This is what PhD student Desirée Guidobaldi Stenbacka is trying to find out and hopes that this understanding can support a more sustainable coexistence between moose and forestry.
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