Foliage. Photo.
The sun shines through foliage. Photo: Theres Svensson

Contact us

Page reviewed:  04/12/2025

Do you want to get in touch with the SLU Forest Damage Centre? Feel free to contact out staff or one of SLU's external collaboration specialists who are experts in forests and forest damage.

Management and communication

Director
Jonas Rönnberg
Phone: +4640415179, +46706727643
Email: jonas.ronnberg@slu.se

Deputy director responsible for Research school and monitoring
Wiebke Neumann Sivertsson, responsible for monitoring
Phone: +46907868117, +46706349051
Email: wiebke.neumann@slu.se

Coordinator
Katja Fedrowitz
Phone: +4618672196
Email: katja.fedrowitz@slu.se

Communicator
Theres Svensson
Phone: +46 90 78 68 228, +46 765 46 05 96
Email: theres.svensson@slu.se

Our Analysts 

Damage caused by insects
Maartje Klapwijk, +4618-67 24 02

Damage caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses
Iryna Matsiakh, +4640-415 394
Audrius Menkis, +4618-67 27 29 

Damage caused by wildlife
Fredrik Widemo, +4690-786 81 40, +4676-13 91 040

Damage caused by fire and drought
Inka Bohlin, +4690-786 81 06

Damage caused by wind and snow
Teresa López-Andújar Fustel, +46907868271

Socio-economic impact
Chandra Krishnamurthy

Risk and impact assessments with Heureka
Narayanan Subramanian, +4640-415 315
Johanna Lundström, +4690-786 81 48

Forest management 
Therese Strömvall Nyberg

 

Other experts

Forest insekts - Mats Jonsell

Spruce bark beetle - Martin Schroeder, Simon Kärvemo

Pine wivel - Adriana Puentes

Fungi infestation - Malin Elfstrand, Michelle Cleary

Risk assessment of plant pests - Johanna Boberg, Niklas Björklund

 

Or visit SLU list of researchers to ask