🌲 IN-SYLVA Europe
IN-SYLVA Europe is a European research infrastructure focused on understanding and improving forest ecosystems in the context of climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable use.
From a Swedish perspective, it connects the country’s strong tradition of science-based forest management with a wider European research network.
The infrastructure brings together long-term field experiments, laboratory research, and advanced modelling tools to support evidence-based forest management across Europe.
It contributes to key EU priorities such as the European Green Deal and the EU Forest Strategy, helping develop forests that are resilient, productive, and sustainable.
INSYLVA Sweden
INSYLVA Sweden is a coordinated national research infrastructure for forest research, innovation, and education built around four complementary service domains: in situ, in lab, in edu, and in silico. The infrastructure integrates experimental forests, environmental monitoring, analytical laboratories, digital platforms, modeling tools, and training environments to support sustainable forest management and forest-based bioeconomy research.
The in situ services are centered around Svartberget Research Station, Krycklan Catchment Study, Asa Research Station, and the Silva Boreal database, providing long-term forest experiments, ecosystem observations, and harmonized forest data resources.
The in lab services include the BAL and SSIL laboratories at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, offering advanced analytical capacities for biological, environmental, and forest-related samples. The In-EDU component is supported through the SILVA Research School, which provides doctoral training and capacity building in forest sciences. The in silico services integrate forest modeling, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and digital research tools to support data-driven forest research and decision support.
Together, INSYLVA Sweden provides an integrated platform connecting researchers, stakeholders, educators, and forest-sector actors within the broader European INSYLVA framework.
IN-SYLVA Sweden Stakeholders
The stakeholders signing the Expression of Interest represent a broad and balanced network across forestry, industry, public sector, and research. Together, they strengthen the relevance and societal anchoring of INSYLVA Sweden.
- Holmen Skog AB – forest owner and industrial forestry actor contributing operational and applied forestry expertise
- Sveaskog – Sweden’s largest forest owner, supporting large-scale forest management and field access
- Swedish Forest Agency – national authority providing regulatory, policy, and forest governance expertise
- Federation of Swedish Farmers – representing forest owners and rural land-use perspectives
- Forest, Climate, and Livelihood Research Network – contributing interdisciplinary research on forests, climate, and livelihoods
- Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification – providing expertise in forest certification and sustainability standards
- Stockholm International Water Institute – contributing water–forest–climate nexus expertise
- County Administrative Board – regional public authority supporting land-use governance and implementation contexts
- Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget – major forest industry actor contributing industrial forest management perspectives
- IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet – environmental research institute contributing applied sustainability and environmental analysis
- Umeå Plant Science Centre – leading academic environment in forest genetics, plant science, and biotechnology
Together, these stakeholders ensure strong alignment between research, policy, industry, and land management, reinforcing INSYLVA Sweden’s role as a national and European forest research infrastructure node.