Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

SLU’s bachelor’s programme Forest and Landscape shows the biggest increase of all SLU programmes in 2025 – with an 88% increase in admissions compared to the previous year.

The iconic status of the moose offers no guarantee or prosperity. While the population of greatest ungulate around the globe is stable in North America the moose population is decreasing in Europe.

Climate change is happening so rapidly that many tree species can’t adapt in time. Researchers are now exploring ways to give them a helping hand – through so-called assisted migration. The project focuses on how we can adapt Swedish forests to a warmer climate.

FRAS aims to develop and share evidence-based knowledge on forest management for sustainable forestry in southern Sweden. This is done in close collaboration with the regional forest industry and in dialogue with other stakeholders affected by forestry.

How can forest planning and advisory services be developed to support more diversified family forestry? This is what the project aims to investigate in close collaboration between SLU, Umeå University, the forest owners' association Södra, and the Swedish Forest Agency.

The project investigates how to establish and manage mixed broadleaved continuous cover forests, where they are most successful, and how clear-cut-free methods impact timber production, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and the balancing of different interests.

Trees For Me develop competence focused on fast-growing broadleaf trees for sustainable forestry, materials and energy in Sweden.

Our goal is to raise awareness of the economic and ecological impacts of native and exotic tree diseases and to find solutions that reduce forest losses and promote healthy, sustainable forests.

We conduct research on conservation ecology, plant ecology, forest history, and plant-animal interactions – knowledge that supports decisions on how forests can preserve biodiversity and be managed sustainably in Sweden and globally.

We conduct research on forest management in both coniferous and broadleaved forests in Sweden and other parts of the world. The research focuses on forest production, regeneration, and silviculture, as well as how forestry can support diverse goals and values and help mitigate climate change.

Our research spans forest planning and advisory services to forest policy, gender equality, and societal transitions – with a focus on both local landscapes and global perspectives.