ClimateForest – Climate Change Adaptation of Northern Forests: Risks and Prevention of Damaging Agents
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The forest damaging agents negatively affect many of the ecosystem services that forests provide, including climate regulation, production of renewable raw materials, and other provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting ecosystem services.
Climate change-related disturbances are already impacting forest growth dramatically in parts of Europe, like the Aurora region, and these problems are estimated to increase and expand northwards. Because Aurora areas are projected to experience more dramatic temperature increases than lower latitudes, these areas will probably face more severe effects of climate change.
The overall objective of this project is to develop new forest damaging agent prevention tools and risk management methods to support and ensure livelihood in Aurora regions in relation to forests. By decreasing the effect of damaging agents and developing new methods, the region’s economy and vitality are improved. New RDI cooperation in the forestry sector will be created and new know-how is shared. The project will generate new knowledge for short- and long-term activities to enhance living conditions in the Aurora region and contribute to sustainable ecological, social, and economic development.
Project leader: Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu Oy
Project partners:
- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
- Luleå University of Technology
- Metsäkeskus - Skogscentralen
- The Swedish Forest Agency
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU
News and publications
Scots pine blister rust is increasing in the north – here are the factors that associate with the risk - News from SLU
Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with Scots pine blister rust in Northern Sweden - publication in Forest Ecology and Management
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