Description du projet
Des chercheurs s’intéressent à la façon dont les forêts s’adaptent au changement climatique
Les forêts jouent un rôle important dans le cycle du carbone en Europe, mais elles sont également vulnérables au changement climatique. Le projet ASFORCLIC, financé par l’UE, va s’intéresser à la chaîne de valeur du bois forestier. Coordonné par l’université Mendel de Brno, en République tchèque, le projet réunira des instituts d’Allemagne, de Suède, de Slovénie et d’Autriche pour étudier les effets de l’évolution de l’environnement sur le spectre des espèces d’arbres, la composition structurelle, la santé et la croissance des forêts et analyser différentes stratégies d’adaptation. Ces instituts s’intéresseront également sur les nouveaux matériaux en bois à la lumière des changements attendus dans les assortiments et les propriétés du bois. Le projet définira des pistes de recherche communes et se concentrera sur le soutien apporté aux chercheurs en début de carrière.
Objectif
In order to support the ambitious goals to raise the research profile of the coordinating institution and strengthen its research excellence in the highly demanding field of global climate change impact on the forest and whole bio-based sector-leading institutions agreed to collaborate on the jointly proposed project. The central European forests and its wood industry are facing strong and rapid changes - the most prominent being the Global Climate Change. The presented twinning proposal ‘Adaption strategies in forestry under global climate change impact’ (ASFORCLIC) analyses and prepares the forest-wood value chain for these changes including higher appearance and use of the lesser-used wood species. Over the last years, the Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU) has become a nucleus for an expert forum of partners in Central, Northern and Eastern Europe that facilitates integrated research activities and enhances communication among scientists, technologists, policy decision-makers, economists, and the public. Within the project, the participating institutions will form three working groups (WGs): (1) forest production and environment – (2) wood quantity and qualities – (3) market, economics and policy. WG1 focuses on the effects of the changing environment on forests’ tree species spectrum and structural composition, health and growth, and analyses different adaption strategies. WG2 studies the utilization of new wood-material under anticipated changes in wood assortments and properties. New material can be adapted and modified, or even be used for completely new products on the market. WG3 will accompany the changes in forests and wood products from an economic perspective and investigate how political decisions support promising adaption strategies. The project focuses on the definition of joint research avenues within and also gives specifically focus on the support provided to the Early-stage researchers.
Champ scientifique
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.4.b. - Twinning of research institutions Main Programme
Thème(s)
Régime de financement
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinateur
613 00 Brno Sever
Tchéquie