Response strategies to climatic change in management of european forests (SILVISTRAT)

Objective

The project is studying and developing adaptive strategies for sustainable forest management in the European forests under the global climate change. Mechanism and impacts are addressed how forest production and carbon sequestration are controlled under the current and changing climate through management within the limits set by sustainable forestry for developing management strategies to adapt the European forests to global climate change.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF JOENSUU

Address

7,yliopistokatu 7
80101 Joensuu
Finland

Participants (6)

CENTRE DE RECERCA ECOLOGIA I APLICACIONS FORESTALS

Spain

Address

Univ. Autonoma De Barcelona - Edifici C
08193 Bellaterra

Links

EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE

Finland

Address

Torikatu 34
Joensuu

Links

POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH

Germany

Address

Telegrafenberg C4
1441 Potsdam

THE SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Sweden

Address

10,vallvaegen 4
750 07 Uppsala

UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

Austria

Address

Peter Jordanstrasse 70
1190 Wien

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

Address

Droevendaalsesteeg 3
6700 AH Wageningen