WINALP 21 - Mountain Forests under CLimate Change

How can our forests in the Northern Alps be proactively adapted to climate change? In the WINALP21 project, transnationally coordinated information systems are being developed to provide forest owners with practical recommendations and best-practice examples for the management of mountain forests in the 21st century. As a basis, the location factors and forest types in the Northern Alps developed in earlier Interreg projects will be dynamized with regard to climate. The medium-term survival rate and development of various tree species will be documented in reforestation trials and natural regeneration areas from earlier projects (including Interreg). In addition, demonstration and monitoring areas will be set up to illustrate the effects of climate change using practical examples. On this basis, strategies and concepts for the proactive adaptation of mountain forests to climate change will be jointly developed and integrated into operational and official information systems and practical silvicultural aids. https://boku.ac.at/en/wabo/ife/research/winalp-21-mountain-forests-fit-for-climate-change