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Feasibility Study on means of combating forest dieback in the European Union.
At the request of the European Parliament the Commission published a study on the main causes of forest dieback damage in the European Union in 2007. The Parliament asked that the study focus specifically on fires and atmospheric pollution and at the ways of reducing their occurrence.
The study was carried out by the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products and the European Forest Institute. The results are presented in the following documents:
Documents
- Feasibility Study on means of combating forest dieback in the European Union (October 2007)
- Technical report
(pdf ~1Mb) - Background Report (pdf ~ 2Mb)
- Questionnaire Evaluation Report (pdf ~597K)
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Workshop Report (pdf ~194K)
Implementation of the EU Forestry Strategy: How to protect EU forests against harmful impacts?
Following an open call for tender, the Commission selected the consortium of the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (Institute of Forest and Environmental Policy) and Ecologic Institute, Berlin to carry out the study "Implementation of the EU Forestry Strategy: How to protect EU forests against harmful impacts?". The results are presented in the following Final Report.
Destructive Storms in European Forests: Past and Forthcoming Impacts
Aiming to a better understanding of the influence and impacts of destructive storm episodes, this study has compiled existing information on destructive storms affecting European forests in the last 60 years and tries to give some insight on how storms will impact our forests in the future. Damages have been analysed to have an overview of the magnitude of these abiotic disturbances and a 129 storm classification has been developed and is now available. 11 storms have been selected from this classification and have been in depth studied to provide a better understanding of these major biotic agents.
- Destructive storms main report
- List of 129 storms (appendix 1)
- Report from Workshop on ‘Policies for Forest Storm Damages Mitigation and Restoration’ (appendix 2)
- Information on 11 Storms Selected for Detailed Analysis (appendix 3)
Disturbances of EU Forests caused by biotic agents
This study aims to assess the importance of environmental and economic damage to EU forests caused by biotic agents under current conditions and to evaluate the risks under future climatic conditions and scenarios of forest management. It will focus on harmful insects, fungi and nematode diseases as well as wildlife in European forests.
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Final report of 23/01/2012 (pdf ~4,5Mb)
Influences of EU forests on weather patterns
The general objective of this study is to provide an assessment of the influences of EU forests on weather patterns and, in particular, atmospheric precipitation at the scale of the European continent, focusing on the EU land area, by synthesizing related work in this field. It also aims to provide rough but consistent figures and a solid rationale for evaluating the impact of EU forests on weather conditions in quantitative terms.
The scuty should focus on assessing to what extent forest cover influences the atmospheric part of the hydrological cycle, their influence on EU weather and climate (winds, precipitation patterns, temperature variations, solar radiation) and the expected evolution of these parameters. It will also identify potential threats that might negatively affect weather related environmental impacts, inter alia intensity of type of forest management (forest structure, species distribution, harvesting operations, etc), biotic and abiotic disturbances, etc.
Work in progress (October 2011 to October 2012). Terms of Reference.