The partners of the cross-border Czech-Slovak project "LESYpreKLÍMU", representatives of both state enterprises Forests of the Slovak Republic and Forests of the Czech Republic, the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague and the Slovak National Forestry Centre, took a joint excursion to Brumov-Bylnice on 20 and 21 February. It had a conference and field part on the Sidonie and Štítná nad Vlára forests and was a continuation of a similar Slovak event from last November. The EUR 1.5 million project is 80 percent co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund under the Interreg Slovakia-Czech Republic 2021-2027 programme.
Forests cover a significant part of the territory in the border regions and have been gradually declining in recent years due to climate change. "Therefore, the specific measures addressed by this project are crucial," said Petra Počtová, head of the Czech Forestry Research and Subsidies Department. Czech and Slovak foresters will test them on two pilot demonstration sites established on both sides of the border, one in deciduous foothill forests and the other in coniferous mountain forests. They mainly concern changes in forest species composition and water management. "During the planned workshops at the demonstration sites, the results of the project will reach other foresters, representatives of state and local governments, nature conservation authorities, local owners and forest managers," Počtová added.
The project "Close-to-nature solutions for adaptation of forests to climate change" (acronym LESYpreKLÍMU) is co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg SK-CZ Programme, Priority Axis 1 - Environment, Objective 1.1 Support for adaptation to climate change and prevention of disaster risks.
