The international Interreg RE-ENFORCE project is proposing and testing close-to-nature solutions for forest restoration across Europe, and you can also contribute to solving the problem by participating in the questionnaire survey.
European forests are facing unprecedented pressure—the negative effects of drought, windstorms, and the intense spread of bark beetles and other invasive species transcend national borders, and the situation therefore requires joint solutions. The RE-ENFORCE project brings together nine partner institutions from Central Europe, including the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, and provides a coordinated approach to the restoration of degraded forest ecosystems.
The project proposes and tests nature-friendly solutions for degraded forest ecosystems. An experimental site has been established in the Pilsen Region to study the effect of early stress on the "stress memory" of seedlings in relation to drought resistance. Another goal of the project is to develop a decision support system (DSS) that will help foresters select the most suitable restoration methods for specific locations by linking climate data, prediction models, economic analyses, and outputs from pilot studies.
The opinions and experiences of forest owners and managers, government experts, scientists, and knowledgeable forestry professionals will also contribute to the achievement of the project's objectives. You can contribute by filling out a short anonymous questionnaire. It will take approximately 15 minutes of your time and will help identify common challenges, new opportunities, and proven strategies.
Get involved in the research and fill out the questionnaire: bit.ly/re-enforce
