«SwissForestLab Dialog» mit WaldSchweiz ¶

Forest services 2050 - Where will the shoe pinch?

Date: November 05, 2019, 09:30 - 17:00
Place: WSL Birmensdorf, Englersaal
Organizer: SwissForestLab and WaldSchweiz, supported by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
Language: German and French: Only the morning presentations will be simultaneously translated. (Workshops and guided tours will be held in German or French, depending on the native language of the speakers). 
Target audience: Forest owners and managers, forest decision-makers, forest experts, forestry staff, forestry service providers, purchasers/buyers of forest services, SwissForestLab members (Due to limited space, registrations must be limited according to receipt) Participation fee: CHF 80 (incl. catering during the conference and aperitif) The Swiss forest is currently the focus of public interest. Hardly a day goes by without a report on climate change and its effects on the forest - the hot summer and the prolonged drought last year 2018 have severely affected the forest and led to conspicuous tree mortality in many places. In the case of the spruce, this was hardly surprising, as it has been ailing on the Central Plateau for years. But now silver fir, beech and other deciduous tree species have also been severely affected. Climate scenarios assume that dry and hot summers will occur more frequently in the future, meaning that the extreme year 2018 could become the norm. What does this mean for the future of the Swiss forest? Which tree species will be able to cope with the expected climatic changes? What does this mean for the forest services required today and in the future? How can any forest conversion be organized and financed? Which forests are we planting today so that they will be able to cope with the climatic conditions of 30 or 50 years from now - and how will these forests get there undamaged? What about economic sustainability for forest owners so that they have the necessary resources for forest adaptation, forest regeneration and the production of forest services? How can climate-resilient forests also meet the growing demand for timber, and in the product ranges that are in demand? And what are the political framework conditions for future, adapted forest management? Finally, there is also the question of the future use of wood and wood-based raw materials. The SwissForestLab Dialogue with SwissForest addresses these and other questions and summarizes the current state of knowledge on climate change and future forest services. In a dialog between research and forestry practice, answers will be worked out together and open questions will be discussed and compiled

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