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Initially, accessions will be of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) which are the commercially most important tree species in the Nordic region. The aim of the storage is to secure longterm conservation of forest trees, for...
The long generation time of many tree species makes them vulnerable to fast environmental changes. Decisions made today will have consequences for several decades. Thus, proper planning in face of climate change is crucial for forestry. It is important to...
“Human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history. Recent climate changes have had widespread impacts on human and natural systems.” (IPCC, Synthesis Report) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
To celebrate its anniversary, EUFORGEN has produced a short film in which two National Coordinators – Sven de Vries (Netherlands) and Jason Hubert (United Kingdom) – reflect on some achievements of EUFORGEN and explain why continued regional collaboration on forest...
Strømman (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) highlighted the outcome of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report in his talk, introducing the overall topic of the conference; Need for seed – Nordic forests in coming decades....
PhD thesis by Ville Kankaanhuhta, Finland Changing operational environment and non-existent feedback as a challenge At the end of 1990’s, signs of poor implementation of forest regeneration activities, delayed operations, and poor quality of young stands were observable in the...
Also, pests and diseases may be favoured, creating a greater threat to tree health. Even though trees are long lived and generally adapted to varying conditions over a life cycle, new climatic conditions call for phenotypic matching of growth rhythm...
Text: Tor Myking and Kjersti Bakkebø Fjellstad/NordGen Forest The conference Genetic resources for food and agriculture in a changing climate at Lillehammer on 27-29 January, organised by NordGen, included three keynote presentations specifically on forest trees. Antoine Kremer (INRA, France) commenced...
Mechanisms The most basic mechanism for adaptation is selection. Generations of trees are genetically shaped by climate and other environmental conditions during the course of time, favouring some genes and discarding others. Thus, tree populations occupying different environmental habitats usually...
The full article can be read at fao.org.
