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Project TEACHER-CE joins efforts to increase the adaptation of water management to climate change - Interreg

Extreme weather events such as floods, heavy rain and droughts are increasingly causing problems in our forests and water supply. This applies not only to Austria, but to all of...

Department for Forest Growth, Silviculture & Genetics

SUSTREE: Science based solutions and decision-support tools for adapting forests to climate change - SusSelect App

Climate change is likely to alter the future growth capacity of European forests in providing vital ecosystem services. Adaptive management aiming at reducing vulnerability and enhancing the resilience of forest...

Department for Forest Growth, Silviculture & Genetics

Save the Date: Forests in Women’s Hands: April 12th – 14th, 2021

The Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW), together with Forstfrauen, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA), have the pleasure to invite...

Department for Forest Growth, Silviculture & Genetics
Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve

Resilient Riparian Forests in the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve - Biosphere reserve

Riparian forests are threatened by environmental changes, unsustainable human activities, increased incidence of native and non-native pests and diseases as well as non-native plant species. This also affects natural regeneration...

Unit for Silviculture

Innovative VET for Key Competences in the Emerging Field of Forest Bioeconomy - E-Learning

Forest bioeconomy becomes one of the guiding paradigms for the forest based sector, nevertheless there is a lack of educational opportunities in vocational education and training (VET) for this topic....

Department for Forest Growth, Silviculture & Genetics
Weggabelung

Managing the climate crisis: Outlook for forest and timber utilization - CareforParis

Vienna, Oktober 2019: The effects of the global climate change impact the Austrian forest. This will influence the contribution of the forest to climate protection. With the rising average temperature,...

Unit for Forest Growth
Test area in the Region Wienerwald

Austrian pine fit for climate change? - New test site

Climate projections forecast a rise of the Earth’s average temperature of 2 to 4 degrees Celsius until the year 2100. The prognosis for Austria is an increase of 3.5 degrees...

Unit for Forest Growth
Flowers of Parkia biglobosa Foto: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0

Making Chromosomes Visible - Forest genetics

Parkia biglobosa (African locust bean) or Néré is a versatile tree species in Africa. Among other things, it has been and is the subject of a series of genetic examinations...

Unit for Provenance Research & Breeding