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Garten mit mehreren Beeten

Experimental Garden Tulln - Project

In the BFW Experimental Garden Tulln, meticulous techniques are used to produce plants for the conservation and breeding of climate tolerant, rare and site specific tree species.

 Department for Forest Biodiversity & Nature Conservation
Längliche Beete mit noch kleinen Baumpflanzen

Services of the Experimental Garden Tulln -

The team of the Experimental Garden supports numerous research projects and offers multiple services including training.

 Department for Forest Biodiversity & Nature Conservation
Wald in Serbien

Twinning Serbia - Improvement of forest management in Serbia as a contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation

In 2013 the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and the Republic of Serbia entered into force. Article 1 Section 2 (d) of the SAA states that the aim of the Association established is "to support the efforts of Serbia to develop its economic and international cooperation, including through the approximation of its legislation to that of the Community".

Unit for Forest Society & International Relations
Buchenwald bei Pottenstein, Niederösterreich

Gene conservation forests - Forest genetics

Gene conservation forests are the instrument for in situ gene conservation of forest genetic resources in Austria.

Unit for Ecological Genetics

Conserving forest biodiversity through habitat connectivity - Stepping stones

The ConnectForestBiodiversity project makes an important contribution to the conservation and enhancement of habitat connectivity through the establishment and setting aside from management of habitat patches in forests.

 Unit for Forest Biodiversity
Blick in einen Talkessel mit Wald und Wiesen

Forest Ecology Service Platform - Service for Forest Owners

Support for Austrian forest owners in promoting biodiversity in their forests.

 Unit for Forest Biodiversity

Online course on non-native trees - Education

The team of the ALPTREES project, which is co-financed by the European Union via the Interreg Alpine Space Programme, produced a free online course to give everyone the opportunity to deepen his or her knowledge about the sustainable use and management of non-native trees in the Alpine Space.

 Unit for Forest Biodiversity

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

The Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW) is therefore working together with 11 partners in the new INTERREG project TEACHER-CE to adapt water management to climate change in Central Europe.

 Department for Forest Growth, Silviculture & Genetics
Feuersalamander im Wald

Salamander – Systematically assessing, communicating and promoting the biodiversity of Austrian forests - Project

The Salamander project serves to conserve and protect threatened species in forest ecosystems by strengthening knowledge transfer and implementing biodiversity conservation measures in sustainable forest management.

Department for Forest Biodiversity & Nature Conservation

Woodland Bird Index for Austria - Project WBI

The main task are indicator update, review of representiveness and knowledge transfer.

Department for Forest Biodiversity & Nature Conservation
Cover of the book

Yes, we change! - Interreg project

Within the framework of the Interreg Alpine Space Project MANFRED over 20 institutions have addressed the issue of how mountain forests can be adapted to the risks of climate change.

 Unit for Climate Impact Research Coordination

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

The Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW), together with Forstfrauen, theInternational Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA), have the pleasure to invite you to the international conference Forests in Women’s HandsMay 25th – 27th, 2020at the Forest Training Centre „WALDCAMPUS Österreich“ in Traunkirchen, Austria Why and for whom […]

 Department for Forest Growth, Silviculture & Genetics