{"id":111566,"date":"2023-07-18T09:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T07:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfw.gv.at\/?p=111566"},"modified":"2023-07-18T13:45:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T11:45:44","slug":"protection-forests-in-the-alpine-region-adaptation-strategies-to-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bfw.gv.at\/en\/protection-forests-in-the-alpine-region-adaptation-strategies-to-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection Forests in the Alpine Region – Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Climate change is undeniably contributing to the increase in weather- and climate-related natural disasters, affecting Alpine communities. Natural disasters are often the result of compound events, which are combinations of multiple climate- and\/or weather-related hazards that contribute to societal or environmental risks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Alpine region, one important driver of our increased vulnerability to climate-related disasters are changes in mountain forest ecosystems, which often protect against natural hazards such as rockfall, landslides and snow avalanches. Protective forests provide essential ecosystem services that support human well-being and play a critical role in the mitigation of climate change in the Alpine region, but their health and stability are also threatened by climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Objective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The main objective of the project MOSAIC (M<\/strong>anaging prO<\/strong>tective foreS<\/strong>t fA<\/strong>cIng clI<\/strong>mate C<\/strong>hange compound events) is to promote climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, considering ecosystem-based approaches \u2013 one of the main goals of the Interreg Alpine Space programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, MOSAIC focuses on the management of resilient and sustainable protective forests that can cope with climate changes\u2019 multiple dimensions, which is essential for managing climate-related risks. To support regional and Alpine climate action plans, the project consortium will collect, harmonize and share data on climate-related disasters and their trends in the Alpine Space, and provide models for analysing impacts of climate change compound events on protective forests and the ecosystem service they provide. The project partners aim to raise awareness for managing protective forests facing climate change compound events among foresters, risk managers, decision makers and the public as well as to integrate project results into practice through an Alpine network of Forest Living Labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For fulfilling its objectives, MOSAIC is structured in 3 distinct work packages:<\/p>\n\n\n

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