Research*EU Magazine | Number 54 (July 2016)

Seeding ideas for preserving our forests

Summary:

At first sight, Europe seems like a hospitable land for trees of all kinds. Forests cover some 33% of Europe’s territory, and this area has increased by 17 million hectares since 1990. But it doesn’t mean the 14 million European forest owners and managers can rest on their laurels: the expansion of urban areas, the growing success of biomass for energy production, wildfires, high demand for wood products, increased land use, and climate change all contribute to putting increasing pressure on these ecosystems.

This issue of the Research*EU magazine looks into this in depth. Ten of the most recent forest-related and EU-funded projects are presented and shed light on what future forests and future forest management strategies could look like.

This special feature is followed by the usual eight sections providing insights into biology and medicine, social sciences and humanities, energy and transport, environment, IT and telecommunications, industrial technologies, food and agriculture, and physics and mathematics, along with a list of upcoming events hosted by or involving EU-funded research projects.

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Special feature: Seeding ideas for preserving our forests

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