The aim of the project was to apply existing models in order to define and assess optimal silvicultural systems, aiming at sustainable forest resource development and use. Emphasis was on main forest functions: production, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity conservation. The specific objectives and tasks are as follows:
- review, modelling and comparison of traditional and new silvicultural systems in Russia and the EU, using existing simulation models recently developed by the consortium;
- application of these models to analyse concepts of sustainability for selected silvicultural systems, relevant for forest resources of Russia and of the EU, and accounting for present-day environmental changes;
- application of these silvicultural models in two case studies (Prioksko-Terrasnyj Reserve and Russkij Les, Moscow Region);
- analysis and identification of optimal natural resource management strategies for the case studies.
This project was funded by INTAS Association, under the contract number INTAS 01-0633.
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marcus.lindner @ efi.int
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Wageningen Agricultural University
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