Forests that are resilient to the climates of the future and capable of improving the performance of their ecosystem services are key to developing and strengthening a powerful forest bioeconomy in
The overall goal of FORGENIUS is “Improving access to FORest GENetic resources Information and services for end-USers” The EU Biodiversity Strategy is expected to call for a bold effort in conserving
Conifer breeding programmes are increasingly selecting for wood quality in addition to growth so to ensure a sufficient flow of high-quality fibre from future forest plantations. As wood density is
General Context: Climate change can positively or negatively affect abiotic and biotic drivers of tree mortality. Process-based models integrating these climatic effects are only seldom used at
The Genetic Resources Facility (EFIGEN) hosts the long-standing EUFORGEN programme, the European hub for forest genetic resources, promoting research, informing policy making and networking. EFIGEN is
