The Austrian forest in climate change - an outlook
Almost half of Austria's land area is covered with forest. In addition to supplying raw materials, the forest provides other important ecological and social services . For example, forests can make an important contribution to climate protection by binding CO2 and using the raw material wood for building materials.
Higher temperatures, less favorable precipitation distribution, severe weather events and thus increased pest pressure are taking a toll on forests. What this means, what connections need to be taken into account, and how to respond to these challenges in forest management are the topics covered in this podcast.
The head of the Federal Research Center for Forests, DI Dr., also tries to answer the question of what the forest of the future in Austria could look like. Peter Mayer in a podcast conversation with Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder to answer.
Here for you is the full conversation from our head of research and innovation, PD Dr. Andreas Steinwidder with Dr. Peter Mayer on the topic “The Austrian Forest in Climate Change” in full length:
Further information on the topic of forests
Waldwissen.net - Webpage
Klimafitter Forest - Webpage
Federal Research Center for Forests - Webpage
Further documents:
- specialist brochure on climate change adaptation based on the podcast series with short and meaningful specialist articles for reading and
- Supplementary slide sets for teaching and advice in all agricultural areas.
