“We develop forest management strategies to maximize wood production and increase the resilience of our forest, respecting its values for biodiversity.”

We will develop scenarios of forest growth and wood production in Switzerland under anticipated climate and forest management conditions. Scenarios will be validated through collaboration with national, regional, and local stakeholders. The forest planning model that we develop will enable informed dialogue with stakeholders.

To assess tree species’ climate suitability and growth dynamics that are embedded in the forest management scenario), we will employ process-based models.

In five case study regions in Switzerland, we explore the effect of our four forest management scenarios ranging from a focus on biodiversity to more construction wood. Core stakeholder groups in all five regions are essential in helping us understand their current forest management practices as well as how the different scenarios could possibility be implemented in their regions. In the end, we will also discuss the acceptance of the different scenarios and their results with larger stakeholder groups. We are extremely grateful to the core stakeholders (list below) involved in our work.