Department of Forest Ecology and Management

Future use and management of Swedish forests
Forest are vital to Sweden. After decades of rising growth, the trend reversed around 2013 – but is now climbing again. The shifts raise key questions: What drives forest growth, and how do climate,
Dissertation Jacob Smeds
Peat properties and mercury methylation in drained and restored boreal peatlands [email protected] Jacob Smeds defends his thesis "Peat properties and mercury methylation in drained and
Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research
WIFORCE is a fundamental research program at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, generating knowledge for the future management and conservation of forests.
Industry-/collaboration PhD student in optimized off-road driving in forests
Industri-/samverkansdoktorand i optimerad terrängkörning på skogsmark [email protected]

SLU launches large-scale climate experiment in Swedish forest
Forest growth in Sweden has slowed down. Climate change is believed to play a key role – but exactly how remains unknown. Now, SLU is launching one of the largest field experiments of its kind to
Licentiate seminar Aleksandra Holmlund
Voluntary biodiversity credits : emerging concepts in managed forests [email protected] Aleksandra Holmlund defends her thesis "Voluntary biodiversity credits : emerging concepts in

10 new research partnerships to advance sustainable forest management granted
Ten doctoral projects have been granted within WIFORCE – Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research program at SLU. The projects are conducted in collaboration with private and public partners and aim
Dissertation Koffi Dodji Noumonvi
Methane emissions from high latitude peatlands : controls of their spatio-temporal dynamics across a mire complex [email protected] Koffi Dodji Noumonvi defends his thesis "Methane

A new chapter begins for the restored rainforest in Borneo
After nearly three decades of restoration, 18,500 hectares of degraded rainforest in Borneo are on the path to recovery. Now, the next phase begins—deepening knowledge and ensuring it translates into

Building a network of rangeland health monitoring sites in East Africa
The newly established network will foster data-driven decision making around rangeland restoration and sustainable management In business, they say that “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.
Dissertation Aswin Thirunavukkarasu
Lignin degradation dynamics in boreal forest soils : influence of chemical composition and nitrogen on lignin degradation [email protected] Aswin Thirunavukkarasu defends his thesis "
International moose symposium in Sweden
Take part in the latest moose research at the international moose symposium in Östersund [email protected] International moose symposium in Ostersund, Sweden. June 23 - june 27 2005 For the