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Storm Handbook – Coping with Storm Damaged Timber
Storm Handbook  

A major incident storm - lots of work has to be organised in little time. This handbook is based on the experiences coping with the storm "Lothar" and provides supporting information to relevant themes.

Forests and climate change
Forests and climate change  

Due to climate change, not only is the ice melting under the paws of the polar bears, but it also influences our forests. At the "Knowledge Forum 2006" on the subject of "Forests and climate change" scientists of the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL formulated concrete ideas on the future of Swiss forests.

 
Storm Handbook
Storm Handbook  

A major incident storm - lots of work has to be organised in little time. This handbook is based on the experiences coping with the storm "Lothar" and provides supporting information to relevant themes.

Helvetia in the greenhouse
Helvetia in the greenhouse  

This book provides state-of-art information about climate change in Switzerland, as well as an up-to-date overview of its causes, consequences and manifestations.

 
Silviculture of Silver Birch in Finland
Silviculture of Silver Birch in Finland  

Silver Birch as the national tree is of prime importance in Finland. Furthermore it’s an important alternative to Norway spruce and Scots pine. Even under the climatic limited growth conditions there it is possible to produce birch timber of high quality.

Climate change threatens Scots pine stands
Climate change threatens Scots pine stands  

The main trigger of the Scots pine decline in the Wallis (Switzerland) is the changing climate. At elevations up to 1200 m, the climatic conditions become too warm and too dry for the Scots pine growing in the Wallis. They are about to be replaced by broadleaved trees, in particular by the sessile oak.

 
Timber for Fuel
Timber for Fuel  

Timber is becoming more important as a raw material for fuel. In which regions can timber be turned into fuel and transported to its end destination most economically?

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