Crisis Management Handbook

Crisis management – do I need this in my forest? The answer is "Yes"! Hurricanes, forest fires, public dissatisfaction or badly injured forestry workers are only some of the examples of crises and catastrophes which require crisis management by a forestry enterprise.

  

Invasive Neophytes

When neophytes escape into the wild, and appear in large numbers, they can eliminate indigenous species, cause economic damage or affect people’s health.
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29.11.2011 The oriental chestnut gall wasp has reached the Ticino
The oriental chestnut gall wasp has reached the Ticino

In May 2009 the oriental chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus), which originates from China, was discovered in the Canton Ticino. This is the first time this invasive species has been observed in Switzerland.
12.09.2011 Forest fire fighting crews and equipment
Forest fire fighting crews and equipment

Fighting a forest fire is hard manual labour. Heavy machinery and helicopters are also deployed. In this article a fire crew’s equipment, their fire fighting options and required resources are presented.
24.01.2008 Red List: More than one-third of the Swiss lichens are endangered
Red List: More than one-third of the Swiss lichens are endangered

Lichens grow in both glowing deserts and in the Arctic. In Switzerland however, they are fighting for their survival. More than one-third of the investigated species is endangered and is therefore included in the Red List.
14.05.2005 A guide to the identification of ozone-induced foliar injury
A guide to the identification of ozone-induced foliar injury

A guide illustrates examples of visible symptoms of ozone injury on a variety of broadleaved trees, shrubs and herbs and provides guidelines on the recognition of such injury as well as standards for assessing the degree of injury.
24.01.2008 Physical Soil Protection is not a Luxury
Physical Soil Protection is not a Luxury

Intact soils are a basic condition for the maintenance of an overall sustainability in the forest. For this reason the federal authorities, the Offices for Soil Protection and the Forest Service, as well as the Federal Research Institute WSL intend, with the use of physics, to improve the protection of the forest soil and to elaborate the basic principles and educational concepts.