Bark beetle outbreaks, wildfires, drought-induced tree mortality and the spread of non-native pests are becoming increasingly common across Europe’s forests. How are these disturbances reshaping forest ecosystems, and what does this mean for future forest management?
These questions will be addressed by Tomáš Hlásny from the Forest Invasion Synthesis Centre, Prague (FISC), in his keynote presentation at the international symposium Disturbances as Critical Opportunities for Adaptation and Transformation in Forest Social-Ecological Systems, hosted by the University of Freiburg, Germany.
In his talk, “Europe’s Forest Disturbance Regimes in Transition: Biotic Agents, Recovery Pathways and Risk Policies,” he will explore how native and non-native organisms interact with climate and land-use change, what drives forest recovery, and why forest risk management needs to shift from traditional command-and-control approaches towards greater social-ecological resilience.
The symposium will also feature Courtney Schultz (Colorado State University), Andrii Bilous (Sumy National Agrarian University, Ukraine) and Tim Pagella (Landscape Alliance | CIFOR-ICRAF), addressing topics ranging from wildfire governance and the impacts of war on forests to forest-dependent communities.
The event is organised by the International Forest Adaptation Lab (IFAL) at the Cluster of Excellence Future Forests, University of Freiburg, and the Society for Social-Ecological Systems (SocSES).
The symposium will be livestreamed. Follow the discussion online.
Tuesday 3 November | 15:00–18:30 CET
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