CLIMFORISK

This project aims to improve knowledge of how forest growth could change in future by compiling existing data and models. Information compiled by the project will establish a better basis for regional forest management planning in the context of climate change.

The overall objective of the project is to build and demonstrate a system that predicts changes in forest growth and vulnerability in the context of climate change. The system will be used to develop maps and indicators that will support decision-making by public officials and forest managers.

Expected results: The most important expected results are:

A map of changes in future forest growth and carbon mitigation potential;

A map of changes in the susceptibility of forests to drought and selected biotic disturbance (pests/pathogens);

A map of LAI and biomass distribution in Finland; and

An Internet-based GIS-application for stakeholders and the general public, which disseminates the most important results of the project.