Jacob Kruijer has been the land and real estate manager since 1996. “The Maatschappij van Weldadigheid (Society of Benevolence) likes to play a pioneering role, also when it comes to climate-smart forest management” The Boschoord estate is part of the property of the [...]
Replica: course for forest managers Sharing and transferring valuable knowledge is central to LIFE Climate Forest. Spread over the project years, we organize various knowledge moments in which we work on climate smart forest management together with owners, managers, policy makers and other stakeholders. [...]
In addition to his work at WUR and the Von Gimborn Arboretum, Leo Goudzwaard is also active at the 'Climate Forest inspiration' arboretum in Wageningen. Visiting Arboretum Oostereng: for inspiration and examples Arboretum Oostereng is not officially a demo site of LIFE Climate [...]
These are our model forests Sharing knowledge about climate-smart forest management is one of the most important parts of the LIFE Climate Forest project. We do this through training, field excursions, symposia and in our demo forests and reference forests. Implementation has not [...]
Replica project: Utrechtse Heuvelrug On the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Staatsbosbeheer and Bosgroep Midden-Nederland are working together to make multifunctional forests on sandy soils more resilient to climate change and acidification. The multi-year project 'Climately Smart Forest Management' (2024-2029) focuses on climate-proof design of a [...]
Publication Climate Forest leaflet Most of our publications are initially in Dutch. This is because of our focus on Dútch forests on sandy soils. We understand that our project can also be of interest for private forest owners and governments and organizations that own forests abroad. That's [...]
Presentation: Revitalization of Brabant forests The Province of North Brabant organized the Forest Symposium 2024 on Friday, July 5. Together with BPG Association Rural Brabant, Bosgroep Zuid Nederland was responsible for the implementation and content. And apparently the subject and the content appealed [...]
Publication: seeking protection against wildlife damage Continuous forest rejuvenation is an important means of increasing the resilience of forests. It's just difficult to get that rejuvenation off the ground. The main reason: damage to the saplings by wild animals such as deer, roe [...]
Meeting Mid term The Mid-Term visit took place on June 24, 2024, during which our monitor from ELMEN An Bollen and the CINEA European Commission Boyana Vassileva were present. The term of the LIFE Climate Forest project is already half way through and that is why the mid-term meeting [...]
Article: The forest must be managed differently Climate change also affects Dutch forests. “We have to manage them differently, otherwise we will lose a large part of our forests in the coming century,” says forest ecologist Etiënne Thomassen in this article in De Gelderlander. On [...]
