Monitoring planting in example forests - A lot of new trees are being planted within the LIFE Climate Forest project, but that does not mean that in ten years' time there will actually be that many mature trees. What's more: within a year, some may already have disappeared. The young trees are often planted in groups precisely because they do not all survive. [...]

Getting started yourself with LOTJ in Baarle-Nassau - Hans van Lommel, forest ecologist at Bosgroep Zuid Nederland, gave a guided tour of the Dutch Pine Forest in Baarle-Nassau earlier this month. During the excursion, he talked about the revitalisation of the area. In November, enthusiastic participants will get the chance to get their hands on the [...]

Interview LOTJ Zandbergen Estate and Maretak Estate - In Loon op Zand in an offshoot of the shifting sands of the Loonse and Drunense Dunes are the Zandbergen and Maretak estates. The woods are connected at the back and this area has been included in LIFE project Climate Forest as LOTJ (learning on the job). [...]

Experiments Beegderheide should better arm nature - In the woods of the Beegderheide nature reserve (province of Limburg), forest experts from Bosgroep Zuid Nederland are working with almost surgical precision. In this example forest of LIFE Climate Forest, small scale and mixing with more tree species is central. Dagblad De Limburger devoted an article to it.... That [...]

LOTJ in Staphorst: climate-smart forest management in larch forest - In addition to the example forests of LIFE Climate Forest, there are also places where we get started with climate-smart forest management on a smaller scale. These LOTJs are ideal for researching, trying out and sharing experiences, in short 'learning in practice'. LOTJ therefore comes from 'learning on the job'. [...]

On the left Martijn Jansen and in the middle the deputy (photographer Kayleigh Aalderink) Presentation in sample forest for province of Drenthe - LIFE Climate Forest is partly possible thanks to the five provinces that endorse the importance of climate-smart forest management. One of those provinces involved is Province of Drenthe. Last week, deputy Egbert van Dijk visited one of [...]