Guidelines for Climate Adaptive Forest Restoration and Reforestation Projects

The Guidelines for Climate Adaptive Forest Restoration and Reforestation Projects address key questions for climate adaptive forest restoration and reforestation success. Forestry professionals often encounter complex issues related to climate change and the need to adapt forest management practices while preserving biodiversity and maintaining sustainable ecosystems. This book is a compendium of practices based on robust and up-to-date knowledge. The 11 chapters of this guideline focus on the main research questions: how to set the goals of reforestation; how to select the best forest reproductive material; how to determine the appropriate attributes and methods to produce Forest Reproductive Material; and how to apply the best forest establishment techniques and develop post-planting protection and silviculture? Although this work mainly refers to the context of European forestry, practitioners, scientists, environmentalists and decision-makers worldwide will find guidance on how to address the challenges of climate-resilient forest management. Thanks to the joint efforts of 10 editors and 130 authors, scientists, and experts in climate-smart forestry, members of PEN-CAFoRR (Pan-European Network for Climate Adaptive Forest Restoration and Reforestation) COST Action (CA19128), a unique publication has been developed to meet the growing demand for practical knowledge. We are now entrusting this book to people who are deeply committed to the idea of maintaining and shaping future forests. The guideline is available in open access formula.