NatMan

 

Nature based management of beech in Europe - a multifunctional approach to forestry-a multifunctional approach to forestry

 

Key-topic 1: Natural Beech Forests as a Reference Point

Key-topic 2: Gap-studies

Key-topic 3: Coarse Woody Debris

Key-topic 4: Modelling

Key-topic 5: Managed Beech Forests

NatMan guidelines
Guidelines

Documents
Working reports
Other publications 

 

Project summary

The objective of Nat-Man is to help resolve the challenge of sustainable forest management (SFM). The object of the project is European beech forests, representing a large resource for both timber production, biodiversity conservation and life quality. Improved beech management will be a major contribution to the multifunctional utilization of European forest resources. The project delivers scientifically founded policy recommendations and management guidelines for SFM, based on the scientific axiom that nature-based management is a powerful tool in achieving SFM. The scientific work behind these deliverables range from natural forests as a reference point, over a detailed scientific comparison of natural and managed forests, through biological and economical modeling. The objectives of the Nat-Man project will be achieved by a multidisciplinary team of scientists and end-users from eastern and western Europe.
The project is supported by the EU fifth framework programme

 

Co-ordination: The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Unit of Forestry

Associated Prof. Dr. Jens Emborg, tlf. 35 28 22 78,

Scientific secretary M.Sc. Morten Christensen, tlf. 35 28 22 29,moc@kvl.dk

 

Partners:

Boneer Consultancy, The Netherlands
University of Oxford, Department of Plant Science, United Kingdom
Eötvös University, Department of Plant Taxonomy and Ecology, Hungary
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, Slovenia
Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute, Denmark
Hungarian Academy of Science, Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry of Hungary Hungary
Slovenian Forestry Institute, Slovenia
Alterra Green World Research, Department of Ecology and Environment, The Netherlands
University of Freiburg, Institute of Silviculture, Germany
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Dept. Environmental History and Climate, Denmark