On November 27th we conducted the first specialisation course in climate change adaptation strategies in mixed sub-Mediterranean forests (Project Action E4.2). The participants were 20 students from the forestry degree of University of Lleida. The course was done in the protected area of Poblet (Tarragona). Mr Xavier Buqueras, forest engineer of this protected area, explained […]
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Míriam Piqué (CTFC) participated on 20th November in Valladolid (Spain) in a stakeholders’ workshop of the EU-funded REFORM (REsilience of FORest Mixtures) project. This project has as main aim to identify the most optimal composition and management of mixed forests in order to reduce natural and socio-economic impacts of climate change. Míriam participated in the […]
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MixForChange project was introduced at the IV Trobada d’Estudiosos de la Serralada Litoral Central i VIII del Montnegre i el Corredor, organized in Vallgorguina (Barcelone province) on 20-21 November 2019 by the Barcelone province council (Diputació de Barcelona). Ms Lídia Guitart (APMC) delivered the presentation “Silvicultura per a l’adaptació al canvi climàtic dels boscos mixtos […]
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MixForChange project was present at the International symposium “Adapting Forests to Climate Change” that took place in Toulouse (France) on 19-20 November 2019 in the framework of LIFE Foreccast project. The poster delivered was titled “Technical and economical evaluation of climate change adaptation silviculture in mixed forests in Mediterranean sub-humid conditions” and is available here.
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The 6th project Newsletter, corresponding to November 2019, is already available here. We present the progress made in the last 6 months. You may also check the past issues and subscribe
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The European Commission has recently produced a report introducing a set of LIFE projects related to climate change adaptation in the agriculture and forest sectors, among which the MixForChange has been included. We kindly invite you to read it!
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The last week of September 2019 we organized, in collaboration with Pro Silva Italia, the first technical trip. We conducted a technical seminar in Orvieto to put in common several criteria of silviculture of mixed forests with local experts and representatives of various entities and projects. We also had two on-field days visiting various cases […]
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This cartography aims to show the vulnerability to climate change of the Mediterranean sub-humid mixed forests. This work has been done at the level of Catalonia, where these forests extend for circa 152,000 ha. The two main climate change related impacts in these conditions are: Water restriction: it is expresses as the comparison between the […]
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During the second semester of 2018 CTFC and CPF prepared this protocol, which aims to facilitate the identification and assessment of standing timber quality and the possible industrial destinations of oaks (Quercus petraea, Q. pubescens, Q. canariensis), ashes (Fraxinus excelsior, F. angustifolia and their hybrids), maples (Acer pseudoplatanus, A. opalus, A. campestre), cherry (Prunus avium) […]
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The Barcelona Province Council has implemented in various forest stands within three Natural Parks (Montseny, Montnegre-Corredor, Castell de Montesquiu) the silvicultural interventions based on the forest management models developed in MixForChange project. These models aim to increase the adaptation to climate change of mixed forests in sub-humid Mediterranean conditions. The main management aims are to […]
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