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Membership of IUFRO is open to any institution concerned with the promotion, support or conduct of research related to forests, trees and forest products.
Description
The growth of Sweden's forests has decreased significantly over the past 15 years. The causes remain unclear, but climate change is believed to play a major role, bringing more intense autumn storms, increased drought, and more pests. To sustainably manage forests while preserving their biodiversity, fundamental knowledge of forest ecosystems and their processes is needed – this is why the Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research was launched.
WIFORCE is a strategic investment in natural science forest research at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The research program includes an extension of two existing programs: one focused on future forest management and another on forest biotechnology. It also includes a new research school where more than 50 doctoral students will be trained, of which 14 will collaborate with industry and other partners. Additionally, five new research groups will be established.