Mitigating Storm Damage Risks in Private Forest Management Project leader Linards Sisenis Duration 2019 - 2020 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding National research programs Description of project The aim of research To provide accurate information on the economic impact of storms for forest policy makers and decision-making support for forest owners in implementing adaptive silvicultural measures. The tasks of project: Collect and analyze data from sample plots to assess large-scale wind damageConduct wood property analyses and adapt existing models to Baltic conditions for modeling the economic impact of cyclonic stormsDevelop proposals for the sustainable use of local resources in bioeconomy developmentGather and generate new information on various aspects of forest wind resistance Results Obtained precise information on the economic impact of storms. Improved and adapted models for assessing the economic impact of cyclonic storms in the Baltic region. Developed proposals for sustainable forestry and bioeconomy development. Created a new knowledge base on forest wind resistance.
