Silvicultural practices for the future

Afternoon parallel session of the Silviculture Club

© Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura / Pekka Nygren CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate change challenges today’s silvicultural methods. What tree species and their proveniences should be used in forests that are now regenerated and established. What opportunities do we have to increase species richness in different phases of forest management? Will changes in the distribution of domestic tree species (e.g., increase of maple) cause more difficulties to or provide opportunities for forestry? How about invasive species? How will silvicultural strategies change in the face of the goals of climate change and biodiversity?

What opportunities can precision forestry provide for solving these silvicultural challenges? Will we be able to control increasing risks of forest pests and diseases by dividing stands to smaller management units? How can we strengthen carbon fixation and carbon storage in forests while at the same time allow for other forest based products and services?

How can we improve adaptation of forests to climate change and its involved risks? How can we already increase resistance of today’s forests and how could we strengthen resilience of forests in the longer term?

Programme 13:15 – 16:00

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13.15-13.40Uudistavan metsätalouden konsepti muuttuvassa ilmastossaTimo Lehesvirta; Metsä Group  
13.40-14.05Jäytääkö juurikääpä? Hakkuukonetiedosta riskien tunnistamiseen ja kustannustehokkaaseen metsänuudistamiseenMikko Peltoniemi; Luonnonvarakeskus  
14.05-14.30Erilaisten metsänkäsittelyvaihtoehtojen vaikutusten mallinnus Motti– ja SUSI- malleilla – yhteistarkastelussa hiilensidonta, monimuotoisuus ja ravinnekuormatAura Salmivaara, Leena Stenberg, Soili Haikarainen, Petteri Vanninen, Jari Hynynen, Heikki Tuomenvirta, Liisa Ukonmaanaho; Luonnonvarakeskus
14.30-15.00Coffee break 
15.00-15.20Modelling disturbances under even- and uneven-aged forest managementKatharina Albrich, Juha Honkaniemi; Luonnonvarakeskus
15.20-15.40Yksityisten metsänomistajien kokemuksia vieraampien puulajien viljelystäRaito Paananen, Minna Luoto; Suomen metsäkeskus
15.40-16.00Avoin metsävara- ja luontotieto tukemaan metsänuudistamisen suunnitteluaKarri Uotila, Jari Miina, Aura Salmivaara, Saija Huuskonen; Luonnonvarakeskus

Session chairs

Pasi Puttonen (before coffee break)

pasi . puttonen {at} helsinki . fi

puh: +358 40 574 6058

Timo Saksa (after coffee break)

ext . timo . saksa {at} luke . fi

puh: +358 40 565 3571

Session technical support

Tiina Laine

tiina . laine {at} metsagroup . com

puh: +358 40 675 1458