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www. gwpcee.org Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests Urša Vilhar, Galia Bardarska, Igor Buksha, Georgi Georgiev, Gintautas Stankunavicius Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe

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Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

Urša Vilhar, Galia Bardarska, Igor Buksha, Georgi Georgiev, Gintautas Stankunavicius

Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe

IDMP CEE Final Workshop; 21-22 April, 2015, Bucharest, RomaniaApril 20152 www.gwpcee.org

Drought has more or less impact on forests in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania and Ukraine(pilot area) in current climate, 2050 and 2070.

The adaptation measures have to start now to mitigate the negative effect. Thesemeasures depend on climate zone, relief and local existing practice. Different forestconditions of these 4 GWP CEE countries determine the specific list of drought adaptationmeasures which can be used by other countries with similar climate.

Forest demonstration project could be part of IWRM with the positive effect on waterquantity and quality in forest watersheds in the period of droughts.

For the implementation of such projects are necessary not only good foresters and GIS specialists, but also specialists on meteorology, hydrology, biology, ecology, water resources etc.

Lessons learned from Activity 5.2 „Assessment of drought impact on forests“

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Lessons learned from Activity 5.2 „Assessment of drought impact on forests“

Hazards to forests: large-scale disturbances, related to repeating droughts

Forest fires

Pests and diseases

Invasive alien species

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Risk assesment of sensitive forest habitat types to large-scale disturbances, related to repeating droughts;

Selection of SMART* forest drought stress indexes – combining climate, vegetation and soil

Mapping of forest drought – combining remote sensing with terrestrial measurements;

Economic valuation of large-scale disturbances in forests, related to repeating droughts

*Specific – target a specific area for improvement; Measurable – quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress; Assignable –specify who will do it; Realistic – state what results can realistically be achieved, given available resources; Time-related – specify when the result(s) can be achieved.

Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

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Development of Drought Management plan for forests:

Best practice guidelies and apropriate forest management measures

Selection of appropriate tree and shrub species for forestation;

Monitoring the impact of logging residues to forest site conditions and forests biodiversity;

Preserving the forest fund at water basin level;

Increasing rotating ages to increase water protection role in water basins;

Restoration of wetlands by promoting native tree and shrub species and supporting their natural regeneration.

Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

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Pilot forest areas

Mountain spruce-beech forests – reduced water retention capacity

Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

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Pilot forest areas

Dinaric fir–beech forests – shallow soils in karst area, increased drought risk

Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

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Pilot forest areas

Lowland flood forests and wetlands – human impacts on water quality and retention capacity, invasive alien species

Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

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Pilot forest areas

Weakened coppice oak forests – increased drought risk, forest fires,insects and diseases

Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

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Pilot forest areas

Vulnerable agroforestry systems – increased drought risk, changes in functions and ecosystem services of shelterbelts, protective forests…

Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

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Pilot forest areas

Pine plantations – outside the natural habitat of Pinus nigra and Pinussylvestris, increased drought risk, forest fires, insects and diseases

Proposed Follow-up pilot projects in forests

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