Forest management
CREAF and Barraquer join forces to protect the forests of the future
We are joining forces with the Centre d'Oftalmologia Barraquer to promote intelligent forest management based on excellent science through the signing of a collaboration agreement.
CREAF visits the European Parliament to advocate the urgent need to manage Mediterranean forests
On 7 November, the European Parliament was the venue for an unprecedented seminar entitled "The need for forest management. The case of Mediterranean forests", organised by Catalan MEP Jordi Solé, vice-president of the Greens/EFA parliamentary group. The seminar opened with a welcome address by Jordi Solé, who presented the critical context of forests in Catalonia. The event was attended by leading figures in the field from various research centres and institutions, including CREAF.
The three vital signs of terrestrial ecosystems: vegetation growth, water-use efficiency and carbon-use efficiency
CREAF-based CSIC researcher Josep Peñuelas has contributed to an article published in Nature which proposes three key indicators for gauging how well a terrestrial ecosystem is functioning and assessing its state of health or wellbeing.
The adaptation measures taken in the world do not reduce the risk that climate change poses to humanity
The recent study 'A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change' published in Nature Communications shows that the measures taken are fragmented, local and not transformative. CREAF calls for more integrated and coordinated measures capable of reducing the risk that climate change poses to people.
Planting 3,000 million trees in Europe could increase the risk of forest fires
A research group made up of researchers from CREAF, CTFC, InBIO/CIBIO, University of Santiago de Compostela and CSIC warns that the massive reforestation proposed by the Green Deal could increase the risk of fire if it isn't carried out according to good planning and scientific criteria.