The document discusses establishing a European Forest Risk Facility to enhance resilience to natural disturbances affecting European forests. It proposes a joint vision of promoting intelligent handling of disturbance-related risks through a network that enables knowledge sharing. The Facility would provide access to good practices, expertise, training and information exchange. It would work across disciplines through thematic nodes and collaboration with countries and organizations. Upcoming events organized by the SURE project will further the discussion on developing the Facility.

1. SURE
SUstaining and Enhancing REsilience of European Forests
Conference and Study Tour
Assessing the current losses and improving the economic analysis of the
costs of the on-going climate related catastrophic forestry events based on
international experience
Minsk
02.10.2018
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2. European Forest Risk Facility
collaborating under the
“collect – connect – exchange”
principle
Andreas Schuck and Alexander Held

3. Extreme weather events and their effects (2018)
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4. …. our joint vision for a European Forest Risk Facility
Enhance resilience and adaptive capacity of European forest landscapes
by promoting intelligent handling of natural disturbance related risks as
integral part of managing our forests sustainably
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…. and how to make it a reality
Its all about enabling people and their knowledge!
“resilient landscapes – adapted communities – adequate response“

5. Where do we work?
Mitigating the unwanted effects of
disturbance
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6. Who we work with
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7. What we do?
European
Forest Risk
Facility
Access to
good
practices
Networking
and
information
platform
Identification
of needs and
capacities
Fostering
collaboration
Stimulating
cross-
boundary
exchange
Expert
mobilization
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8. Media presence during fire events summer2018
Activities (selection)
• Networking (know, like, trust)
• Information provision and
policy/practice support
• Media outreach
• Training opportunities
• Situation assessment
• Exchanges and support
Brandenburg fire next to A9 Highway
Exchange of Experts: Belarus-Germany-France-Basque Country (Storm, disturbance and forest
resilience management April2018)
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9. Together we are stronger
• Complexity of threats increasing
• New emerging threats
• Complexity of demands, expectations increasing
• Knowledge on specific threats often local
No single organisation alone capable!
 Expert networks across disciplines
 On-site presence (thematic nodes)
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10. Collaboration is key
• Tools
• Manuals,
guidebooks
• EoE’s
• Expert services
• Activities
• Training support
• Expert capacity
• Communication
• …..
• Nodes/Focal points
• Bordeaux /FR
• Minsk /BY
• Freiburg /DE
• ….
• Disturbances
• Storm
• Bark beetle
• Fire
• Invasives
• ….
Intervention Recovery
PreparednessPrevention
Resilient forests
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11. Active nodes and focal points
• EFI Bonn (Forest Risk Facility Secretariat)
• Active nodes:
o Storms (KonnektiW, Freiburg)
o Storms and biotic damages (Bordeaux)
o Fire node (Barcelona PCF)
o Bark beetle (Prague)
• Focal points:
o Spain, Ireland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic…
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12. ’Forest Europe’ and Forest Disturbance risks
Disturbance topic of increasing importance for Forest Europe policy agenda!
• “How to respond to forest disturbances in Europe?”
 Joint Forest Europe – EFI ‘ThinkForest’ event, Prague, 4th April 2019
• Forest Europe Expert Group Adaptation to Climate Change
 Survey on climate change adaptation measures (including enhanced disturbancerisks)
• Workshop: Protection of forests against climate-change-driven risks: Policies for increasing forest resilience and climate
change adaptation in Europe
 planned for June or September 2019 inTurkey
• Forest Europe supports the establishment of a European Forest Risk Facility !!
 possible Resolution at next Forest Europe Ministerial Conference 2020
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13. Forest Europe and Forest Disturbance risks
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• Options for implementing a European Forest Risk Facility
a) Countries sign Memorandum of Understanding and contribute an annual fee to
support a European Forest Risk Facility
b) Establish a Multi-Donor Trust Fund
c) Secretariat and network of ’Regional’ / ’Thematic’ Nodes supported by local
agencies
d) ...or a combination of the above
• Possible modalities discussed in Prague, April 2019 (Forest Europe event)

14. Upcoming events in the SURE project
• Workshop on Wind, Storm and Forests (10-12 October 2018, Freiburg,
Germany)
• Workshop on Biotic Risks (April 2019, Prague, Czech Republic; back to
back with ‘Forest Europe’ Event)
• Workshop on Vegetation Fire Prevention (November 2019, Wales, UK;
back to back with the UK Wildfire Conference)
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15. Thank you for your attention!
andreas.schuck@efi.int
alexander.held@efi.int
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