OPTIMIZING THE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES IN EUROPE

GENTREE : Optimizing the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in Europe

Co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 
1 March 2016 to 28 February 2020

Website: http://www.gentree-h2020.eu/

Partners: GenTree brings together 22 public and private research organizations and enterprises, contributing a wide variety of skills, expertise and long-standing experience in the area of forest genetic resources.

 

Overview

The goal of GenTree is to provide the European forestry sector with better knowledge, methods and tools for optimising the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources (FGR) in Europe in the context of climate change and continuously evolving demands for forest products and services.

To reach its goal, GenTree will make scientific, technological and implementation breakthroughs in:

  • designing innovative strategies for dynamic conservation of FGR in European forests
  • broadening the range of FGR used by European breeding programmes
  • preparing new forest management scenarios and policy frameworks fully integrating genetic conservation and breeding aspects, to adapt forests and forestry to changing environmental conditions and societal demands.