BeFoFu; European Beech Forests for the Future Ecological, economical, and policy analysis of beech forest conservation under the Natura 2000 Network

Coordinator: Dr. Georg Winkel

Participating countries: DE, UK, FR, NL, AT

European beech forests: multiple used semi-natural forests across Europe

•  Important compound of EU Natura 2000 network
•  But various challenges remain (e.g., climate change, conflicts during implementation process, increasing use of biomass)