Marcus Kuehling

Slide 1:Fachagentur nachwachsende rohstoffe e. v. Agency for Renewable ResourcesMarcus Kühling29.08.2022Schwerinfnr.deSlide 2:Foundation: | October 1993Main office: | 18276 Gülzow-PrüzenSupport: | Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and State ofMecklenburg- Western PomeraniaEmployees: | 133Legal status: | Registered association with 82 members (7 voting members)Tasks: | Promotion of research, development and demonstration (project management)Information & advicePublic relationsInternational and EU activitiesTarget groups: | Industry, SME, public and private research institutes, universities, government agenciesFactsFachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V.2 out of 12Slide 3:German Forest3 out of 11Forest area: 32 % (11.4 mil. ha)48 % private owners45 % deciduous and 55 % needle treesgrowing stock: 3.9 bil.m3 (358 m3/ha)Forest area and structureSlide 4:German Forests4 out of 11Forest healthClimate change: drought period 2018-2020 (2022?)Crown condition: 35 % are damagedHarvested timber: 60 % damaged by insectsSlide 5:Climate change5Climatic water balance in the forest 1961 & 2100https://gdi.thuenen.de/wo/waldatlas/?workspace=waldatlas_oeko&instanz=woSlide 6:Funding framework6Basis: Climate Protection Program 2030 (Measure C9): Conservation and sustainable management of forests and use of wood.Joint Task for the Improvement of Agricultural Structures and Coastal Protection (GAK funds): funding area 5: forestsA. close-to-nature forest management, forest conversion and reforestation.F. Promotion of measures to cope with the consequences caused by extreme weather events in the forestForest sustainability premium ("Corona stimulus package")Forest investment programInvestment program for the timber industry and climate-friendly construction with woodNEW 2022: Funding instrument "Rewarding the ecosystem service of the forest and climate-adapted forest management".Aid package for the forestSlide 7:FNR Project fundingPromotion of research, development and demonstrationProjects | AmountFNR Support to ongoing projects in total (August 2022) | 882 | 261.0 M €"Renewable raw materials“ funding programme | 342 | 103.2 M €Forest Climate Fund | 271 | 105.3 M €Source: FNR7 out of 12Slide 8:Projects focusing adaption of forests to climate change8 out of 11„Forest Climate Fund“ programmeTHOR: Development, optimization and implementation of prevention and aftercare strategies to protect forests against forest firesGoal: Implemantable strategies for forest fire prevention and control: prevention > aftercare > situation on ammunition polluted areas > controlled burningpartner: Landesforst Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, TU Dresden, duration: 05/20-04/25 (22013518)MultiRisk: Climate-sensitive mortality and growth trends as a basis for federally comparative tree species suitability assessmentsGoal: Improve the multicriterial suitability recommendations for todays main tree species. Assessing the future viability of different tree species (mixtures) under changing climatic conditions. Improve the knowledge about biotic and abiotic cultivation risks, especially under the influence of climate change.partner: State Forest research institutes from all federal states duration: 11/22-10/27 (2220WK41A-J4)FraxForFuture: Preservation of the common ash (Fraxinus excelsior)Ensure the presevation of the endangered common ash in Germany by: identifiying pathogen-resistant ash individuals, developing a deeper understanding of the ash-dieback disease, determining the management of infected standspartner: State Forest research institutes and Universities (28 projects), duration: 09/20-02/24, (https://fraxforfuture.de)Quelle: FNR/S.Wildermann© Christian CordsNW-FVA Praxis-Information Nr. 4 - August 2016J. Schröder, Landesforst MVSlide 9:Projects for the preservation and stabilization of forests and efficient wood use9 out of 11"Renewable raw materials“ funding programmeInsHabNet: Formulation, optimisation and implementation of protection strategies for insect populations threatened by habitat fragmentation with measures for an effective habitat system within and outside of forestsGoal: To substantiate the endangerment of important insect groups resulting from forest fragmentation, to identify the forest remnant structures essential for their survival in forest-poor landscapes and to demonstrate opportunities, to model solution approaches for the biotope network both in the forest and across landscapes partner: Landesforst Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, duration: 10/18-12/23 (22013518)AnBauKlim: Analysis of the cultivation suitability of introduced tree species in climate change based on existing stands.Goal: To test the suitability of introduced tree species for cultivation by conducting surveys in already established, older pure and mixed stands in North Rhine-Westphalia.partner: Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz, duration: 09/21-08/24 (2220NR258X)StWM-KPW: Site-appropriate forest management in small private forests: climate - nutrients - water balanceGoal: to make the current state of forest site information available for consulting and consulting-based promotion in the small private forest and thus to ensure site-appropriate forest management as the basis for successful and resource-conserving forestry in the long term.partner: Bavarian State Institute for Forests and Forestry (LWF), duration 10/21-09/24, 2220NR269AQuelle: FNR/S.Wildermann© Christian CordsSlide 10:FNR activities in EU forestry/wood sector10 out of 11EUFORE: European FOREST Research and Innovation EcosystemGoal: Work on EU level on: Analysis of the sector’s R&I activity, funding, governance - Developing a stakeholder engagement hub, to deliberate on issues related to R&I and to create a basis for a European Partnership on Forestry - Co-designing a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) with roadmap, stakeholder commitments and assessment of flagship projects16 partners from 10 countries (incl. FI, DK, DE), FNR leading work package “stakeholder engagement”, 11/22-10/26; Horizon Europe fundedForestValue: ERA-NET Cofund Action ‘ForestValue – Innovating forest-based bioeconomy’Goal: Promote increased innovation and competitiveness of the forest-based sector in Europe and support its transformation from a resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive, productive, resource-efficient and resilient sector. FNR involved in call planning and implementation; dissemination and statistics of the network30 partners from 18 countries (incl. NO, SE, FI, DE, PL, LV and cooperation with EE), duration: 10/17-03/23; https://forestvalue.org/© Christian CordsSlide 11:Tasks of FNRExpert and consumer informationForest and timberBuildingBioeconomyBioenergyReduction of peat use and peatland conservationSustainable public procurementContests of Federal Ministry of Food and AgricultureFederal competition “HolzbauPlus 2022/23” - Building with renewable resourcesFederal Youth-research awardInformation & public relations11 out of 12Slide 12:12https://mediathek.fnr.de/Ecosystem Services provided by the ForestSlide 13:Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V.OT Gülzow Hofplatz 1 18276 Gülzow-Prüzen Phone: +49 3843 6930-0 E-Mail: info@fnr.de Internet: international.fnr.de13 out of 12