FOREST DOWN
A forest in Carinthia devastated by storm damage.
All Images ©Markus Sepperer, 2023
In February 2023, a storm destroyed 50,000 solid cubic meters of wood next to my home town Spittal/Drau (Carinthia) in just one hour.
Due to the spruce monoculture and the increasing number of extreme weather events triggered by climate change, forest management faces enormous challenges.
Strategies are currently being developed to maintain a sustainable forest for future generations with mixed forest cultures
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In February 2023, a storm near Spittal an der Drau destroyed 50,000 cubic meters of wood in just one hour.
Due to the monoculture of spruce trees and the increasing extreme weather events caused by climate change, forest management is facing enormous challenges.
Currently, strategies are being developed to maintain a sustainable forest by implementing mixed forest cultures.