The aim is to improve adaptation to and mitigation of climate change through sustainable forest management.
Andrew has hosted a workshop for participants at the Ambleside Campus (see photo below) and supervised a short term scientific mission in which a Masters student from the Faculty of Forest Science and Resource Management, Technische Universität München worked with undergraduate students from the National School of Forestry, ̽»¨ÊÓƵ, to compare criteria and indicators of climate smartness in UK ancient semi-natural woodlands and commercial conifer plantations to those in mainland European forests.
Photo caption: Dr. Andrew Weatherall and European colleagues in Cumbria.
Andrew is a co-author of the first publication from the COST Action, ‘What is Climate Smart Forestry?’ () and is the lead author of a manuscript and book chapter being prepared as the Action draws to a close. Plans to continue this important work are underway.
In the recent revalidation of courses, a new final year module, Climate Smart Forestry was included, to provide research-informed teaching.
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