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The aim of the project is the elaboration of the strategic document Adaptation Strategy of LČR s.p. to climate change by 2030. The adaptation strategy will define strategic goals in the field of forestry and water management so that the forest cover of our country is maintained in the future and the resilience of forest stands to the effects of climate change is increased.
Summary of project results
The forest represents a huge potential for mitigating the impacts of climate change, while at the same time being significantly affected by climate change itself. The State Enterprise LČR manages 1.2 million ha of forest, which represents almost half of all forest area in the Czech Republic. The territorial scope of the State Enterprise''s activities is crucial. In accordance with the mission of the enterprise, which was established to ''fulfil important strategic, economic, social, security or other interests of the state'' under the State Enterprise Act, the issue of climate change and its impact on forests is one of the key ones. The aim of the project was to develop an adaptation strategy of the enterprise to the changing conditions in its main areas. The resulting document - the Adaptation Strategy of the State Enterprise Forests of the Czech Republic to Climate Change by 2030 - sets out a long-term strategic approach and identifies measures that should be implemented in relation to climate change. It identifies priorities and procedures that will be implemented in the long term in the area of forestry, water resources, nature and landscape protection in order to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The document defines objectives in the main areas of the company''s activities with regard to ongoing climate change and its consequences in forestry, water management and nature and landscape protection. On the basis of the analysis, measures were proposed in 5 areas including cultivation of species-diverse forest stands, diversification of management, adjustment of game stocks, protection of the forest environment and biodiversity, protection and restoration of the water regime. The strategy results in an Action Plan proposing specific activities and projects, including their financial requirements and urgency. The implementation of the proposed activities will significantly contribute to mitigating the impacts of climate change. The document also has practical implications for internal methodological procedures with the aim of translating theory into practice. Great attention will need to be paid to the cultivation of species and age-diverse stands in order to ensure the stability of stands. Greater emphasis will be placed on natural regeneration. For example, more intensive monitoring of the health of stands will be an important measure. The creation of the document enables the practical transfer of scientific knowledge into practice.