Program Overview

Program Overview

The program provides knowledge on how to design and implement buffer zones and protection measures along watercourses, and where different measures can be most effective.

Program Content

The program covers the following topics:

• Design and implementation of buffer zones and protection measures along watercourses
• Identification of areas where different measures can be most effective

Target Audience

The program is primarily aimed at:

• Nature conservation managers at forestry companies and forest owner associations
• Advisors and planners at forestry companies and forest owner associations
• Private forest owners

Program Structure

The program consists of:

• Digital meetings that focus on the design and implementation of buffer zones and protection measures along watercourses
• Field days that include practical exercises where participants plan and implement protection measures along a watercourse

Organization

The program is led by SLU researchers Lenka Kuglerov· and Eliza Maher Hasselqvist, and is based on research from SLU on the effects of different types of buffer zones and protection measures related to watercourses.

Funding

The program is funded by the EU's rural development program through the Swedish Forest Agency.

Research Areas

The program is related to research on:

• Buffer zones and protection measures along watercourses
• Effects of different types of buffer zones and protection measures on the environment