CLEANFOREST

COST ACTION CA21138

Joint effects of CLimate Extremes and Atmospheric depositioN on European FORESTs

About the CLEANFOREST Action

Forests are at the forefront of our efforts to mitigate climate change and achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, to ensure a sustainable life on Earth. However, forest ecosystems are particularly threatened by global change components, such as increasing frequency and severity of climate extreme events, increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and pollutants concentrations.

All these factors strongly influence the capacity of forests to continue providing important ecosystem services we rely on, including climate regulation and mitigation, biodiversity conservation, clean water and air supply, food and energy production, and improvement of human health and well-being, particularly in urban systems.

Mission

To develop a comprehensive understanding on the interactive effects of key global change drivers (*)CLEANFOREST will focus on climate extremes (drought and heatwaves) and atmospheric nitrogen and sulphur deposition on forest ecosystems functioning and health, and on their climate and air pollution mitigation potential.

Vision

To reduce data fragmentation (at spatial and temporal scales), to define common protocols and methods for measurements and data analyses in global change studies, and to promote data exchange as key actions to advance scientific knowledge and to fulfil the need of data (and evidence)-based solutions to policy and societal challenges.

Approach

To build an inclusive and international platform promoting synergies among scientists from different disciplines actively involved in existing research infrastructures (long-term monitoring networks and manipulation experiments), and fostering exchange between researchers and stakeholders (policymakers, forest managers, citizen science associations).

CLEANFOREST in Numbers

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Young Researchers
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Women
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COST Countries
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Latest News

Twenty-third webinar: Introducing Pan-European Network of Green Deal Agriculture and Forestry Earth Observation Science (PANGEOS) COST Action

Date and time: 24th April 2025; 12:00 – 12:45 AM (CET) – Introducing Pan-European Network of Green Deal Agriculture and Forestry Earth Observation Science (PANGEOS) COST Action...

Twenty-second webinar: Building a matrix of tree species, soil and management for climate and N mitigation potential

Date and time: 10th April 2025; 13:00 – 13:45 AM (CET) Twenty-second webinar: Building a matrix of tree species, soil and management for climate and...

Seventh interview: Bite of pastéis de nata with Cristina Branquinho

Date: 28 APRIL 2025, 17:00 – 17:45 CETTitle: Interview:  Bite of pastéis de nata with Cristina Branquinho What/Description: The CLEANFOREST interview series is hosted by...

Interdisciplinary Summer School on Forest Ecosystems 2025

Aim & Objectives We are opening a call for participants of the Interdisciplinary summer school on Forest Ecosystems 2025. It is already the third year...

Training School on Global Change and Next Generation Manipulation Experiments

The EU CLEANFOREST Training School on Global Change and Next Generation Manipulation Experiments (GCNG) at BIFoR-FACE, University of Birmingham – First announcement The second training...

International day of forests - March 21st

Our Cleanforest COST Action in the spotlight to celebrate the international day of forests on March 21st, 2025. Read here the article on ‘The urgent need...

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