
Early Forecasting and Monitoring System for Genetic Biodiversity Loss in Keystone Forest Tree Species
DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH
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DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH
PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
1 Innovative societies
objective
1.1 Resilient economies and communities
Project type
Implementation
March 2025 - February 2028
DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH
The project DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH teams up scientists, sectoral agencies, forest owners, and NGOs to establish a transnational genetic diversity monitoring system that enhances ecosystem resilience and supports the forest economy.
In the spotlight
Forests are our dearest treasure, who's resilience is compromised by strong and concerted pressure of global warming stressors. Forest resilience largely depends on high genetic diversity of key-stone forest tree species. Our consortium intends to team up scientists, sectoral agencies, forest owners and NGOs to create, pilot and implement a durable, transnational genetic diversity monitoring (GM) system that could effectively estimate genetic biodiversity and timely warn on coming declines for keystone forest tree species along BSR. The keystone tree species for forest ecosystems in BSR are: Quercus robur, Picea abies, Tilia cordata and Fraxinus excelsior. These species were selected as having the greatest impact on resilience and biodiversity of BSR forests. Our GM network via transnational teaming would safeguard the transition to a green and resilient forest-rich region in BSR. It could be a key initiative cascading similar networks in Europe, which will ultimately be merged into a pan-European network for safeguarding our forests. The GM system in each country consists of (a) network of GM plots for keystone forest tree species, (b) GM methods based on DNA genotyping, phenotyping and remote sensing, (c) common action plan for genetic diversity enrichment in case of detected declines, and (d) national legal implementation. GM is based on comparison of genetic diversity between generations of trees. Such GM system already exists in southerly Europe http://www.lifegenmon.si/
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Budgets
DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH
in numbers.
in numbers.
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1.92MillionTotal
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1.53MillionErdf
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0.00MillionNorway
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DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH
in numbers.
- 54.898435323.9143937
- 54.905659723.9791865
- 53.821048312.0671581
- 56.87009951808407524.351583008151334
- 58.390222426.6958252
- 56.854725714.8311069
- 55.6801212.571506
- 52.101114920.8812379
- 56.918644124.0916684
- 54.720353725.2804768
- 59.407566626.309987
Project partners
Lead partnerVytautas Magnus University
- TownKaunas
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionKauno apskritis
- RepresentativeVytautas Magnus University
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
391,861.60

State Forest Service
- TownKaunas
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionKauno apskritis
- RepresentativeState Forest Service
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
75,041.60

Agency for Renewable Resources
- TownGülzow-Prüzen
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionLandkreis Rostock
- RepresentativeAgency for Renewable Resources
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
257,540.00

Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"
- TownSalaspils
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionPierīga
- RepresentativeLatvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
140,109.60

Estonian University of Life Sciences
- TownTartu
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionLõuna-Eesti
- RepresentativeEstonian University of Life Sciences
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
102,988.40

Linnaeus University
- TownVäxjö
- Region
- CountrySweden
- RegionKronobergs län
- RepresentativeLinnaeus University
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
188,787.88

University of Copenhagen
- TownFrederiksberg
- Region
- CountryDenmark
- RegionByen København
- RepresentativeUniversity of Copenhagen
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
424,971.42

Forest Research Institute
- TownSękocin Stary
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionWarszawski zachodni
- RepresentativeForest Research Institute
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
116,428.16

Latvia's State Forests
- TownRiga
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionRīga
- RepresentativeLatvia's State Forests
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
69,044.00

Association LithuaniaBIO
- TownVilnius
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionVilniaus apskritis
- RepresentativeAssociation LithuaniaBIO
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
45,410.80

Estonian State Forest Management Centre
- TownLääne-Viru County
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionLääne-Eesti
- RepresentativeEstonian State Forest Management Centre
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
102,856.20
Contacts
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Project managerVirginija KargytÄ—Vytautas Magnus University
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Financial managerAušra MalakauskienėVytautas Magnus University
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Communication managerRatna TondangAgency for Renewable Resources
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Events
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October |
Cross-Country Co-Creation Workshop on Forest Genetic Monitoring in Baltic Sea Region
Project: DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH
Virtual Meeting
02. October 2025
09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
02 Oct 2025
Cross-Country Co-Creation Workshop on Forest Genetic Monitoring in Baltic Sea Region
Co-creating solutions to monitor and conserve forest genetic diversity in the BSR
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2025-10-02
2025-10-02
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