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.
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.
  • 1.92
    Million
    Total
  • 1.53
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway
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31 Benefitting organisations 1 Solution(s) in preparation 1 Solution(s) plannedfor use / upscale 1 Pilotactivities 27 Organisationsin the project

DIVERSE_GENE_WATCH
in numbers.

Project partners

Lead partnerVytautas Magnus University
  • Town
    Kaunas
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Kauno apskritis
Total partner budget
391,861.60
State Forest Service
  • Town
    Kaunas
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Kauno apskritis
Total partner budget
75,041.60
Agency for Renewable Resources
  • Town
    Gülzow-Prüzen
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Landkreis Rostock
Total partner budget
257,540.00
Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"
  • Town
    Salaspils
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Pierīga
Total partner budget
140,109.60
Estonian University of Life Sciences
  • Town
    Tartu
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Lõuna-Eesti
Total partner budget
102,988.40
Linnaeus University
  • Town
    Växjö
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Kronobergs län
Total partner budget
188,787.88
University of Copenhagen
  • Town
    Frederiksberg
  • Region
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Region
    Byen København
Total partner budget
424,971.42
Forest Research Institute
  • Town
    Sękocin Stary
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Warszawski zachodni
Total partner budget
116,428.16
Latvia's State Forests
  • Town
    Riga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
69,044.00
Association LithuaniaBIO
  • Town
    Vilnius
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Vilniaus apskritis
Total partner budget
45,410.80
Estonian State Forest Management Centre
  • Town
    Lääne-Viru County
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Lääne-Eesti
Total partner budget
102,856.20

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