Precilience

"Severe weather, drought, pests and disease are already taking a toll on farms and forests in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden, with food production, biodiversity, water security and rural livelihoods also at risk. Many of the region’s dominant land-use systems — from crop monocultures to clear-cutting — are both especially vulnerable to, and exacerbating, these pressures.

Working with farmers, foresters, landowners and other actors, Precilience’s 16 partners are co-developing practical solutions to protect soil, water, crops, trees and ecosystems.

Precilience is being delivered by collaborative teams working across different packages of work, from detailed climate modelling to hands-on trials on farms and in forests. Solutions we are exploring include: diversifying agricultural production; sustainable water management; enhancing soil function; forest regeneration; and closer-to-nature forest management.

At the heart of Precilience is stakeholder collaboration: farmers, foresters, landowners and other actors are directly involved and consulted in shaping solutions."

Read more on the project website (precilience.eu) . External link.