Current Research Projects


Cover crop cultivation for forestry (DeFrAn)

Project management:  

Dr. Katharina Tiebel
Project manager:   M.Sc. Peter Voß
Financing:   German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)
Duration:  

4/2026 to 3/2029

Investigation of planting and seeding methods for pioneer tree species for the efficient reforestation of large disturbed areas (Piwi)

Project management:  

Dr. Katharina Tiebel
Project assistant:   M.Sc. Freya Löffler
Financing:   German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)
Duration:  

1/2026 to 12/2028

Establishing Climate-Smart Forestry and forest restoration pilots in Europe (RECLAIM)

Project management:   Prof. Dr. habil. Dominik Thom
Project assistant:  

M.Sc. Freya Löffler
Funding: M.Sc:   EU Horizon / EFI - G-03-2024 Establishing Climate-Smart Forestry and forest restoration pilots in Europe
Duration:  

7/2025 to 11/2026

Precision climate resilience for agriculture and forestry sectors in the European boreal regions (Precilience)

Project management:   Prof. Dr. habil. Dominik Thom
Project assistant:  

Dr. Yuan Yan
Funding: Dr. Yuan Yan   EU Horizon
Duration:  

6/2024 to 12/2029

Identification of forest catchment areas in Central European mountains in the era of climate change (GUARDIAN)

Project management:   Prof. Dr. habil. Dominik Thom
Project assistant:  

Sarah Le Berre
Funding: Sarah Le Berre   DFG
Duration:  

1/2023 to 2/2026

Management and remuneration of forest ecosystem services in North Rhine-Westphalia (ÖSL-NRW)

Project management:   Prof. Dr. habil. Dominik Thom
Project assistant:  

M.Sc. Frieder Füger
Funding:   Ministry of Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Duration:  

2/2025 to 12/2029

Dynamics and management of the future climate protection function of forest ecosystems (KlimaWald)

Project management:   Prof. Dr. habil. Dominik Thom
Project assistant:  

Dr. Marie-Christin Wimmler
Funding: Dr. Marie-Christin Wimm:   Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR) - Forest Climate Fund; Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Duration:  

12/2024 to 5/2027

(Res-Et-Fi)

Project management:   Prof. Dr. habil. Sven Wagner
Project manager:  

Dr. Franka Huth
Funding: Dr. Frank Huth   BMBF - Regional Innovation Groups Forestry and Timber Industry
Duration:  

2/2023 to 1/2026

Dead spruce stands of medium age - potentials of deadwood management (PoToMa)

Project management:  

Prof. Dr. habil. Dominik Thom
Project assistant:  

Graduate forest manager Alexandra Wehnert
Dr. Katharina Tiebel
Project partner:  

Friedrich Schiller University
Forest Research and Competence Center Gotha
Funding:  

Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR); Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Duration:  

12/2024 to 11/2027

Development of a novel provenance test using the example of the tree species Castanea sativa Mill. and a model approach for the preselection of provenances in climate change

Project management:  

Prof. Dr. habil. Dominik Thom
Project assistant:   M.Sc. Karola Plümpe
Funding: M.Sc:  

German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)
Duration:   08/2024 to 07/2027

Strengthening social dialog to promote the acceptance of reforestation measures in the context of sustainable forest management (DIA-WALD)

Project management:  

Prof. Dr. habil. Norbert Weber
Dr. Franka Huth
Prof. Dr. habil. Sven Wagner
Project manager:  

Florian Kumichel
Project partner:  

TU Dresden, Chair of Forest Policy and Forest Resource Economics
State enterprise Sachsenforst (SBS)
ThüringenForst A.ö.R. (Forest Research and Competence Center Gotha)
Landesstiftung Natur und Umwelt (LaNU) - Nature Conservation FundLandesstiftung Natur und Umwelt (LaNU) - Academy
Düben Heath Nature Park, Association Düberner Heide e.V.
Church Forest Community Vogtland
Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald, Landesverband Sachsen (SDW)
Forest for Saxony Foundation
HS Timber Productions GmbH
Saxon Forest Owners Association e.V.
Thuringia Nature Conservation Foundation (SNT)
Forest Owners Association for Thuringia e.V.
Funding:  

Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR)
Duration:  

06/2022 to 5/2025

Silviculture in climate change: Procedure for the conversion of existing stands to climate change-friendly forests (WAIKLIM)

Project management:  

Prof. Dr. habil. Sven Wagner
Project assistant:  

Dr. Katja Skibbe
Project partner:  

State enterprise Sachsenforst
TU Dresden, Institute of Soil Science and Site Ecology
TU Dresden, Chair of Biodiversity and Nature Conservation
Funding:  

Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR) - Forest Climate Fund; Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Duration:  

11/2022 to 10/2027

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