Nov 13, 2025
5th Tharandt Forest Protection Colloquium on October 28-29, 2025
Welcome address at the 5th Tharandt Forest Protection Colloquium by Prof. Dr. Michael Müller
After a three-year break, the fifth edition of the Tharandt Forest Protection Colloquium took place on October 28 and 29, 2025, which was primarily intended to provide a stage for external forest protection experts and current, practice-relevant topics. The program was accordingly packed, with topics ranging from insect-borne pest organisms to climatic and silvicultural challenges and to issues of forest fire protection and innovative monitoring methods.
The approximately 130 participants came from twelve federal states and Austria, and represented a wide variety of different institutions, including state and municipal forestry companies, district offices, municipal and national park administrations, research institutes, universities, ministries, private companies and a fire department. This diversity was also reflected in the intensive discussions and lively professional exchange on both days.
We would like to thank all speakers for their informative contributions and their willingness to discuss, as well as all participants for their great interest and committed participation, which once again made the colloquium a successful platform for interdisciplinary dialog in forest protection.
The colloquium presentations are available for download here.
Registration at the 5th Tharandt Forest Protection Colloquium
Welcome adress at the 5th Tharandt Forest Protection Colloquium by Prof. Dr. Michael Müller
Presentation by Dr. Ralf Petercord on the future of climate in Germany
Audience from near and far on the first day of the colloquium in the J1 lecture hall
Dr. Horst Delb with an important message
Jan Glock talked about the current forest health issues in the lowland of Saxony
Lively discussions on the presentations
Homemade cake was sold during coffee breaks
A full house again on the second day of the colloquium in the C1 lecture hall
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Henrik Hartmann on research fields of the Forest Protection Department of the Julius Kühn-Institute
Maja Bentele presented the results of the ForstVIEW project
Potential of drone data in forest protection presented by Richard Georgi
Closing discussion with Prof. Dr. Michael Müller
