Special show
Follow the Timber
Tracking and tracing
in the timber supply chain
Contact person:
Alexander Kaulen
Tel. +49 (0) 6078/785-27
alexander.kaulen@kwf-online.de
Opening hours
for visitors:
Daily from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The special show „FOLLOW THE TIMBER“ shows on the one hand common and innovative technology to track and trace wood flows through timber supply chain and on the other hand how these can be used in CO2 balances.
We present forestry technology for tracking and tracing wood through the supply chain from the standing tree to the mill entrance.
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Emphasizing the properties of wood as a renewable, climate-positive raw material requires tracking it through the supply chain. Obligations to provide evidence of the exact origin and technical changes to raw wood will become increasingly important in the future.
However, knowing the spatial and technical manipulation of raw wood already provides an enormous advantage in terms of process optimization, theft protection and provides arguments for the advantages of domestic wood from regional supply chains.
CO2 balances, in particular, are a result of media break-free and consistently traceable timber supply chains. They provide the best argument for the management of our forests.
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Special show
Integrated forest fire
management
Contact person:
Europäisches Forstinstitut EFI
Alexander Held
alexander.held@efi.int
Opening hours
for visitors:
Daily from 9 am – 6 pm
Before – during – after the forest fire
„Dry Firefighting“ –
Plan B: Extinguishing without water
„UXO Fire Management Toolbox“:
Fire on areas contaminated by ammunition
The aim is to prepare the internationally available knowledge for the local context and to involve all stakeholders in the process. The focus on prevention work is crucial in order to sustainably shape forests and vegetation in the long term so that they become more resilient in dealing with fire.
The special show and the WKR project serve as a platform for all forest fire management stakeholders from forestry, practice, politics and the public. Training materials, publications, technology and equipment for both operations and prevention work will be on display.
These invite the public to familiarize themselves with the tools. Experts on site will be available for questions and discussions. In addition, there will be two further key topics on „water as a scarce extinguishing resource“, „difficult terrain“ and „areas contaminated with munitions“, as these are increasingly posing particular challenges for forest fire management.
Special show
Forests-
Insects-
Damage
Contact person:
Andrea Hauck
Tel. +49 (0) 6078/785-63
andrea.hauck@kwf-online.de
Opening hours
for visitors:
Daily from 9 am – 6 pm
Thinking outside the box. Which approaches will protect our forests in the future? The special exhibition “Wälder-Insekten-Schäden” (Forests-Insects-Damage) presents both established and new possibilities for monitoring, prevention and control of harmful insects in order to counter the threats they pose to ecosystems.
Insects are an integral part of nature. However, certain species can pose a threat to forests if they occur in large quantities. The special exhibition will present various groups of insect pests as well as ways of monitoring, preventing and controlling them.
Large pine weevil
(Hylobius abietis)
Certain insect species might spread locally or at larger scales due to mass reproduction. If that happens, appropriate measures must be taken to mitigate the damage. There is no miracle cure for controlling harmful insects. A combination of different measures is required to master critical situations. The best management strategy is to apply the methods of integrated pest control in order to minimise the development of harmful population densities.
Longhorn beetle larva (Cerambycidae family)
- Small animals with massive impacts – protecting forests under current conditions is also a dominant topic at the 18th KWF-Tagung.
- An unfortunate interplay of several factors for forestry, such as strong storms and dry and hot summers in recent years, has created ideal conditions for an explosive population development of bark beetles (Scolytidae ssp., esp. Ips typographus). These, as well as locally occurring mass propagations of weevils (Curculionidae ssp.), cockchafer beetles (Melolontha spp.) and gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), have caused and continue to cause immense damage in our forests.
- Bark beetles (Ips typographus) are probably the best-known harmful insects in our forests. However, there are also a large number of other insects that occur in large quantities and can cause major damage in the forest, if the circumstances are favourable to their reproduction. Such circumstances can be favourable weather conditions for the pests, the absence of natural enemies or monocultures with a correspondingly high food supply.
Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) Gallery within Spruce (Picea abies) Bark
- These insects include, for example, various butterfly species whose caterpillars feed on the young buds and leaves of trees. Oak (Quercus) species, which are extremely valuable and important in the context of climate change, are particularly affected by this. The process of reforestation is also being made increasingly difficult by certain species groups and in recent years there has been increasing damage to young plants by weevils and to their roots by cockchafer grubs (Melelontha spp. Larva)
Special show
CampusForst – researchers
for the forest
Showcase of forest science
Source: C. Knobloch
Opening hours
for visitors:
Daily from 9 am – 6 pm
The special show CampusForst presents the results of current research projects from numerous forestry research institutions.
It shows the expertise and creativity with which research is carried out under the tense conditions of current forestry activities.
A wide range of forestry topics will be covered, in which impressive and practical innovations are being developed in cooperation with a variety of project partners from industry and science.
Project content from numerous forestry research institutions will be vividly conveyed using prototypes, demonstrators and live presentations.
The Future Workshop, a proven series of lectures on innovative topics, will also be held at the special show.
