Forestry and Wood Processing
WOOD USE RESEARCH DIRECTION
development of a fire protection agent with a sustainable and low environmental impact, which can be used in wooden buildings and timber, and which is suitable for both interior and exterior work,
industrially manufactured facades (shield systems), for regulatory purposes,
development of wood composite materials and their use possibilities,
technical and economic research of wood gluing technologies,
research of wood cutting processes,
research of wood hydrothermal treatment processes,
furniture design and conformity assessment,
prediction of wood properties,
research on wood finishing issues,
use of lignocellulose-based materials in the production of insulation materials,
development and use possibilities of wood panel materials.
BIODIVERSITY OF FOREST AND MIDDLE ECOSYSTEMS
rare and protected species, their changes, adaptation and risk factors in the context of climate change,
anthropogenic impact on forest biodiversity and green infrastructure planning solutions,
innovative solutions for increasing forest ecosystem diversity (reforestation) and promoting resilience,
impact of economic activity on forest bird species.
URBAN FORESTRY AND ARBORICULTURE
opportunities to ensure microhabitats and other elements of biodiversity and their recognition,
social research on forest-human interaction and its use in forest policy decisions, including in shaping the image of forestry.
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON FORESTRY
the impact of coniferous and deciduous tree stand on carbon storage and GHG dynamics during the cycle,
the effectiveness of climate change mitigation in clear-cut forestry,
afforestation solutions with the greatest climate change mitigation effect.
