H2020Индивидуална стипендия2021–2024

TREEPACT · The threats and solutions to urban tree pests and pathogens in a changing climate

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2021-05-01 → 2024-10-07
Финансиране от ЕС: 244 210 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF

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Накратко на български

Вредните насекоми и гъбичките, като азиатския рогач, застрашават градските дървета в условията на променящ се климат. Разбирането на тези заплахи помага за създаването на по-ефективни стратегии за опазване на градската растителност и здравето на хората.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

The threats and solutions to urban tree pests and pathogens in a changing climate

TREEPACT – Impacts and Solutions to Urban Tree Pests and Diseases in a Changing Climate Urban trees and forests contribute significantly to the urban environment. A healthy tree canopy cover is essential to help cities adapt to rising temperatures. Greening programmes to expand urban tree canopy cover have gained global prominence recently. However, urban trees and forests are increasingly threatened by native and non-native pests/diseases. Examples include the fungal pathogens Phytophthora ramorum and Ceratocystis platani, the oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) and the Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis). These pests/diseases may affect trees through defoliation or boring, cause branch fractures, tree mortality, and even negatively impact human health (e.g., dermatitis caused by caterpillar hair). Climatic changes, growing international trade, and declining biodiversity will likely increase the risks posed by tree pests/diseases. Monocultures and drought-stressed trees are particularly vulnerable to pests/diseases. Understanding these growing threats, including perceptions of them and management responses, is critical for developing efficient strategies for urban tree and forest health. However, past research mainly focused on forests in the wider countryside, leaving considerable knowledge gaps in the context of urban areas. Overall Goal and Research Questions TREEPACT aims to increase understanding of the growing threat of urban tree pests/diseases to support urban policy and management. The project was guided by three key questions, organized into three work packages (WPs): 1. WP1: What are the socio-economic and environmental impacts of tree pests/diseases in urban contexts? 2. WP2: How do different stakeholders understand and respond to urban tree pests/diseases? 3. WP3: What is the policy and management response to urban tree pests/diseases?

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

TREEPACT investigates the social, environmental, and economic impacts of urban tree pests and pathogens in the context of a changing climate. Disturbances due to tree pests/pathogens are expected to increase in cities, potentially threatening endeavours to increase canopy cover to help adapt to climate change. This novel research programme uses an innovative combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, including a systematic review, surveys, stakeholder and policy analyses to assess impacts, risk perceptions, policies, and responses of city professionals involved in urban greenspace and forest planning and management. Although the study’s reach is global, it will use Munich as a case study example. The city has recently been subject to devastating tree pest/pathogen outbreaks, destroying up to 60% of the trees in entire neighbourhoods. The action will have impact in two areas. From a policy perspective, it will produce new understanding of the various policy and management responses to urban tree pests/pathogens around the globe. It will also synthesise existing knowledge on the impacts of tree pests/pathogens. From an academic perspective, it will 1) produce new knowledge about the risk perceptions and responses to tree pests/pathogens of greenspace professionals and advocates in cities, 2) develop a social network analysis method in the context of urban planning, and 3) consolidate and assess existing knowledge in a new context.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN · MuenchenКоординаторГермания