Growing Non-native Trees in European Forests Brings Benefits and Opportunities but Also Has Its Risks and Limits

Berlin

2020

339-353

Sonderdruck

40003964

Many more NNT are already used in forestry than previously thought, but relatively few species have major importance in terms of area, mainly in western European countries. Diversification, mixing and avoidance of invasion in relation to NNT are necessities that are relatively new on the agenda. In contrast, provenance research of major NNT has been going on for many decades and now provides important information for climate change adaptation. Despite the limitations to the use of NNT either through legal restrictions or forest certification that differ considerably across Europe, the careful integration of a range of tested NNT also into future forest management planning shows a high potential for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Keywords: Non-native tree species, Invasive alien species, Forest plantation, Climate change adaptation, Forest reproductive material, Provenances