{"id":36038,"date":"2024-04-03T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srfb.be\/?page_id=36038"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:52:43","slug":"dead-wood-for-forests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/srfb.be\/en\/projets-innovations\/dead-wood-for-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead wood for forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav style=\"--separator: &quot;&gt;&quot;\" class=\"wp-block-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/srfb.be\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/srfb.be\/en\/projets-innovations\/\">Projects &amp; Innovations<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Dead wood for forests<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns none-shape is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Miniature_DW4F.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36039\" style=\"width:280px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Miniature_DW4F.jpg 640w, https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Miniature_DW4F-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Miniature_DW4F-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Miniature_DW4F-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-vert-fonce-color-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-87ef0b51912a38d7f99293227f790141\"><strong>Dead wood for living forests<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dead wood is a key resource for around 30 % of forest-dwelling species and plays a vital role in the carbon and nutrient cycles, which are essential for forest regeneration and for improving the resilience and robustness of forests to global change. It also enhances the productivity of the plot by improving the biological functioning of the soil.<br>Wallonia's forests show a significant recurring deficit, which can be explained by a negative perception of dead wood and a limited awareness of its importance and the benefits it brings in the medium and long term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-grey-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-grey-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/banniere_DW4F-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/banniere_DW4F-2.png 934w, https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/banniere_DW4F-2-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/banniere_DW4F-2-18x3.png 18w, https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/banniere_DW4F-2-600x99.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-grey-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-grey-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dead Wood for Forests project, led by Gembloux Agro Bio Tech, began in September 2023 and will run until the end of 2024.<br>Its aim is to summarise knowledge of the biological issues surrounding dead wood and trees of biological interest in and for production forests, particularly with a view to improving forest regeneration. It also aims to analyse the state of the resource and perceptions of it in Wallonia, to assess the ecological and economic impact of reserving volumes of wood for necromass, and to propose a strategy, technical itineraries and content for training courses to raise awareness among all those involved in the timber industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A number of surveys have already been carried out to assess perceptions, obstacles, levels of acceptability and possible solutions within the timber industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Technical itineraries will then be established in order to manage this resource as effectively as possible, also integrating the compartment of trees of biological interest and very large trees, which generate large volumes of large dead wood.<br>To illustrate these routes, at the end of 2024 the RFSB will be setting up specific training courses (from awareness-raising to practical implementation in the field) for players in the wood industry and for specialist schools.<br>To this end, RFSB is currently looking for production forest plots with large dead wood and trees of biological interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vert-fonce-color-color has-text-color has-link-color has-border-color has-vert-fonce-color-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DW4F_rapport_final_v250408.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none-shape has-grey-color-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e3964afe wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Explanatory note from the SRFB<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the reactions that arose from the article&nbsp;<em>\u00abWhat strategy to develop habitat trees and deadwood volumes in Walloon forests?\u00bb<\/em>&nbsp;published in&nbsp;<em>Silva Belgica<\/em>&nbsp;2\/2026, the Board of Directors and the SRFB team wished to provide several clarifications on the association's positioning and on the interpretation of certain benchmarks presented in the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This explanatory note supplements the project's findings&nbsp;<em>Deadwood4Forests<\/em>&nbsp;and aims to clarify how these elements can be understood within the framework of balanced forest management, taking into account scientific knowledge, practical realities, and the objectives of forest owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vert-fonce-color-color has-text-color has-link-color has-border-color has-vert-fonce-color-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bois_mort_Note_explicative_SRFB_valide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Position and explanatory note on the SRFB<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-grey-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity 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