Ard Sycomore

To address the ongoing and upcoming climate changes, forest managers must rethink their forestry practices: it is essential to prevent and manage forest dieback, as well as to imagine, evaluate, and recommend new management practices (especially at the crucial moment of stand renewal). For this, they can rely on research, always with the aim of maintaining the multifunctionality of forests: a healthy forest, properly renewed, rich in quality timber and biodiversity for future generations. Sycomore is a scientific research, innovation, and socio-economic development program focused on smart, connected, and precision forestry. As the leader of Sycomore, the INRAE Val de Loire center coordinates the contributions of 20 regional academic and socio-economic partners working on trees and forests.