The new forester of Kemberg: This is how Smettan fights against the forest death!
The new forester of Kemberg: This is how Smettan fights against the forest death!
The forest in the forest area Kemberg has to deal with numerous challenges, and Christian Smettan, who has been a new district forester since April 1, 2025, has taken on this mammoth task. At the age of just 28, the Berlin -born experience from the Lower Saxony Harz brings with him, where he dealt with the devastating consequences of the bark beetle calamity. The focus of his work is the topics of drought, caterpillar monitoring and the exchange with forest owners about current developments.
The forest in Germany is under pressure in the face of profound climatic changes. According to the Federal Ministry of Nutrition and Agriculture (
The bark beetle is a great culprit in this drama. As a side effect of drought and high temperatures, its population has increased explosively. The consequences are devastating and bring forest owners into a precarious financial situation, as well as the current statistics. The 2024 forest state is shown that just 21 percent of the trees are considered healthy, while 36 percent have a significant crown evacuation, according to the data of the BMLeh.
The future of the forest
In view of these challenges, it becomes clear that rethinking in forestry is necessary. The action program of natural climate protection ( BMel.de emphasizes to adapt forests to climate change. The afforestation and forest conversion require an adapted tree species, with mixed forests as particularly resilient. However, a current study shows that only an average of ten tree species per location are climate -resistant, compared to previously 18.The pressure on natural resources grows, and the need for effective solutions is becoming increasingly urgent. Smettan and his colleagues therefore work to optimize the forest economy practices and to intensify the exchange of ideas with the public.
It seems that the challenges for the forests are not only noticeable, but throughout Germany. The importance of a healthy forest landscape cannot be assessed highly enough, both for climate protection and for biodiversity. It is to be hoped that the efforts to make sustainable solutions and innovative approaches will make a sustainable contribution to saving our forests.
In this complex mixture, forestry must be able to react flexibly to secure the forest of tomorrow. The urgent appeal for the forest administrator is to act with foresight and jointly, because ultimately our forests are an indispensable part of our habitat.
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