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Rebuilding after the bark beetle epidemic

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Oct 21, 2025
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Area where new planting has been undertaken. Spruce affected by bark beetles can be seen on the slopes behind. Photo by author

The DRAAF Bourgogne-Franche-Comté carried out a study to assess the implementation of aid from the Recovery Plan for the renewal of damaged stands and to describe the strategies deployed by owners to restore bark beetle stands.

The forest of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, like the French forest generally, has suffered significant mortality. In the region, this is mainly caused by the spruce bark beetle ( Ips typographus ). Spruce forests have decreased by 60,000 ha, or a third of the regional spruce area, between 2018 and 2022. In this context, the Recovery Plan, launched in 2021 for the forest, aimed to renew these areas and thus maintain a forest cover intended for timber production through a dedicated component. The DRAAF Bourgogne-Franche-Comté carried out a study to assess the implementation of the recovery plan aid and describe the strategies deployed by landowners to replenish bark beetle stands.

This study was carried out by Valentin CLERGET, AgroParisTech student.

 

This resource is provided in French. Original title: Reconstituer après l’épidémie de scolytes.
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Source/Author(s)
  • Valentin Clerget
Topic
  • Active Restoration
  • Implementation
Stakeholders
  • Landowners & Practitioners
  • Planners & Implementers
  • Policy Actors
Purpose
  • Restoration after natural disturbances
  • Risk mitigation and disturbance prevention
Biogeographic region
  • Atlantic
  • Continental
Countries
  • France
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