Result 1

All PPs and ASPs cooperating in cross-border research activities, participating in project pilot actions, and actively contributing to developing joint outputs will increase their institutional capacities. The expert capacity of the collaborating organisations will be enhanced with knowledge and new data on the current status of NA and recent historical changes. This includes the ecological conditions of NA forests, the influence of biotic, abiotic and management (history) on NA forest decline, and the status of NA genetic resources in the Danube region. In addition, protocols and guidelines based on this new data and knowledge will increase the expert capacity of project stakeholders. The dendrometry monitoring network as well as Thematic Knowledge Website will enable long-term cooperation and data/knowledge sharing among PPs, ASPs and stakeholders beoynd the project's lifetime.