We meet Jonas Rönnberg, researcher at SLU in Alnarp, in a forest area just outside Veberöd.

Here the pines are infested with the fungus root rot which causes the disease root rot.

Eventually the trees will die.

- Root rot is one of the worst threats we have to the Swedish coniferous forest, says Jonas Rönnberg.

New threats with warmer climates

Fungi, pests, wild animals and extreme weather - the list of threats to the forest is getting longer.

The government has now allocated SEK 30 million a year for the new Forest Damage Center, which will map and prevent various types of forest damage.

A work led by Jonas Rönnberg.

- Climate change creates conditions for pests and fungi to thrive in environments where they have not previously done so, says Jonas Rönnberg.

- We will try to analyze and develop different scenarios to see what types of damage we can expect, regardless of whether it is weather-related or different types of fungi or animals.

Manage the forest properly

Researchers expect new, currently unknown threats to come with a warmer climate.

- There will probably be some surprises, unfortunately.

But there are things to do.

The researchers are working with different types of new technology, new biological preparations and attempts to grow more resistant trees.

Forest owners also gain more knowledge about how the forest should be managed and felled so as not to spread diseases and pests.

But much of the prevention work takes time and costs money.

- It is important to choose what to invest the resources in, what does most benefit, says Jonas Rönnberg.