Optimizing the management and sustainable
use of forest genetic resources in Europe

  • Decipher the role of environment and genetics in trees' adaptation

  • Recommendations for adaptive forest management and policy instruments

  • Design tree sampling strategies (Credit: INRA)

  • Broaden the range of forest genetic resources used by breeding programmes

  • GenTree focuses on important tree species in Europe

  • Develop innovative options for improving dynamic conservation of forest genetic resources (Credit: INRA)

  • Promote use of diversified forest reproductive material (Credit: INRA)

  • Quantify key processes affecting genomic diversity

  • Explore where the trees for the project are sampled

Latest Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, books and other documents published in the context of the project.

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Latest News

GenTree receives "Les Etoiles de l'Europe" award

The H2020 project GenTree was awarded the prestigious "Prix spécial du jury" at the 8th annual "Les…


The Project

The goal of GenTree is to provide the European forestry sector with better knowledge, methods and tools for optimising the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources (FGR) in Europe.
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