Abstract
The rapidly changing climate threatens the EUSALP’s forests and their valuable ecosystem services for present and especially for future generations. Extreme weather events and severe outbreaks of pests are affecting the growth and stability of forests as well as disrupting the current economic models of forest management and linked value chains and communities. These require forest administrations and consultants to explore alternative management Support Decision System and scenarios to provide new opportunities to forest owners. Tree species composition and adaptive forest management strategies need considerable foresight. But these forest driven adaptation efforts can compensate for climate disturbances only to a limited extent. Hence, from timber business with its suppliers, and consumers to recreationists and citizens, everyone must adjust to this and adapt to one's own sphere. More than ever, it is vital to initiate a dialogue among them, as a basis for preventing and overcoming diverging interests. Cooperation and communication are hence urgently needed.