This guide aims to help both public institutes and wood-chain professionals to take decisions, prepare their future actions and improve cooperation in the event of hurricanes. It is of utmost importance to prepare and to decide, before the storm occurs, which actions will have to be taken in terms of methods to apply, training to provide and the different regulations with which to comply.
The main objective of this project is to contribute to answering the primary questions addressed to foresters and wood-industry managers facing storm-damaged forests:

·         How can wind-fallen or broken trees be harvested safely to prevent fungal or insect attack and fire risk and to allow for reforestation in ways that are economically and ecologically viable?

·         How can wood quality be maintained by efficient log storage and conservation methods in order to preserve supplies to the wood industry and foresters’ incomes?

Some practical issues have been presented as case studies to give general information in an easy-to-read format.
The results of the different tasks undertaken by this project, which constitute the basics of this Technical Guide, are available at the following web address: www.stodafor.org
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