Studies of the impacts of climate change on forest biodiversity, related consequences
and the upcoming challenges for forest conservation strategies and policies were topics of
an international conference held at the University of Freiburg in 2011. In this issue we
present selected papers from different parts of the world, which deal with the quantification
of climate change impacts on forest biodiversity, address adaptation measures in forest and
conservation management or tackle the emerging challenges for conservation strategies
and instruments that are brought about by climate change.
1108 Biodivers Conserv (2013) 22:1107–1114