{"id":723,"date":"2026-01-19T10:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csi-trees.org\/?page_id=723"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:48:02","slug":"over-csi-trees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/csi-trees.org\/en\/over-csi-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"About CSI Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"723\" class=\"elementor elementor-723\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e892c1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e892c1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ea56a e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"c2ea56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"204383594\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835941\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835941\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2043835941\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tMission and Vision\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835942\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835942\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2043835942\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tApproach\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835943\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835943\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2043835943\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTeam\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2043835941\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835941\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-49c7fe4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49c7fe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033679f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"033679f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c57b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c57b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CSI Trees develops and shares scientifically based knowledge to select climate-resilient trees for healthy and livable cities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47b9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c47b9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47937f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47937f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cities of the future are green and resilient, with trees that are adapted to a changing climate and continue to contribute to the quality of life. That is what we strive for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2043835942\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835942\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da31bca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da31bca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747d3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"747d3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859a406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"859a406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Climate change poses growing challenges for trees in urban and rural areas. Heat stress, drought, flooding, and soil salinisation collectively exert complex pressures on tree species. The CSI Trees project is developing an empirically grounded framework to identify which species will perform robustly under future climate conditions through 2100\u2014with the core hypothesis that sustainable tree vitality can only be ensured by species with multiple, proven tolerances to changing abiotic stress factors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63eb1c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"63eb1c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Morphophysiological traits\u2014including water use efficiency, carbon assimilation, critical wilting points, and recovery capacity after stress\u2014are simultaneously measured under controlled conditions using \u201cwhole plant\u201d phenotyping facilities (NPEC). This enables comparable and reproducible measurement of stress response.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The empirically derived tolerance values are linked to future climate scenarios (KNMI) and urban hydrological models that describe changes in precipitation patterns, soil moisture availability, evaporation, and heat island effects. Through forward and backcasting, the expected urban climate is linked to the natural ranges of tree species, enabling the identification of genetically suitable but underutilized species and provenances.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">All datasets will be integrated into an automated search system with species- and habitat-specific search profiles. In addition, high-resolution habitat maps will be developed for spatial visualization. An ecological assessment will be conducted in advance for each potential introduced species, including a risk analysis\u2014going beyond legal requirements\u2014regarding unwanted spread.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The results are made accessible through practical tools, maps, and digital applications\u2014which can be directly applied as decision-support tools for green space management, urban planning, and policy development. This framework thus provides a reproducible, scalable, and empirically grounded basis for the future-proof design and management of green infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2043835943\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2043835943\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de5d9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5de5d9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62edab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b62edab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c004c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c004c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More information about the research team will follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fec397 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fec397\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a7b60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9a7b60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc42be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bcc42be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missie en Visie Aanpak Team Missie CSI Trees ontwikkelt en deelt wetenschappelijk onderbouwde kennis om klimaatbestendige bomen te selecteren voor gezonde en leefbare steden. Visie Steden van de toekomst zijn groen en veerkrachtig, met bomen die zijn aangepast aan een veranderend klimaat en blijvend bijdragen aan de kwaliteit van leven. Daar streven we naar. 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