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Jaime Coello
KTT specialist
PROGRAM / Multifunctional forest management
LINE / Sustainable forest management
PhD (University of Lleida), MSc European Forestry (Universities of Lleida, Joensuu and Freiburg) and Forest Engineer (Universities of Valladolid and Lleida).
My main areas of specialisation are forest restoration, agroforestry and adaptive silviculture. Currently (2021-26) I am coordinating the LIFE AgroForAdapt (https://agroforadapt.eu) project. Previously I was technical coordinator of projects such as LIFE MixForChange (https://mixforchange.eu), FP7 Sustaffor (https://sustaffor.eu) and Interreg Pirinoble (https://pirinoble.ctfc.cat).
Before joining CTFC in 2006 I worked for one year at the FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest, participating on projects related to sustainable forest management and forest policy.
Featured SCI papers:
· Collado E, Piqué M, Coello J, de-Dios-García J, Fuentes C, Coll L. 2023. Close-to-nature management effects on tree growth and soil moisture in Mediterranean mixed forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 549. 121457
· Scordia D, Corinzia SA, Coello J, Vilaplana-Ventura R, Jiménez‑De‑Santiago, DE, Singla-Just B, et al. 2023. Are agroforestry systems more productive than monocultures in Mediterranean countries? A meta‑analysis. Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2023) 43. 73
· Vericat P, Coello J, Beltrán M, Piqué M. 2022. Effectiveness of chemical and physical methods for stump sprout control in Castanea sativa Mill. Forest Ecology and Management, 525. 120537
· Blanc S, Gasol CM, Martínez-Blanco J, Muñoz P, Coello J, Casals P, Mosso A, Brun F. 2019. Economic profitability of agroforestry in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in the Mediterranean Area. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 17(1), e0101, 16 p.
· Coello J, Piqué M, Rovira P, Fuentes C, Ameztegui A 2018. Combining innovative mulches and soil conditioners in mountain afforestation with ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) in the Pyrenees (NE Spain). Forest systems 27(3), e017, 13 p. 10.5424/fs
· Coello J, Ameztegui A, Rovira P, Fuentes C, Piqué M. 2018. Innovative soil conditioners and mulches for forest restoration in semiarid conditions in northeast Spain. Ecological engineering 118: 52-65
· Coello J, Coll L, Piqué M. 2017. Can bioplastic or woodchip groundcover replace herbicides or plastic mulching for valuable broadleaf plantations in Mediterranean areas? New Forests, 48 (3): 415-429
· Coello J, Cortina J, Valdecantos A, Varela E. 2015. Forest landscape restoration experiences in southern Europe: sustainable techniques for enhancing early tree performance. Unasylva 245 (66): 82-90
Featured books:
· Coello J, Piqué M, Beltrán M, Coll L, Palero N, Guitart L. 2022. Adaptive and close-to-nature management in mixed sub-humid Mediterranean forests: holm oak, chestnut, common oak and pine woods. CTFC, CPF. 104 pp.
· Coello J, Guitart L, Cervera T, Rovira J, Piqué M. 2021. Local policies, climate change and forest management in peri-urban forests: a necessary integration. CTFC, Solsona (Spain). 56 p
· Coello J, Garcia Q, Baiges T. 2020. Protocol for standing timber quality assessment of valuable broadleaves. The Forest Ownership Centre (CPF). Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Catalan government, Spain. 23 p
· Coello J, Moré E, Taüll M, Cristóbal R. 2019. Agroforestry systems (in Spanish). Dosier Técnico 99. Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca. Generalitat de Catalunya. 28 p
· Coello J. 2019. Forest Restoration Management Plans in West Bekaa, Lebanon - Technical guide. CTFC, Solsona (Spain). 44 p
· Coello J, Piqué M, Beltrán M, Cervera T, Baiges T. 2017. Management models for forestry and agroforestry plantations with valuable broadleaved species – hybrid walnut (Juglans x intermedia), wild cherry (Prunus avium), mountain ash (Fraxinus excelsior) (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació - Centre de la Propietat Forestal. Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. 60 p
· Coello J, Piqué, M. 2016. Soil conditioners and groundcovers for sustainable and cost-efficient tree planting in Europe and the Mediterranean - Technical guide. Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia, Solsona (Spain). 60 p
· Gonin P (Coord.), Larrieu L, Coello J, Marty P, Lestrade M, Becquey J, Claessens H. 2014. Autecology of broadleaved species. Institut pour le Développement Forestier. París. 64 p
· Coello J, Becquey J, Gonin P, Ortisset JP, Desombre V, Baiges T, Piqué M. 2013. Ecology and silviculture of the main valuable broadleaved species in the Pyrenean area and neighbouring regions. Technical Collection “Species and silviculture”. Centre for Private Ownership of Catalonia Government, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda (Spain), 60 p
My main areas of specialisation are forest restoration, agroforestry and adaptive silviculture. Currently (2021-26) I am coordinating the LIFE AgroForAdapt (https://agroforadapt.eu) project. Previously I was technical coordinator of projects such as LIFE MixForChange (https://mixforchange.eu), FP7 Sustaffor (https://sustaffor.eu) and Interreg Pirinoble (https://pirinoble.ctfc.cat).
Before joining CTFC in 2006 I worked for one year at the FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest, participating on projects related to sustainable forest management and forest policy.
Featured SCI papers:
· Collado E, Piqué M, Coello J, de-Dios-García J, Fuentes C, Coll L. 2023. Close-to-nature management effects on tree growth and soil moisture in Mediterranean mixed forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 549. 121457
· Scordia D, Corinzia SA, Coello J, Vilaplana-Ventura R, Jiménez‑De‑Santiago, DE, Singla-Just B, et al. 2023. Are agroforestry systems more productive than monocultures in Mediterranean countries? A meta‑analysis. Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2023) 43. 73
· Vericat P, Coello J, Beltrán M, Piqué M. 2022. Effectiveness of chemical and physical methods for stump sprout control in Castanea sativa Mill. Forest Ecology and Management, 525. 120537
· Blanc S, Gasol CM, Martínez-Blanco J, Muñoz P, Coello J, Casals P, Mosso A, Brun F. 2019. Economic profitability of agroforestry in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in the Mediterranean Area. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 17(1), e0101, 16 p.
· Coello J, Piqué M, Rovira P, Fuentes C, Ameztegui A 2018. Combining innovative mulches and soil conditioners in mountain afforestation with ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) in the Pyrenees (NE Spain). Forest systems 27(3), e017, 13 p. 10.5424/fs
· Coello J, Ameztegui A, Rovira P, Fuentes C, Piqué M. 2018. Innovative soil conditioners and mulches for forest restoration in semiarid conditions in northeast Spain. Ecological engineering 118: 52-65
· Coello J, Coll L, Piqué M. 2017. Can bioplastic or woodchip groundcover replace herbicides or plastic mulching for valuable broadleaf plantations in Mediterranean areas? New Forests, 48 (3): 415-429
· Coello J, Cortina J, Valdecantos A, Varela E. 2015. Forest landscape restoration experiences in southern Europe: sustainable techniques for enhancing early tree performance. Unasylva 245 (66): 82-90
Featured books:
· Coello J, Piqué M, Beltrán M, Coll L, Palero N, Guitart L. 2022. Adaptive and close-to-nature management in mixed sub-humid Mediterranean forests: holm oak, chestnut, common oak and pine woods. CTFC, CPF. 104 pp.
· Coello J, Guitart L, Cervera T, Rovira J, Piqué M. 2021. Local policies, climate change and forest management in peri-urban forests: a necessary integration. CTFC, Solsona (Spain). 56 p
· Coello J, Garcia Q, Baiges T. 2020. Protocol for standing timber quality assessment of valuable broadleaves. The Forest Ownership Centre (CPF). Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Catalan government, Spain. 23 p
· Coello J, Moré E, Taüll M, Cristóbal R. 2019. Agroforestry systems (in Spanish). Dosier Técnico 99. Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca. Generalitat de Catalunya. 28 p
· Coello J. 2019. Forest Restoration Management Plans in West Bekaa, Lebanon - Technical guide. CTFC, Solsona (Spain). 44 p
· Coello J, Piqué M, Beltrán M, Cervera T, Baiges T. 2017. Management models for forestry and agroforestry plantations with valuable broadleaved species – hybrid walnut (Juglans x intermedia), wild cherry (Prunus avium), mountain ash (Fraxinus excelsior) (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació - Centre de la Propietat Forestal. Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. 60 p
· Coello J, Piqué, M. 2016. Soil conditioners and groundcovers for sustainable and cost-efficient tree planting in Europe and the Mediterranean - Technical guide. Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia, Solsona (Spain). 60 p
· Gonin P (Coord.), Larrieu L, Coello J, Marty P, Lestrade M, Becquey J, Claessens H. 2014. Autecology of broadleaved species. Institut pour le Développement Forestier. París. 64 p
· Coello J, Becquey J, Gonin P, Ortisset JP, Desombre V, Baiges T, Piqué M. 2013. Ecology and silviculture of the main valuable broadleaved species in the Pyrenean area and neighbouring regions. Technical Collection “Species and silviculture”. Centre for Private Ownership of Catalonia Government, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda (Spain), 60 p
Keywords
Resilient landscapesTerritory planningHabitat restorationNaturalistic forestryAgroforestry systemsAgrosilvopastoral systemsLatest Publications
- Valentini, F., Sorze, A., Coello, J., Ros, L., Chowdhury, A.A., Piergiacomo, F., Casapiccola, G., Brusetti, L., Bösing, J., Hirschmüller, S., Dorigato, A. (2025). Xanthan- and Gelatine-Based Composites Used as Nursery Groundcovers: Assessment of Soil Microbiology and Seedling Performance. Sustainability
- Scordia, D., Corinzia, S.A., Coello, J., et al. (2023). Are agroforestry systems more productive than monocultures in Mediterranean countries? A meta‑analysis. Agronomy for Sustainable Development
- Collado, E., Piqué, M., Coello, J., de-Dios-García, J., Fuentes, C., Coll, Ll. (2023). Close-to-nature management effects on tree growth and soil moisture in Mediterranean mixed forests. Forest Ecology and Management
- Vericat, P., Coello, J., Beltrán, M., Piqué, M. (2022). Effectiveness of chemical and physical methods for stump sprout control in Castanea sativa Mill. Forest Ecology and Management
- Coello J, Coll L, Piqué M (2017). Can bioplastic or woodchip groundcover replace herbicides or plastic mulching for valuable broadleaf plantations in Mediterranean areas?. New Forests