Despite ambitious nature conservation efforts, biodiversity is under threat. Enhanced conservation and restoration of forests is key for biodiversity and provision of ecosystem services (ES). The
A large and growing number of EU and national policies draw on, or affect directly and indirectly, Europe's forests, including their ecosystems. There is hence a need for improved efforts to provide
FORWARDS will prototype The ForestWard Observatory to provide (a) timely and detailed information on European forests’ vulnerability to climate change impacts, (b) science-based knowledge to guide
Today’s forest management decisions affect Europe’s ability to respond to the climate crisis in the long term. Because of forests’ enormous potential to absorb and lock up carbon as they grow, current
The current state of the art is that the project EURAKNOS has analysed the knowledge of 28 Horizon funded Thematic Networks (TNs) and linked operational groups (OGs) and developed a vision and
How does international trade in agricultural and forest products affect biodiversity? CLEVER , a research project led by the University of Bonn in collaboration with EFI Bonn and ten other partners
The EU target to significantly reduce its emissions by 2030 and become climate neutral by 2050 requires new mitigation measures within all sectors. Clear policy pathways are needed that outline
Extreme wildfire events (EWE) are becoming a major environmental, economic and social threat in Southern Europe and increasingly gaining importance elsewhere in Europe. As the limits of fire
Agroforestry (AF) has already proven its potential for farm sustainability, climate change mitigation & adaptation, biodiversity preservation, and soil conservation. However, AF performances are
The objective of this project is to assist the European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) in preparing a formal Impact Assessment for an EU Framework on Forest Monitoring and