Project description
Greening forests for a sustainable future
Forests play a critical role in mitigating climate change and supporting biodiversity, but many natural and semi-natural ecosystems are under threat from environmental degradation and human activities. These challenges hinder efforts to create sustainable and climate-neutral societies. Without effective restoration and protection, forests will struggle to provide essential services like carbon storage and habitat for wildlife. To restore and protect forest ecosystems, the EU-funded FORbEST project will operate across five key EU biogeographical regions and one tropical area to understand the effects of governance on forests. The project will engage local communities in developing sustainable management practices that enhance biodiversity, support climate adaptation and empower citizens for a greener future.
Objective
Restoring and protecting natural and semi-natural forest ecosystems can play a vital role in creating climate-neutral and sustainable societies. Using advanced technologies and methodologies, FORbEST will devise solutions that improve forest function and harness the potential for healthy forested ecosystems as a means of achieving EU biodiversity and climate objectives. We will work with management and conservation practices across five key EU biogeographical regions and one non-EU tropical region, to understand the impact of past and current governance and create shared roadmaps toward sustainable futures. Using a strong complement of technologies including advanced remote sensing, artificial intelligence, citizen science, participatory action research and ecoacoustic methods, we will unlock powerful, comprehensive monitoring regimes of forest habitats, which will enable a better understanding of their resilience and functionality. FORbBEST understands and embraces the complex nature of the socio-ecological systems that characterize forested landscapes. Integrated socio-ecological modelling will enable us to identify win-win forest management practices that support forest protection and restoration, and community co-migration. Our research is grounded in a transdisciplinary approach, using participatory Living Labs to steer our engaged, knowledge-intensive research workshops across the project. These platforms will empower diverse local stakeholders to collectively imagine, iterate, and co-design new paths and best practices for forest management. Robust stakeholder engagement will disseminate tailor-made information on project results, which will, for example, encourage better forest protection and restoration via economic incentives and legal mechanisms. FORbEST will therefore achieve multiple objectives, including climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, economic diversification, and citizen empowerment across multiple spatial scales.
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HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01
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90014 Oulu
Finland
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