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How to generate income from forests?
Wood still funds most European forestry, but diverse ecosystem services need stronger financial support through policy, markets and incentives.
- Forests and people
What tools are available to comply with the EUDR?
Discover what free and/or open-source tools are available to supply chain actors to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation.
- Sustainable economy
¿Qué herramientas existen para cumplir con el EUDR?
Descubra qué herramientas gratuitas y de código abierto están disponibles para los actores de la cadena de suministro ante el EUDR.
- Sustainable economy
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Forest questions
Frequently asked questions about forests and why they matter
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Going beyond a definition, explore our concise insights into key forest-related topics.
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What are the key steps for planning biodiversity monitoring in forest restoration?
Structured monitoring is essential not only to demonstrate restoration success but to guide and improve ongoing efforts.
- Resilient forests
What is a marteloscope?
Marteloscopes are used to perform (virtual) tree selection exercises and help to compare alternative forest management strategies.
- Co-created solutions
What is forest biodiversity?
Forest biodiversity includes not only species diversity, but also the variety of functions they perform, from genes to landscapes.
- Resilient forests
What is agroforestry?
Agroforestry combines the cultivation of trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock on the same land management unit.
- Sustainable economy
What is a habitat tree?
Habitat trees are either living or dead standing trees that bear one or more tree-related microhabitats.
- Resilient forests
What are payments for ecosystem services (PES)?
PES constitute a potentially integrated financing and incentive mechanism to improve the environmental quality of natural resource management.
- Sustainable economy
What is forest assisted migration?
Forest migration refers to the gradual shift of tree species and their biodiversity in response to changing climate conditions.
- Resilient forests
What are ecosystem services?
Ecosystem services refer to the benefits humans derive over time from natural or near-natural systems and processes.
- Forests and people
What is closer-to-nature forestry?
Closer-to-nature forestry promotes the diversity of forest components, structures and processes characteristic of natural forests and cultural woodlands at different scales
- Resilient forests
What is urban forestry?
Urban forestry involves the management and establishment of trees and forests across a city
- Cities
