The aim of the Integrate+ project was to establish demonstration sites in main forest types in Europe with a focus on implementation of integrative concepts to allow for transnational exchange of experiences. By building on a qualification framework and developing innovative IT tools including mobile training software applications practitioners will be enabled to perform virtual tree selection exercises under different scenarios and forest management strategies.
Integrate+ raised awareness and created visibility for integrative forest management approaches in Europe and support policy dialogue between different interest groups. Taking into account societal demands it created increased acceptance with the general public that biodiversity can well be incorporated in managed forests alongside timber production. Integrate+ communicated that targeted measures to enhance biodiversity conservation can be embedded in managed forests at a larger scale and are not only achieved through protection measures.
More information at the project website: http://www.integrateplus.org/ (last visited 10.7.2018)
INTEGRATE+ project was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BEMLV).