Forests are crucial for climate mitigation, biodiversity protection, water flow regulation, recreational, cultural and health services – and many other forest ecosystem services (FES). Yet, as a key
The EU Biodiversity Strategy calls to all European cities and towns above 20.000 inhabitants develop an "Urban Nature Plan", including measures to create biodiverse and accessible urban green space
PRUDENT aspires to change the way agriculture and forestry systems currently operate and to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture and forestry practices and smart farming technologies
The BOOST4BIOEAST project aims to set in motion the levers for bioeconomy deployment in the Central Eastern European and Baltic countries. The consortium will focus on building upon BIOEASTsUP
The "A Soil Deal for Europe" Mission aims to accelerate the transition to healthy soils by 2030 through the establishment of 100 Soil Health Living Labs and Lighthouses (SHLL/LHs) that will drive the
Climate change, intensive forest management, and other environmental stressors (e.g. air pollution) are creating increasing pressure on Europe’s forest ecosystems’ ability to simultaneously provide
The idea of Integrative Forest Management (IFM) is well-established, but so far it is lacking operational elements in verification, monitoring, guidance, and Europe-wide implementation. This is
All over Europe, nature is making a comeback. As more people move to cities and other land use changes occur, the EU’s forest area is increasing, having grown almost by 10% (14 million hectares)
LEARNFORCLIMATE will develop innovative methods for collaborative science-, practice-, and policy learning; novel participatory tools to promote forest owners’ and managers’ social learning; and
With EFI’s new “Deer Observer” project, funded by Velux Stiftung, we aim to understand and communicate the relationship between deer density, natural regeneration, and stakeholder perceptions. Our
