{"id":17175,"date":"2022-11-11T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sumins.hr\/?p=17175"},"modified":"2022-11-11T09:05:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T09:05:55","slug":"a-novel-eu-project-provides-forest-information-for-europes-roadmap-towards-climate-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sumins.hr\/en\/a-novel-eu-project-provides-forest-information-for-europes-roadmap-towards-climate-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"A Novel EU Project Provides Forest Information for Europe\u2019s Roadmap Towards Climate Neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"

A better monitoring of Europe\u2019s forest will help countries mitigate and adapt to climate change.<\/em><\/p>\n

– Our overall aim is to aid Europe\u2019s transition to a climate-neutral and resilient society and economy, says Johannes Breidenbach, coordinator for EU\u2019s newly launched PathFinder project.<\/p>\n

– Purposeful policy decisions are based on reliable information on the state and future development of forest resources, Breidenbach says.<\/p>\n

All in all, 23 research organizations across Europe take part in the four-year EU-funded PathFinder endeavor to improve Europe\u2019s forest monitoring capability \u2013 helping increase carbon storage and stop biodiversity loss in forests.<\/p>\n

Forests are central to Europe\u2019s economies, climate, and biodiversity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Firstly, the PathFinder project aims to develop a common monitoring system of Europe\u2019s forests, based on existing national forest inventories and and monitoring systems.<\/em> This is important because coherent forest monitoring ensures updated and consistent information about greenhouse gas emissions from forests across Europe.<\/p>\n

– Even between neighboring countries there are differences in the way national forest inventories are conducted, Breidenbach says.<\/p>\n

– Through the PathFinder project we will harmonize the way data about forests are collected across Europe and harmonize the way this information is shared.<\/p>\n

In addition, the EU requires policies that foster a forest-based bioeconomy that help mitigate climate change and promote biodiversity.<\/p>\n

– Currently, decision making is hampered because timely and reliable information is missing.<\/p>\n

A PathFinder method for climate mitigation and adaptation in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n

A second aim of the EU-funded PathFinder project is to develop models that can project how European forests can contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation under various scenarios, using different natural and socio-economic drivers.<\/p>\n

– Such a system is required to monitor progress towards targets, and for policy makers to continuously adjust and adapt as new information becomes available, says Breidenbach.<\/p>\n

This enables the third aim where PathFinder scientists, together with stakeholders \u2013 including policymakers, landowners, forest managers, and nature & biodiversity conservationists \u2013 set forward to mobilize their understanding and evidence in ways that can help link short-term decisions to long-term outcomes, thus providing more effective and resilient future forest management pathways.<\/p>\n

– There are many options leading towards a future climate-neutral Europe. Our approach in the PathFinder project is to find the pathway for Europe\u2019s forests that results in the least trade-offs and maximum synergies among the many ecosystem services forest provide, says Breidenbach.<\/p>\n

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Contact Person<\/h4>\n

Research Professor Johannes Breidenbach, johannes.breidenbach@nibio.no<\/p>\n

Telephone: (+47) 974 77\u00a0985<\/p>\n

Twitter: @Jo_Breidenbach<\/p>\n

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A better monitoring of Europe\u2019s forest will help countries mitigate and adapt to climate change. – Our overall aim is to aid Europe\u2019s transition to a climate-neutral and resilient society and economy, says Johannes Breidenbach, coordinator for EU\u2019s newly launched PathFinder project. – Purposeful policy decisions are based on reliable information on the state and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":17164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t