Interim report on project’s response to European Green Deal and New EU Forest Strategy

Τhe OptFor-EU project forms one of the enablers towards optimized forest management in Europe within the guidelines of the European Green Deal and New EU Forest Strategy 2030. OptFor-EU, being a project under the Horizon Europe programme, is developing innovative solutions that contribute to a low-carbon and climate-resilient future. In this framework, the project published […]
Forest Management Practices and their relevance in case study areas

In a research, OptFor-EU investigates forest management techniques in eight case study areas (Norway, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Romania, Spain, Italy). The publication investigates the significance of these approaches, providing a detailed modelling methodology as well as a literature evaluation. In addition, it provides detailed explanations of current management strategies, as well as coverage […]
Gridded dataset of European Forest Types

This OptFor-EU report aims to showcase the methodology used to generate gridded European forest types (EFTs) maps across Europe. The first section introduces the Forest Types (FT) classification schemes existing in Europe, highlighting their strengths and limitations. It also includes a detailed overview of the EFTs classification used for creating the related map. Each EFTs […]