Project description DEENESFRITPL Forests take front line in the fight against climate change A forest that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases is a carbon sink. Both trees and forest soil can store large amounts of carbon for a long time. This makes forests important to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement, which requires countries to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels, and reach the climate neutrality goal of the European Green Deal by 2050. In this context, the EU-funded OptFor-EU project will develop a decision support system that provides forest managers and other stakeholders with tailored options for optimising decarbonisation and other forest ecosystem services. It will empower forest end users to make informed decisions to enhance forest resilience and decarbonisation. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Significant reductions in anthropogenic emissions and increases in CO2 sinks are needed to meet the 1.5 centigrades threshold for global warming set out in the Paris Agreement and reach the climate-neutrality goal of the European Green Deal by 2050. The CO2 sink provided by forests, including old-growth forests, partially offsets the rise in anthropogenic CO2 emissions, providing a large-scale buffer to climate change. Depending on their characteristics and local circumstances, such as management practices or ecosystem services, forests may range from net CO2 sinks to sources. The project 'OPTimising FORest management decisions for a low-carbon, climate resilient future in Europe (OptFor-EU)' will build a Decision Support System (DSS) to provide forest managers and other relevant stakeholders with tailored options for optimising decarbonisation and other Forest Ecosystem Services (FES) across Europe. Based on exploitation of existing data sources, use of novel Essential Forest Mitigation Indicators and relationships between climate drivers, forest responses and ecosystem services, OptFor-EU has five specific objectives: (1) Provide an improved characterisation of the Forest-Climate Nexus and FES; (2) Utilise end-user focused process modelling; (3) Empower forest end-users to make informed decisions to enhance forest resilience and decarbonisation; (4) Provide a novel DSS service; and (5) Bridging different EU strategic priorities, robust science, and stakeholders in the forest and forest-based sectors. Based on a supply-demand approach, the methodology combines an iterative process of data consolidation, modelling, and co-development of solutions alongside forest managers and other practice stakeholders in all European Forest Types. The DSS will be designed and tested at 8 case study areas, to provide a ready-to-use service, near to operational (TRL7) at European level, while a user adoption and up-take plan will maximise the societal and business impact. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencessustainability sciencesagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestrysilviculturenatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economysocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management Keywords forest science climate change decarbonisation Forest Ecosystem Services Decision Support System process modelling forest management practices Forest-Climate Nexus climate change mitigation Programme(s) HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Main Programme HORIZON.2.6.3 - Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Areas Topic(s) HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01-09 - Enhancing science-based knowledge on EU forests’, including old-growth forests, capacities to mitigate climate change Call for proposal HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Coordinator ADMINISTRATIA NATIONALA DE METEOROLOGIE R.A. Net EU contribution € 511 000,00 Address SOS. BUCURESTI-PLOIESTI 97 013686 Bucuresti Sectorul 1 Romania See on map Region Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 511 000,00 Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN Austria Net EU contribution € 506 718,00 Address GREGOR MENDEL STRASSE 33 1180 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 506 718,75 HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM HEREON GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 398 397,00 Address MAX PLANCK STRASSE 1 21502 Geesthacht See on map Region Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Herzogtum Lauenburg Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 398 397,50 CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy Net EU contribution € 483 750,00 Address PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 483 750,00 BLUEBILOBA STARTUP INNOVATIVA SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 217 640,00 Address VIA COLUCCIO SALUTATI 78 50126 Firenze See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Firenze Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 217 640,00 MYKOLO ROMERIO UNIVERSITETAS Lithuania Net EU contribution € 163 415,00 Address ATEITIES G 20 08303 Vilnius See on map Region Lietuva Sostinės regionas Vilniaus apskritis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 163 415,00 INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY STICHTING Netherlands Net EU contribution € 220 500,00 Address KINGSFORDWEG 151 1043 GR Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 220 500,00 UNIVERSITETET I SOROST-NORGE Norway Net EU contribution € 361 250,00 Address RAVEIEN 215 3184 BORRE See on map Region Norge Agder og Sør-Østlandet Vestfold og Telemark Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 361 250,00 INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE IN SILVICULTURA MARIN DRACEA Romania Net EU contribution € 371 250,00 Address BLD EROILOR NR 128 077190 Ilfov Voluntari See on map Region Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Ilfov Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 371 250,00 SOFTWARE IMAGINATION & VISION SRL Romania Net EU contribution € 595 000,00 Address SOSEAUA BUCURESTI-PLOIESTI 73-81 COMPLEX VICTORIA CORP CLADIRE C4 ETAJ 2 013685 Bucuresti See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 595 000,00 ASOCIATIA WWF ROMANIA Romania Net EU contribution € 109 375,00 Address BD. TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU 29 SECTOR 5 050881 Bucuresti See on map Region Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 109 375,00 AMBIENTA INGENIERIA Y SERVICIOS AGRARIOS Y FORESTALES SL Spain Net EU contribution € 125 781,00 Address PLAZA CONSTITUCION 2 10810 Montehermoso See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Centro (ES) Extremadura Cáceres Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 125 781,25 SERVEIS DE SUPORT A LA GESTIO SL Spain Net EU contribution € 225 000,00 Address CARRER JOSEP LLANZA NUMERO 7, PLANTA 2A, OFICINA 3 08800 Vilanova I La Geltru See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. 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