{"id":1516,"date":"2026-09-10T02:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/?page_id=1516"},"modified":"2026-09-10T17:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:42","slug":"forbest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/en\/projects\/forbest\/","title":{"rendered":"FORbEST \u2013 Safeguarding Carbon and Biodiversity across European Forest Ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>2025\u20132029 \u00b7 Horizon Europe \u00b7 Coordinator: University of Oulu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- forestlab-project-image:start -->\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large forestlab-project-main-image\">\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-01-forbest-1024x768.jpg\"\nalt=\"Old-growth beech forest, Selva Moricento\"\nclass=\"wp-image-1698\"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-01-forbest-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-01-forbest-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-01-forbest-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-01-forbest-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forestlab.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/forestlab-01-forbest.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Bouke ten Cate \/ Wikimedia Commons \u00b7 Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Old-growth_beech_forest_(Fagus_sylvatica)_-_Parco_Nazionale_d%27Abruzzo,_Lazio_e_Molise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<!-- forestlab-project-image:end -->\n\n\n<p>FORbEST investigates the forest biodiversity\u2013climate nexus to identify conservation, management and restoration strategies capable of maintaining forests rich in both carbon and biodiversity. The project works across six case-study areas through Living Labs and integrates ecological, economic and social knowledge into the design of management options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ForestLab contributes to assessing how management, climate change and disturbances affect forest structure and functioning using monitoring, remote sensing and modelling. The project also develops new approaches for joint carbon and biodiversity monitoring and for identifying strategies that maximise synergies between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related research lines:<\/strong>\n<a href=\"\/en\/biodiversity-conservation-old-growth-forests\/\">Biodiversity, conservation and old-growth forests<\/a> \u00b7\n<a href=\"\/en\/sustainable-forest-management-planning\/\">Sustainable forest management and planning<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reports and outputs:<\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbestproject.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FORbEST official website<\/a> \u00b7\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbestproject.eu\/dissemination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deliverables and milestones<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025\u20132029 \u00b7 Horizon Europe \u00b7 Coordinator: University of Oulu FORbEST investigates the forest biodiversity\u2013climate nexus to identify conservation, management and restoration strategies capable of maintaining forests rich in both carbon and biodiversity. The project works across six case-study areas through Living Labs and integrates ecological, economic and social knowledge into the design of management options. 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