Ilmastokestävien jatkuvapeitteisten metsienkasvatuksen korjuun suunnittelu ja toteutus digitalisaation keinoin Pohjois-Karjalassa (KESTO)

The KESTO-project processes CCF research material and produces tools for classification and allocation of CCF stands, for planning and implementation of harvesting (cutting + forwarding) and the planning and monitoring of harvesting resources. The results of KESTO are the result of a cooperation between research, actual forest professionals and teaching. Through the cooperation, the project will refine the network model of data transfer, which will ensure the transfer of new CCF research data to practical forestry and educational organizations. The tools, methods and training products developed in the project will increase the knowledge of actual forestry about CCF. Furthermore, the project improve the quality of operating conditions of North Karelian forestry companies. The project promotes following: CCF will be targeted at the best sites, the developed CCF tools and methods will improve the pre-planning of CCF operations and the quality and profitability of harvesting. As a result, the profitability of timber production improves and CCF harvesting volumes will increase significantly which increase both environmental and economic benefits for both companies and forest owners.

‘The planning and implementation of the harvesting of climate-resilient continuous cover forests (CCF) by means of digitalisation in North Karelia (KESTO)’ -project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is a collaboration between the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), the Finnish Foresty Center and the International Riveria Vocational education. The KESTO-project follows a gender mainstreaming strategy (http://standard.gendercop.com/). The results of the project are public and can be utilized nationwide.