Optimising forest operations for sustainable forest management & high-value applications -OptiForValue

Forestry is a potential pathway to strengthening European competitiveness, reducing dependence on non-renewable, unsustainable resources, enhancing the circular bioeconomy, and understanding the bioeconomy’s ecological boundaries. Forests also play a crucial role in climate resilience. Europe’s forests and their value chains, however, face diverse challenges, including increasing global wood demand, biodiversity loss, and increasing threats to forest health and economic revenue caused by climate change.

OptiForValue, a Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) research project,coordinated by Luke, addresses these challenges by optimising forest-based value chains for high-value applications and enhancing forest management. OptiForValue’s ultimate goal is to foster a transition to more sustainable and resilient forest-based value chains. This will be achieved by using a unique, interconnected modelling framework that involves strong participative engagement and innovative scientific approaches.

More information:

https://optiforvalue.eu/