TRANSFORMIT Indicators
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Abstract
The overall objective of TRANSFORMIT is to demonstrate and improve the effectiveness of integrative forest management (IFM) to combine productive forestry and biodiversity conservation by integrating existing practical and scientific knowledge, and to stipulate collaboration and mutual learning amongst science, policy and practice. TRANSFORMIT will lay the basis for larger scale implementation of IFM through proactive engagement with well-established networks, such as the Integrate Network, and a corresponding Chinese consortium. Capitalizing these networks, TRANFORMIT will (a) create a Stakeholder Engagement Platform for intensive collaboration, mutual learning and sharing of knowledge among conservation and forestry bodies, forest managers, forest owners, research institutions, certification bodies and other interested stakeholders to exploit synergies and minimise trade-offs in forest management, (b) promote IFM though the establishment of seven Living Labs that serve as role models to spread IFM across European regions, (c) create a set of practical IFM recommendations and evidence-based guidelines for upscaling and addressing multiple, possibly conflicting objectives of forest management, d) update, demonstrate and verify IFM actions to help achieve EU forest policy targets as part of the EU Green Deal, Biodiversity Strategy and the EU Forest Strategy 2030, (e) demonstrate approaches for the diversification of IFM methods and appropriate use with a strong involvement of practitioners, (f) demonstrate the active use of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) and forest modelling as well as innovative technologies to address effects of different forest management approaches on the provision of ecosystem services and effects of climate change on forests, (g) apply context-dependent and site-appropriate, participatory, multi-stakeholder and interdisciplinary methods. In the sub-project "TRANSFORMIT Indicators" we will provide an overview of indicators for forest biodiversity, restoration, ecosystem services, adaptation to climate change. Economic/management indicators will also be included to support the work in WP4. The selection of the most appropriate and feasible key indicators for an easily understandable progress, impact and success monitoring of IFM measures will follow a participatory bottom-up approach involving local stakeholders from the Living Lab sites, and other stakeholders and experts to support a stronger involvement of local people and stakeholders and to engage them in the selection of indicators and in particular the commonly agreed targets/criteria to assess IFM success.
- ecosystem services
- adaptation to climate change
- forest biodiversity
- restoration
- indicators
Project staff
Stefanie Linser
Dr.rer.nat. Stefanie Linser
stefanie.linser@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73222, 99515
Project Leader
01.01.2024 - 31.12.2027
Isidora Dabic
Isidora Dabic MSc
isidora.dabic@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73221
Project Staff
01.01.2024 - 31.12.2027
BOKU partners
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