Sustainable Management and Bioeconomy of Mountain Forests

To provide the ecological, economic, legislative and social elements to manage mountain forests in a sustainable way and enhance their ecosystem services , in line with national and international strategies on bioeconomy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and biodiversity conservation.

Understanding the status, dynamics, managament models, and funding schemes for global mountain forests; Understanding the structure and products of forest, wood and energy chains; being able to plan silvicultural operations to provide forest ecosystem services, increase forest resilience, and deliver sustainable input to the circular bioeconomy.