Towards robust EU Forest Monitoring: Indicators for forest health, resilience, and functions
Forests provide invaluable services to society, yet they are in danger as they face increasing climate-related hazards, alongside human pressures. This is why the EU Forest Monitoring Law is so important. Forest monitoring is necessary to track progress against EU-wide environmental objectives and climate targets. Selecting the right indicators for forest health, resilience, and functions is therefore crucial.
In our latest position paper, we explain the importance of the ecosystem functions and ecosystem services that forests in the EU provide and how the Forest Monitoring Law can support delivering these benefits as we monitor forest health. We lay out key recommendations for the appropriate indicators of forest health that should be monitored within this new EU regulation.
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