MoniFun

MoniFun will use a multi-actor approach to co-create a blueprint for a harmonized European Forest Multifunctionality Monitoring System (EFMMS), which consolidates currently fragmented information about the forest multifunctionality into a comprehensive, interoperable information system that integrates existing platforms and data sources, and fulfils the needs of diverse stakeholders, policies and society. First MoniFun will map the information needs of different stakeholders. Then experts in different fields of forest ,multifunctionality will co-develop these information needs into harmonized indicators and co-create a technical description of EFMMS and proposals for its permanent governance and funding. Smooth routines are developed and validated using datasets of project beneficiaries for (a) using of field plot data (e.g. from NFIs) with remote sensing data (e.g. Copernicus) for mapping of forest multifunctionality without compromising the confidentiality of the plot coordinates, (b) using artificial intelligence for real-time monitoring of rapid changes in forests, (c) producing harmonized statistical estimates with accuracy and granularity meeting the stakeholder information needs and (d) forecasting ecosystem services related to climate and biodiversity for various timespans to evaluate the effects of forest policies. Grants to third parties will be used for validating the developed methods and analysing the possibilities for using blockchains for updating information from existing datasets to EFMMS. Efficient information sharing with several past and ongoing projects (DIABOLO, PathFinder, FORWARDS, ForestPaths) is ensured by including project coordinators as partners in MoniFun. The blueprint will respond to the urgent need for the development of European Forest Monitoring system and after being implement, support successful planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based policies, as well as mitigation and adaptation measures at the European level.

2024

2027