OptiForValue

• Develop and upgrade non-invasive solutions for forest health monitoring and wood quality control, as well as enable the development of risk assessment tools for drought, fire, insects, and snow damage.
• Design and develop sustainable forest management methods to restore and enhance forest health and increase biodiversity.
• Develop the forest sector’s operational capabilities to meet new opportunities and challenges under changing climate conditions, contributing to agile value management.
• Understand the environmental and social impacts of the forestry solutions and their economic feasibility via the application of environmental, social, and economic life-cycle assessment (LCA).
• Demonstrate the practical contribution of methods and solution approaches developed and implemented in the project for optimising forest value chains.

With the implementation of OptiForValue, the expected impacts include:

• Improving the overall environmental impact of the forest management practice.
• Optimising the application of the cascading use of biomass in regional industry ecosystems.
• Increasing engagement and innovation capacity of regional and local actors, including bio-based industry and SMEs, as well as social impact in rural areas.
• Strengthening the application of the hierarchy of materials used, trade-offs, synergies, business models, and participatory approaches with positive environmental, social, and economic impacts on regional and rural development.