Policy Brief: “Integrating the Biodiversity – Climate – Water Nexus into Forest Landscape Restoration” Published: June 2026 | Forest ecosystems are home to much of the Earth’s biodiversity. They play a key role in maintaining healthy freshwater ecosystems by improving water quality, regulating the water cycle, protecting riparian habitats and ensuring ecological connectivity for species.…
Policy Brief: “Successful Ecosystem Restoration through Biosecure Nursery Production” Published: June 2026 | To align with the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, at least 3 billion additional trees will be planted across Europe in the coming years. At this scale, restoration activities need to be particularly cautious about invasive soilborne pathogens, to ensure that restoration…
Diversifying forests, aligning governance and finance, and improving data systems are key to making Europe’s forests more resilient to climate change…
This brief is derived from the LinkTree project, which examined the genetic variation within forest tree populations in five European countries, and assessed how this variability and its management could help forests adapt to environmental changes.
This brief presents the key results from the BeFoFu project that investigated both ecological challenges related to the management of protected forests and governance challenges related to the implementation of Natura 2000.
This brief presents how the results from the TipTree, TIPPINGPOND and EC21C projects allow characterization of tipping points for two types of European ecosystems, forests and ponds.
This brief is based on the SPONFOREST BiodivERsA 2015-2016 research project presents information on how natural forest expansion can offer a cost-effective nature-based solution and climate mitigation measure.