Learning to realize multiple forest policy objectives under climate related stress and disturbance
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Luleå tekniska universitet - Luleå tekniska universitet Inst f ekon teknik konst & samhälle |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 246 179 |
| Project duration | May 2022 - December 2025 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
LEARNFORCLIMATE achieved its aim: to support learning that enables multiple objectives while accounting for climate-related stress and disturbances. It generated new evidence on how climate-related disturbances drive forest policy change, identified EU–national coherence gaps, clarified forest owner behavior, and assessed ecosystem service trade-offs. It concluded that disturbances and crises can trigger learning, but this is selective and strategic and does not automatically resolve conflicts.
Expected long term effects
LEARNFORCLIMATE strengthens European forest governance by clarifying how climate disturbances drive policy and management change. It helps decision-makers identify opportunities, foster learning and design effective instruments. The project supports forest owners´ adaptive learning through targeted policy mixes and provides evidence for stronger climate and biodiversity action. By advancing science-policy learning, it supports evidence-based and legitimate implementation of EU forest policy.
Approach and implementation
LEARNFORCLIAMATE was implemented as planned by an interdisciplinary research group of social and natural scientists in four European countries and in collaboration with national and regional actors. In four work packages, forest policy learning, climate adaptation in forestry and the development of ecosystem services were studied based on a common framework and a comparative approach. The results were analyzed and used to explore the conditions for learning between research, practice and policy.