Nature-based solutions to improve adaptation of forests to climate change

The overall objective of the LIFE RedBosques_Clima project is to achieve a greater capacity for adaptation to climate change in forests, promoting forestry with conservation objectives (promoting maturity, increasing heterogeneity and diversity) under the umbrella of ecosystem-based adaptation.

The specific objectives are to:

* Promote good adaptation practices in forest management based on natural solutions through tools to facilitate their implementation;

* Implement pilot actions that allow improvement in the adaptation capacity of various types of forest; and

* Encourage the transferability of project results and promote their replication throughout the territory.

LIFE RedBosques_Clima will improve knowledge about the degree of effectiveness of forest adaptation measures and offer support instruments for decision-making. It is also a project of adaptation solutions based on ecosystems, with multiple benefits for the conservation of natural heritage and for the economy, as more resilient forests can support a more resilient economy. Thus LIFE RedBosques_Clima will contribute to implementation of the EU’s strategy on adaptation to climate change and the biodiversity strategy for 2030.

Expected results:

* Network of reference stands: a network completed of 50 representative stands of situations of low vulnerability to climate change , of each forest type;

* Online tool for assessing the vulnerability of forests;

* Quality standard for forest adaptation actions: protocol for the design, execution and evaluation of adaptation measures in forests;

* Management plan with adaptation objectives, for the configuration of a resilient mosaic in 500 ha;

* Adaptation actions implemented in 14 ha of Mediterranean forest;

* Improved adaptation capacity in 80 ha of afforestation;

* Restoration of forest habitats of Community interest in 174 ha;

* Ecological monitoring plan to quantify the effectiveness of adaptation measures; and

* 10 000 new hectares under management plans with adaptation objectives.