Reforestation of forests and orchards after disturbances

Project lead

Martin Gossner

Deputy

Valentin Queloz

Project staff

Simon Blaser, Juliette Joséphine Marie Chassain, Monika Katarzyna Goralczyk, Valentin Queloz

Project duration

2026 - 2029

Financing

A transformative action plan balancing socioeconomic and biodiversity needs

BIOREFOREST represents a pioneering initiative combining participatory research, state-of-the-art AI technologies, and extensive stakeholder engagement to address the urgent need for sustainable reforestation strategies across Europe. By integrating diverse knowledge systems and using a combination of data-driven analysis, participatory approaches, and socio-economic evaluations, the project offers actionable solutions to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Ultimately, BIOREFOREST seeks to empower policymakers, land managers, and local communities to make informed decisions that align with EU conservation and restoration goals (EU Commission 2020). Through its interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral approach, BIOREFOREST directly contributes to meeting the BiodivTransform Call's objectives by helping to understand the complex trade-offs between land-use and biodiversity conservation, identifying and analyzing transformation processes that can safeguard biod