Smart precision forestry

Abstract

Forests provide crucial ecosystem services to human societies and host the largest share of terrestrial biodiversity. Wood and other renewable raw materials from forests have numerous applications – furniture, paper, construction industry - and biofuel for bioenergy generation. European Forest-based industries employ about 3.5 million people and represent about 7% of EU manufacturing GDP. In many rural areas, the forestry sector is the largest employer. Furthermore, forests play a crucial role in the goals of carbon neutrality and mitigating climate change effects, as one of the most important natural carbon sinks and the source of biomaterials and biofuels, capable of replacing emission-intensive materials and fossil fuels.

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