Description

This European Commission grant, under Horizon Europe, targets the urgent recovery and sustainable transformation of Ukraine’s forest sector in the context of climate change and the impacts of Russia’s invasion. The program seeks to strengthen forest science, education, and international collaboration, supporting Ukraine’s EU integration and long-term sustainability. Projects should deliver scientific data, tools, and methodologies for evidence-based policymaking, improve governance and management of war-affected forests, and promote innovation in forest education and research. A major priority is the digitalisation of Ukraine’s forest cadastre and the development of a national forest monitoring system aligned with EU standards. The initiative also emphasizes capacity building, knowledge exchange, and the alignment of Ukrainian forestry governance with EU policies and regulations.