Eco2adapt: Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Changemaking to Shape, Protect and Maintain the Resilience of Tomorrow’s Forests

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In eco2adapt we will develop the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) framework, derived from Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), thatharnesses biodiversity and ecosystem services to reduce vulnerability and build social-ecological resilience to climate change. We willwork in Living Labs in Europe and China, located in climate hotspots, and adopt a cutting-edge Decision Theatre approach to investigatehow forest managers integrate disturbance and vulnerability into decision-making. Scenarios of how disturbance affects forest dynamicsand ecosystem services at a landscape scale will be derived through modelling, and in Living Labs, stakeholders will learn how theirchoices affect ecosystem services in neighbouring forests. We will combine interdisciplinary knowledge from scientists and stakeholdersin Europe and China to understand perception and provide incentivization for adopting EbA solutions, through local capacity-buildingand national policy plans. Through the same Decision Theatre methodology, we will use a capacity-building approach to create andpromote innovative technical, economic and governance mechanisms at a regional level. Semantic technology will be applied to createa knowledge base for hosting FAIR data and creating a SmartPhone Application (named the OneForest ToolBox) that allows users toaccess and add data concerning climate-resilient species, provenances, mixtures, management techniques and ecosystem services, whilsttaking into account future uncertainties about climate and societal changes. We also provide a suite of cutting-edge tools to monitorvulnerability and resilience (including invasive species and above-and below- ground biodiversity), at all levels of society – from thecitizen to the policy-maker. By including tailored communication to all levels of society, we will reach out to a broad audience that hasthe capacity to cause positive change.