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Considerazioni sulla ricerca forestale mondiale

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  • Elena Paoletti
Elena Paoletti
Vice Presidente IUFRO, Membro del Consiglio AISF, Membro del Board EFI, Responsabile IRET-CNR Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 10 - 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italia; elena.paoletti@cnr.it
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/ifm-1177

Pubblicato 2025-07-15

Parole chiave

  • foreste digitali,
  • servizi ecosistemici,
  • recupero delle foreste,
  • selvicoltura

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Paoletti, E. (2025). Considerazioni sulla ricerca forestale mondiale. L’Italia Forestale E Montana, 80(2), 67–83. https://doi.org/10.36253/ifm-1177

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Abstract

La ricerca forestale è la base per fronteggiare le sfide a cui le foreste sono sottoposte, quali la crisi climatica, la perdita di biodiversità, l’inquinamento ambientale e l’ingiustizia sociale. Questo lavoro riassume gli argomenti principali per la ricerca forestale così come emersi durante le attività recenti della Unione Internazionale delle Organizzazioni di Ricerca Forestale (IUFRO). I principali obiettivi della ricerca forestale al momento sono rivolti a trovare soluzioni per: rafforzare la resilienza e l’adattamento climatico delle foreste; mantenere e migliorare i valori sociali delle foreste per società sostenibili; espandere il ruolo delle foreste e dei prodotti forestali in una bioeconomia responsabile e circolare; e trasformare le scienze forestali per il futuro.

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