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Integrative Forest Management (IFM), as defined in WP3 of the TRANSFORMIT project, “aims at integrating biodiversity conservation and global change adaptation into forest management for the sustainable provision of multiple ecosystem services. It is guided by natural and diverse forest structures, compositions, and dynamics to support ecosystem functioning and resilience. Its management practices consistently consider the tree, stand, and landscape scale and employ different silvicultural intensities, including intentionally unmanaged forests. IFM can be applied in any type of forest to achieve integrated environmental, economic, and social outcomes.” To measure progress towards IFM effectively, a participatory process was undertaken to develop a set of key indicators. Indicators are measurable variables or metrics that provide insights into the progress or effectiveness of specific goals or targets. When carefully selected to ensure they are relevant, sensitive to IFM, feasible, and aligned with policy goals, indicators become effective tools for monitoring and decision-making. We started in Task 5.2 with a pool of about 80 indicators identified in Task 5.1 from international frameworks, projects and certification schemes as potentially relevant to monitor IFM (see Deliverable 5.1). Through a series of iterative workshops and stakeholder engagement, this pool of indicators was refined to a final set of 17 key indicators for IFM relevant across all Living Labs involved in the project and aligned with international and EU strategies, directives and guidelines. Detailed factsheets were created for each indicator, covering rationales, characteristics, trade-offs, regional differences, local- and national-level measurement units, data sources, targets and thresholds. The indicators are designed to be scalable from local to national/European levels, focusing on aspects of provision of forest ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, enhancement of forest resilience and climate change adaptation. The participatory process ensured alignment with practical realities, fostering local ownership and increasing the likelihood of successful implementation in monitoring IFM and providing decision support. Innovative elements of the indicator system include a holistic and scalable framework, stakeholder-driven development, and target-related assessment linked to policy goals. These indicators provide a robust framework for monitoring, reporting, and decision-making, ensuring that IFM principles are effectively implemented across diverse forest types and scales. By combining various indicator selection approaches, stakeholder engagement, alignment to EU forest and biodiversity policy, the resulting key indicators contribute to global and European biodiversity and climate goals while addressing local needs and realities. Deliverable 5.2 contributes to the overall objective of TRANSFORMIT by providing a robust and operational framework for monitoring and reporting IFM, which is essential for demonstrating and verifying the effectiveness of IFM measures in achieving EU forest policy targets as part of the EU Green Deal, Biodiversity Strategy, and the EU Forest Strategy 2030. The indicators developed in this Deliverable are directly linked to the project’s goal of integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable forest management, supporting the diversification of IFM methods, and addressing context-dependent forest management approaches. The indicators are also the basis for Deliverable 5.3, which facilitates evidencebased monitoring of the key IFM indicator variables. Furthermore, the indicators are designed to be integrated into Decision Support Tools (DSTs) and forest modelling, which are key outputs of TRANSFORMIT Task 5.4, Task 6.1, and Task 6.3. This ensures that the indicators not only serve as monitoring tools but also actively contribute to decision-making processes and the development of innovative technologies, such as interactive digital twins of forests. Additionally, the participatory process used to develop the indicators aligns with the project’s TRANSFORMIT – Deliverable 5.2 4 emphasis on stakeholder engagement and mutual learning, as outlined in the Stakeholder Engagement Platform of WP2 and the interaction with the Living Labs in WP4.

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TRANSFORMIT; integrative forest management; indicators; key indicators for IFM; decision support; policy alignment; monitoring; data; targets; participatory process

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