CoP ForestDSS goes online

The ForestDSS CoP has a well-established users’ community with members from research, public bodies, business and NGOs of existing FP 7 projects and Cost Actions (FORSYS, ECHOS, ForestModels). The CoP connects and mobilizes developers and users of forest DSS to support the planning and sustainable use of forest resources. The website www.forestdss.org goes now online.

The CoP is aiming to
(i) provide mapping of ongoing research activities in the field of decision support;
(ii) improve coordination between relevant fields of research (modelling, decision analysis, adaptation to climate change, IT, social sciences);
(iii) achieve critical mass and ensure better use of limited resources in developing DSS;
(iv) share good practices in implementing research projects focusing on DSS;
(v) share lessons learned from the development and use of forest DSS;
(vi) establish a network of research activities carried out at national and regional level for supporting the network;
(vii) promote transnational collaborations and new knowledge generation and innovation by hosting the ongoing activities (e.g. Semantic Media WIKI; case studies, lessons learned);
(viii) provide training for interested researchers and a forum for knowledge exchange (e.g. workshops, summer schools, webinars);
(ix) support actions for rising funding to support collaboration by various means (e.g. projects, exchange programs, networks).