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  <compare fromrevid="1" torevid="2" xml:space="preserve">&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;'''MediaWiki has been successfully installed.'''&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;=COST Action FP0804 - Forest Management Decision Support Systems (FORSYS)=&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-context'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-context'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Consult &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://meta&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wikimedia&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] &lt;/del&gt;for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;information on using &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki software&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Forests serve a multitude of purposes and address many different, often conflicting, goals to satisfy &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;needs of forest owners, forest industry, and society at large&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This poses considerable challenges to forest managers&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The need &lt;/ins&gt;for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enhanced forest decision support systems (DSSs) is evident in several EU documents related to &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;future role of European forests&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Forest DSSs allow the forest manager to use advanced decision support tools, such as expert and knowledge based systems, multi-criteria techniques as well as communication and visualization tools&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;European experience with developing and applying forest DSSs for forest management provides a solid foundation for technological innovation and collaboration between research partners&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The Action will define a European-wide framework with core processes and information standards for decision making in a sustainable multifunctional forest management environment&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Furthermore, it will define requirements for DSS implementation and provide a consistent European&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wide quality reference for development of decision systems enhancing sustainable forest management.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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