WOOD4LIFE is a European project that promotes sustainable forest management and the use of durable wood products as a climate change mitigation strategy. Through technological innovation, interregional collaboration and strong engagement with the territory, the project seeks to revive the forest value chain in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines (Italy), creating green jobs, conserving biodiversity and storing carbon in long-lasting products. WOOD4LIFE represents a replicable model of low carbon economy, aligned with the EU Strategy on Carbon Farming and rural resilience.
The European WOOD4LIFE project was represented at the Like Token CO2 Congress, held in Murcia from February 19 to 21, 2025, through the participation of Ricardo Ruiz Peinado, researcher at the Institute of Forestry Sciences (ICIFOR-INIA) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and partner of the project.
During his speech, Ruiz Peinado presented a paper entitled "The WOOD4LIFE project: carbon sequestration in durable wood products (from forest to industry)", in which he explained how improved forest management can contribute significantly to climate change mitigation. The presentation highlighted the role of long-lived wood products as carbon sinks outside the forest, as well as the need to revive the forest value chain to ensure sustainable and resilient management in the face of abandonment and fragmentation of forest ownership.
WOOD4LIFE, co-financed by the European Union's LIFE program, works both in Castilla-La Mancha and in the National Park of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines (Italy), applying sustainable forest management practices that improve carbon sequestration, biodiversity and wood quality. The project also promotes innovative tools and business models to strengthen the role of the forestry sector in the transition to a low-carbon economy, in line with the European Carbon Farming initiative.
