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By Rocío Arquero Escañuela (UCLM) ABSTRACT The initial conditions of the forests assessed show that mature stands store more carbon, while young stands have a greater capacity to capture it...

Edited by Victoria Bautista Lenkeit, Dendron How WOOD4LIFE is turning its action plan on fragmented forest ownership into territorial engagement, technical support and collective forest management in...

New landowners often leave inherited land unmanaged, spreading wildfire risks widely. Research identifies economic incentives, including subsidies, payments, insurance discounts, and collective action...

The WOOD4LIFE Helpdesk is now available, providing practical guidance and technical support to forest owners and forest owners' associations across Castilla-La Mancha. Developed as one of the project...

On July 7-8, the LIFE WOOD4LIFE project held its monitoring visit in Beteta, Spain — a key moment to review progress and plan upcoming activities. The first day was dedicated to fieldwork. Led by CSIC...

Communicating complex concepts such as carbon storage, forest-based value chains, and climate mitigation is not straightforward. For this reason, the WOOD4LIFE project has developed its official video...

A new report developed within the WOOD4LIFE project provides insights into how the timber sector in Italy and Spain perceives the environmental value of wood products, with a specific focus on...

The construction sector is responsible for around 40% of global CO₂, equivalent emissions, making its decarbonisation one of Europe’s most urgent challenges. Within this context, long-lasting wood...

Forest owner associations can be a game-changer for sustainable forest management: they help coordinate fragmented ownership, professionalize operations, connect the territory to markets, and unlock...

On 21–22 January 2026, the WOOD4LIFE consortium gathered in Madrid for the annual Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting, hosted by project partner CSIC – Institute of Forest Science (ICIFOR-INIA)...

The University of Castilla–La Mancha (UCLM) has carried out a new monitoring campaign in the experimental plots of the WOOD4LIFE project, where the effects of different thinning intensities are being...

Last Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the WOOD4LIFE project team made a technical visit to the Public Forest nº 243 "Valtablado", owned by the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, located in the...