The challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss and harmful land-use are deeply interconnected. The overall objective of the project is to provide top-class spatially explicit information on the potential for reaching carbon-neutrality in boreal landscapes and regions, considering sustainability issues. Advanced modelling and remote sensing techniques are developed and utilized. Both anthropogenic and land-use based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are evaluated. Data from top-class research sites is used. The policy-relevant aim is to provide detailed spatial, scenario-based information at different scales for key end-users (e.g. communities, provinces, ministries). This information can be used for e.g. regional land-use and energy strategy planning/management, and sustainability assessment. The project is carried out by a multidisciplinary team from the Finnish Environment Institute, Finnish Meteorological Institute and the universities of Helsinki and Eastern Finland.

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2024