Akronym: WoodInnovate
Project number: ITA-SI0800355
Project duration: 1.6.2025 - 31.5.2027
Budget: overall 729.302,00 €, for SFI 124.880,00 €
Co-financing: 80 % European Commission: European Regional Development Fund, Interreg Italia-Slovenia
Partnership: 5 partners from 2 states
Lead partner: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
Project overall objective
The primary objective is to valorize wood affected by bark beetles and other natural disaters, turning this challenge into an opportunity for economic and environmental sustainability. The project contributes to reducing natural resource usage, promoting renewable materials, and mitigating climate change impacts by developing innovative wood processing models for constructing sustainable housing elements.
The WoodInnovate project focuses on addressing challenges in the forest-wood chain within the Alpine-Adriatic region, significantly affected by climate change. These impacts include altered forest species composition, reduced wood quality and availability, and increased natural disasters and pest outbreaks, such as the widespread infestation of bark beetles. The project seeks to assess how climate change influences forest composition, soil protection, ecosystem health and wood quality.
Specific objectives
- analyse the forest-wood supply chain, map the state of forests and identify the impacts of climate change and bark beetles;
- carry out pilot projects for the innovative use of bark beetle-affected wood, test its properties, improve its quality and create prototypes of urban furniture;
- organise training on sustainable practices, create a model forest for demonstrations and promote collaboration among stakeholders.