FKA

Forest Knowledge Academy

Summary

This project aims to create the Forest Knowledge Academy (FKA) collaborative network, joining efforts from private companies, sectoral associations, and public and private institutions linked to professional training, and research and innovation. FKA will address the needs of training, demonstration, and knowledge transfer actions, geared to meet industries, forest managers, forestry operators, and service providers’ needs. As part of this network, Specialized Training actions in Forest Mechanization and Telemetry (FEM) will be organized to train professionals, coupling advances in technical and scientific knowledge and its expression in the business sector.

Main Activities

HR Capacitation

Dissemination & Promotion

Contributes to PPS

Results

– new mapping services – land cover map for 2022, bi-monthly land use and land cover change maps, maps of vegetation cover in fuel management strips;

– new artificial intelligence (AI) models: stock classes (eucalyptus and maritime pine), estimated age classes (eucalyptus and maritime pine), post-fire landscape evolution, occurrence of pests (eucalyptus and maritime pine);

– rural fire risk warning and forecasting platform.

Coordination

Forestis / CoLAB ForestWISE

Participants

2BForest, Altri Florestal, Amorim Florestal, ANEFA, Biond, Centro PINUS, CIM Coimbra, E-REDES, ESAC-IPC, Florecha, Forestis, Fravizel, Hubel Verde, ICNF, MACHRENT, Navigator Forest Portugal, RAIZ, REN, Sonae Arauco Portugal, UNAC, Unimadeiras