The demonstration sites of the FOREMMS project are chosen among the three major forest types in Europe: Mediterranean forests, temperate forests and boreal forests. The Mediterranean forests are dominated by evergreen conifer and broad-leaved species. The timber volume and land area covered by the Mediterranean forests is significantly smaller than that of the temperate and boreal forests. Temperate forests of central Europe are dominated by deciduous broad-leaved species mixed with conifers. Pure stands of conifers are also found. Boreal forests of Nordic countries are dominated by conifer species mixed with deciduous broad-leaved species. The temperate and boreal forests cover most of the land area of Europe and form also an economically significant resource. All these forest have multiple uses.

 

Within the project, the Mediterranean forest site is located in the north west Italy, near Florence, the temperate forest site is set in the Cracow region of Poland, and the boreal site is located in Finland, north of the town of Joensuu.