AI-powered Forest Ecosystem Services Analysis Tool

The AI-powered Forest Ecosystem Services Analysis Tool is a digital decision-support platform developed within the DigiMedFor project to improve accessibility, understanding, and practical integration of Ecosystem Services (ESS) into forest-related decision-making processes.

The platform centralizes dispersed forestry knowledge and provides users with a structured and interactive environment to identify, compare, and explore existing Ecosystem Services assessment tools and resources. The objective is to facilitate more informed, transparent, and sustainability-oriented forest management practices, particularly within Mediterranean forest contexts.

The tool integrates information related to:

• Ecosystem Services categories and indicators
• Forest management impacts and trade-offs
• Tool usability and technical complexity
• Methodological approaches and required inputs
• Geographic applicability and implementation scale
• Decision-support functionalities for different stakeholder groups

The platform was designed to support multiple user profiles, including forest owners, forest managers, researchers, consultants, public authorities, and environmental organizations. Through filtering and comparison functionalities, users can navigate existing ESS tools according to their specific objectives, technical capacities, and management needs.

In addition, the platform incorporates AI-supported functionalities to improve user accessibility and interaction with the system. These features contribute to simplifying the exploration of complex Ecosystem Services information and facilitating access to relevant forestry knowledge through a more user-friendly digital interface.

The initiative contributes to the broader digitalization of Ecosystem Services assessment and supports the integration of sustainability considerations into practical forest management and policy-related decision-making processes.