OBJECTIVES

The INTERWOOD project aims to:
-develop co-operation between lowland woodland owners
-share different views on management related to the network woodland properties
-develop the forestry- wood chain through the involvement of both woodland owners and contractors, in order to stimulate and innovate the timber supply commerce
-provide online sustainable woodland management advice
-create and consolidate new ways of contacting, communicating and working, while sharing different social, cultural and economic experiences

The INTERWOOD project also aims to:
-support the lowland woodland associations initiatives and promote their different views on woodland management and maintenance
-compare all the different associations experiences on woodland protection and management
-promote communication actions; jointly purchase services, assistance and consulting; stimulate the discussion on woodland sustainable management; encourage best practice in woodland
-stimulate innovative technology and management, in order to improve services quality and sustainability, and to stimulate the timber supply chain commerce

TARGETS

-create a web based platform for the network management
-create the lowland woodland properties interactive database, to collect and analyse scientific and technical estimates of the woodlands related to the various lowland associations. The objective is to provide information on the different management systems and opportunities for generating additional income from woodland sites
-get together a great number of lowland forestry association, both Italian and Portuguese
-promote the foundation of new lowland forestry associations