Reconciling the different uses and values of deadwood in the European Green Deal
Deadwood plays a multifaceted role in the bioeconomy, biodiversity conservation, soil health, fire mitigation, bioenergy, and carbon storage. This paper focuses on deadwood and compares estimates in managed and unmanaged forests. It highlights the need for coherent and mutually supportive policies to develop multifunctional pathways that reconcile deadwood management with biodiversity, bioenergy, and climate objectives. Finally, it shows that harmonised data and monitoring are essential, along with transdisciplinary collaboration, to identify trade-offs between biomass uses and values and to ensure the maintenance of functional forest ecosystems.