Use our Decision Support Tool
The ForES App is an interactive, web-based tool designed to support exploratory futures analysis by enabling users to engage with and compare alternative scenarios in a structured and transparent way. Through intuitive visualisations and scenario inputs, the tool helps users examine how different assumptions and drivers influence potential future pathways. It is particularly valuable for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to integrate futures thinking into analysis, strategy development, and decision-making processes.
An Introduction to ForES
Forests provide timber but also support biodiversity and other public benefits. We map specific forest sites using a Natural Capital Accounting approach to quantify forestry stocks and the various flows of benefits.
By assessing the quantity, quality and location of forest stocks, we can determine the flows of commercial timber production and other benefits such as carbon sequestration, water retention, biodiversity and recreation.
Looking at different land management scenarios, we can co-develop tools for foresters to support robust and transparent management decision-making to enhance sustainability.