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ForInS <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A Multi-Hazard Forest Score for insurance and natural-capital investors<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Research initiative | ESA Kickstart feasibility study | 2026\/27<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Simplified illustrative concept: A schematic of how a single forest stand\u2019s ForInS score could be presented. Scores and values are placeholders for design purposes only; no real data is shown and the research has not yet been carried out.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Co-funded by the European Space Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project is carried out under a programme of, and co-funded by, the European Space Agency (ESA).\nThe views expressed on this website can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency.
The views expressed on this website can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Multi-hazard<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One score, four hazards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Windthrow, bark beetle, drought and wildfire, including the cascade between them, expressed as a single, comparable metric.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hectare-precise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stand-level resolution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satellite-derived, geo-referenced output designed to slot into underwriting and portfolio workflows across Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Insurance-grade<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built on NatCat methods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methodology grounded in (re)insurance natural-catastrophe analytics and peer-reviewed Earth-observation science.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Why a forest score is needed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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German forest damage, 2018\u20132021 (DFWR)<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Insurance penetration, private forest (DE)<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u20ac5\u201315 k<\/div>

Cost of a single local forest survey<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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