Land use changes in Greece based on the LUCAS database

SUS-SOIL is a four-year multidisciplinary project aimed at developing 15 living laboratories to document, analyze, and benchmark various agroecological management practices and subsoil uses. These labs will evaluate the spatial dynamics and changes in subsoil conditions to identify optimal combinations of practices for both rural and urban areas worldwide. Site selection and soil characteristic data collection will be carried out through the LUCAS program. This study focused on identifying forest land use changes in Greece over the past decade using LUCAS points. The findings reveal significant shifts in land use, with the greatest changes observed in broadleaved areas and the least in coniferous zones. These results provide a valuable foundation for informing future forest policy guidelines.