🌲 ForestPaths Features #4 is live! Managed forests in Europe have lost 56–63% of their animal biodiversity vs. natural forests — and the type of management barely changes that figure. 👉Our latest feature breaks down the findings and where the path forward lies: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🔊 We are proud to announce the launch of FORSAID's very own podcast - ForestHealth! 🌳 In this new format, we will sit down with leading experts to discuss how to address the spread of pests and pathogens threatening Europe's forests. 👂 Listen to our first episode now: forsaid.eu/media-center...

🏆 The Stans Award for Best PhD Paper 2025 goes to a ForestPaths partner! Amelie Müller has been awarded by the Institute of Environmental Sciences at @unileiden.bsky.social. Her winning paper introduces a flexible framework for time-explicit Life Cycle Assessment. forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🎬 New ForestPaths video just dropped! Learn more about stakeholder engagement and the format of the ForestPaths Policy Labs and Policy Engagement Forum with Gloria Marsano, consultant at Prospex Institute. 👉 Watch: youtu.be/pr2uzXvWo38

🧐 Did you register for the webinar on Boreal forests, biodiversity and economics, organised by the International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA)? 👉 If not, you still have the time to do it here: www.lyyti.fi/reg/IBFRA_we...

🌲 The #FORSAIDTechnologies series continues with its second video, all about smart trapping devices developed to address outbreaks of moth pests in forests! 🔎 Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2E...

🌲How will climate change reshape Europe's forests? New study published in Science investigates just that. Findings show that disturbance levels will likely exceed anything recorded in recent decades. The area affected could more than double by 2100. 👉 Full study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

ForestPaths partners met in Joensuu to prepare the fourth and final Policy Lab 🌲 PL4 will focus on trade-offs in forest pathways and turning research into clear #policy recommendations for Europe’s forest future. 👉Read more about the meeting here: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

New brochure out from the @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social on аiphoria 🌿 It breaks down how the open-source tool helps track #wood flows, understand circularity and support carbon insights — all in a clear and accessible way. 📄 Take a look and explore what aiphoria can do: bit.ly/48dag0P

🌲 EFI publishes new policy brief on the future of European forest disturbance regimes! 👉 Read it here: efi.int/publications...

🌲International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) welcomes you to its webinar on Boreal forests, biodiversity and economics. 📅 April 29, 2026 🕓 16.00-17.30 CEST 👉 Register here: www.lyyti.fi/reg/IBFRA_we...

🤔 Do we know what Europe's wood ends up being used for? A new study from the @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social and @vito.be mapped the full flow of wood across all 27 EU member states in 2021 - from forest harvest all the way to end-of-life. forestpaths.eu/news/what-wo...

🏁 Today, the pine wood nematode marks the end of the #FORSAIDPests campaign! 💡 FORSAID researchers are striving to innovate its detection at European and stand scales using remote sensing and environmental DNA. 🌐 forsaid.eu/objective#Ne...

👁️‍🗨️ We have one more fungus to share with you in the #FORSAIDPests campaign - Fusarium circinatum! 🔴 Currently, FORSAID is seeking to improve the detection of this pathogen through Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy for stand-level remote sensing. 🌐 forsaid.eu/objective#Fu...

📢 Explore the #FORSAIDTechnologies series - first demonstration video now out!

🥳 Our third ForestChats podcast episode is out! In this episode, our coordinator Hans Verkerk and project partner Florencia Franzini (@efieuropeanforest.bsky.social ) dive into the human side of #forestmanagement. Listen to the podcast to find out more: open.spotify.com/episode/6zOz..

🌲It is always fascinating to learn more about pests affecting European forests!

In less than a week, we are joining the online event by NextGenBioPest "From Detection to Decision: Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Pest and Chemical Risk Management in Europe"! 🗓️ Date: 17 March 🕥 Time: 10:30-12:00 CET 🖊️ Registration now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fa62a0...

How do you monitor millions of hectares of forest in a changing climate? The ep. 2 of our podcast focuses on the technologies leveraged to monitor forests and how they can be integrated to provide valuable insights. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/77tr... #TheSoundOfForests

📢 New ForestPaths interview now out! Learn more about the importance of stakeholder engagement and the format of the ForestPaths Policy Labs with Clint Richards (former senior consultant at the Prospex Institute). 📽️ Find the video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEi-...

👀 ForestPaths coordinator Hans Verkerk (EFI) took part in the 1st episode of the #ForwardsEU podcast. 👉 Find the episode on the FORWARDS Project's Spotify channel!

📢 Upcoming event alert!

📢 ForestPaths’ European Forest Disturbance Atlas featured in Der Spiegel! One of Europe’s largest weekly news magazines, Der Spiegel, published a piece based on data from the European Forest Disturbance Atlas (EFDA). 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

How well do forest models capture recovery after disturbance? A new ForestPaths study benchmarks 9 #VegetationDemographicModels against real forest data. Result: Mature #forests are simulated reasonably well but early post-disturbance recovery remains highly uncertain. Read more: bit.ly/4cxEXRb

👏 The FORSAID Project just released its first interview!

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay from ForestPaths!💧

📢 ForestPaths partner VITO + collaborators introduce time-explicit Life Cycle Assessment in a new study, factoring in when processes happen and how technologies evolve for more realistic sustainability assessments. 📄 Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌍 A new ForestPaths study maps land-use change from 1992–2020 using scale-invariant metrics across forests, cropland, pasture, urban & more. Results show urban & grass/shrubland expansion, forest & pasture decline, with big regional differences. Read more:https://bit.ly/4qhnbG2

📢 Registration for PhD summer school of the Euroleague for Life Sciences now open! Gain knowledge from leading forestry experts, participate in field excursions and take part in hands-on exercises with the EFISCEN-space model. 👉 Register: www.pe-rc.nl/courses-retr...

I often get asked about the Miyawaki method of forest restoration, usually by people who have heard extraordinary claims for it. Morales et al. (2025) have reviewed the evidence and found it to be weak or absent. 🌏🧪🌳🌲 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📹 The ForestPaths 2025 Highlights video is now out! Thank you for supporting ForestPaths throughout 2025! We cannot wait to see what the next year brings. 🌲 👉 Watch the video on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdXt..., or on the ForestPaths website: forestpaths.eu/videos

❄️ ForestPaths wishes you and your loved ones happy holidays! Thank you for being a part of our journey for another year! 🌲

🌍 Maximising natural climate solutions in the EU A ForestPaths study by CMCC shows forests, wetlands, grasslands & agriculture are underutilised in EU climate strategies. Key actions: agroforestry, reforestation, peatland restoration & reducing food waste. Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/maximis...

🌱 ForestPaths & KIT show in a recent paper how adaptive institutions can balance climate, food & biodiversity. Using CRAFTY + PID/fuzzy logic, the study reveals emergent patterns, adaptive policy decisions & system-level dynamics. 🔗 Read the study here: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌿 ForestPaths study shows how adaptive policies shape #ProtectedAreas in Europe. Using institutional modelling and the CRAFTY-Europe land-use model, research finds that early, predictable PA expansion delivers stronger biodiversity outcomes and fewer long-term disruptions. Read more: bit.ly/4aXrMIs

ForestPaths will take part in an upcoming webinar organised by our sister project ForestNavigator. The webinar will build a better understanding of natural disturbance impacts, forest management, and forest policy. 👉 Register here: iiasa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

‼️ In case you missed it! ForestPaths closes 2025 with the sixth edition of its biannual newsletter, providing you with project updates and developments from the past six months. 👉 Check out the newsletter: lnkd.in/gcXr5vig ✅Do not forget to subscribe for future editions: lnkd.in/dJ2cx4Gu

ForestPaths partners from Lund University co-organised this year’s LPJ-GUESS training school, held in November at Beijing Normal University. The training school focused on building practical skills in applying the LPJ-GUESS model. Learn more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌡️ A new ForestPaths study links current carbon prices to climate impact. The global carbon price is ~$10/tCO₂e - aligned with ~3°C temperature increase by 2100. Staying below 2°C would require at least $85/tCO₂e and up to $500. 🔎 Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/linking...

The European Forest Disturbance Atlas (EFDA) maps annual forest disturbances across Europe from 1985–2023 using #Landsat data. 🛰️ A ForestPaths publication documents the development of the EFDA and discusses its possible role in forest monitoring. Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌲 ForestPaths’ Policy Lab 3 in Berlin brought experts together to explore pathways for three forest visions under future scenarios. Stakeholders refined measures, assessed trade-offs & gained hands-on insights at Eichwerder Moorwiesen. Read more: bit.ly/3KeInwJ

📍A Climate-Smart Forestry workshop in Wageningen, the Netherlands, brought together 24 participants from 12 countries to exchange knowledge on CSF experiments and modelling. The workshop included field visits in Dutch forests and hands-on EFISCEN-Space training. More here: lnkd.in/diH75piY

🔍 A research team led by ForestPaths scientists has examined how global clinker production - the most carbon-intensive stage of cement manufacturing- could evolve under different climate scenarios up to 2060. 👉 Read more here: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌲ForestPaths researchers from @tum.de, in collaboration with Berchtesgaden National Park Research, show that spectral unmixing-based forest recovery indicators can effectively predict post-disturbance recovery success. 👉 Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

Policy Lab 3 is a wrap! 🥳 Over three days, we explored SSP1 & SSP3, checked how far the visions can be reached, refined actions and trade-offs and gathered inputs for Policy Lab 4 (2026). 👏 Thanks to all partners and stakeholders involved! Press release coming soon. #PL3

Wrapping up the Policy Lab with some final words on the past fews days and what is to come by project partner Marc Gramberger from Prospex Institute and coordinator Hans Verkerk from @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social 🤩

It's the final day of Policy Lab 3 and we're starting with stakeholders receiving feedback from the modellers and adjusting the policy pathways 😎 #PL3

⭐ Day 2 of Policy Lab 3 wrapped up with: * poster sessions from the modellers * feedback-based reassessments * discussion on trade-offs within each vision under the scenarios ❓Stakeholders shared key inputs to guide the next modelling steps. Catch up via prev posts & stay tuned for the final day!

⭐ Post study tour, the stakeholders are back in their respective visions groups and it's now time to discuss the trade-offs identified per vision under the exploratory scenarios. ❓ The second step? Provide answers to a set of questions of importance to the modellers for taking the next steps. #PL3

🚶 🌲 While the modellers are working hard to revise the spider diagrams based on the stakeholders' case-combination for the policy pathways, our participants went on a study tour at Eichwerder Moorwiesen Nature Reserve to have a walk through and see the forest and ecosystem reserve management. #PL3