Check out Case Study 2 - Value from resilience #Spain lead by @cesefor.com in #OptiForValue #CBEJU #CBEResearch project coordinated by @luke.fi, contributing to optimised forest-based value chains for high-value applications & improved forest management #SmartForest #ClimateResilience #ForestValue

Highlights from OptiForValue Consortium Meeting 2025, hosted by Linnaeus University in #Växjö Sweden. Where we spent 3 inspiring days packed with presentations, #AttsjöSuperTestSite field trip, brainstorming & networking sessions ▶️Watch now: optiforvalue.eu/resources/un... #CBEResearch #Forest

Day 3 of our consortium meeting brought us on an eagerly anticipated #OptiForValue field trip in #Attsjö super test site, not far from #Växjö. Where we got to enjoy a walk in the forest, plenty of expert sessions & discussions on different work on-going #CBEresearch #ClimateResilence #ForestValue

Fun quiz on a Friday afternoon! Take the quiz to find out 'What Aquatic Oddball Are You?' >>> We got "🦈 Basking Shark – The Zen Giant" and "🟣 Nudibranch - The Sparkly Individualist"

Great to have @cesefor.com on board as a partner in #OptiForValue where they lead Case Study 2 - Value from resilience – Spain! #CBEJU #CBEResearch #ForestOptimisation #ClimateResilence #ForestValue #TimberSupply

Happy to have Cesefor on board as a partner in #OptiForValue where they lead Case Study 2 - Value from resilience – Spain! #CBEJU #CBEResearch #ForestOptimisation #ClimateResilence #ForestValue #TimberSupply

A new series of 3 Briefs from @biodiversa.eu explores 'how biodiversity can make Europe’s soils, forests, & landscapes more resilient to climate change'. Particularly relevant to #OptiForValue is 🌲🌳“Mainstreaming resilience in forest policy: From diverse ecosystems to tailored financial incentives”

Lots of productive meetings and side-meetings for WP & Task teams at our annual #OptiForValue consortium meeting! Reflecting on work done & progress going forward in our project focused on optimising forest operations for sustainable forest management & high-value applications #CBEJU #ForestValue

Great to reconnect with our #OptiForValue partners! Hosted in the inspiring surroundings of Skog och trä vid Linnéuniversitetet/Forestry & Wood Technology- Linnaeus University in beautiful Växjö, Sweden #TeleborgCastle #Växjö #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestryResearch #SmartForest #ForestResilience

🌲🌳 Curious about #OptiForValue forestry project and what we’re working on? 👀🌍 Discover how we're shaping the future - optimising forest operations for sustainable forest management & high-value applications! 🎥 lnkd.in/e8TN5nk4 #CBEJU #SmartForest #ClimateResilience #ForestValue @luke.fi

We had an excellent welcome from the Linnaeus University team for the #OptiForValue meeting in #Växjö Sweden Host Johan Fransson opened the meeting explaining connections between the University & famous Swedish biologist & physician Carl Linnaeus & also with IKEA #CBEJU #SmartForest #climatechange

Arrival of some of the team at Skog och trä vid Linnéuniversitetet/ Forestry and Wood Technology - Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden for our #OptiForValue consortium meeting! #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestryResearch #SmartForest #WoodQuality #ClimateResilence @linneuni.bsky.social

🌲 Curious about our forestry project, our goals, and what we’re working on? 👀 Discover how we're shaping the future of sustainable forest management — watch our #OptiForValue project video! 🎥 lnkd.in/e8TN5nk4 #Forestry #Sustainability #ClimateResilience #WoodSupply

We were happy to have #OptiForValue work featured in the summer edition (Issue No. 66) of Les Échos d’Ecofor, published by GIP Ecofor! This issue explores the potential and limitations of artificial intelligence in forest ecology #CBEJU #HorizonEurope including articles on 🌲FORESTT-HUB

Partner Mats Berlin (Skogforsk - Forestry Research Institute of Sweden) was a keynote speaker at WFGA-SFTIC-NFGA 2025 Joint Conference - Forest Genetics Conference 2025. Where he presented "Assisted migration in practice" #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #OptiForValue #ForestryResearch #ClimateAdaptation

Our partner Reza & team at Linnaeus University are working in the lab to extract biopolymers such as lignin from wood. Wood is composed of ~20–30% lignin, and knowledge of its content & relation to growth conditions can be used to sort logs for optimal use in biorefinery. #CBEJU #ForestryResearch

Find Johan Fransson, Basam Dahy & team (Linnaeus University) presenting 🛰️Time Series Analysis of Tree Health for Early Forest Damage Detection Using UAV Data 🛰️Individual Tree Detection using YOLOv8 & Transfer Learning via Drone Data 🛰️Segmentation of Single Trees in Boreal Forest Using UAV LiDAR Data

Look out for #OptiForValue partners at #IGARSS2025 IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society flagship conference: International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium Theme: One Earth - highlights the power of global collaboration to tackle environmental challenges through remote sensing technologies!

Team #OptiForValue are out in force at CS1 super test site for OptiForValue in Maissau, Austria, working both above and below the forest canopy to take a complete set of forest data measurements! #RGB #multispectral #hyperspectral #LiDAR #dendrometers #sapflow #sensors #CBEJU #HorizonEurope

A few more photos from last week in Austria!

Busy summer months for the #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #OptiForValue team working on forest drone data collection. Last week #Austria, this week #Finland! #PrecisionForestry #ForestryResearch @luke.fi Forestry & Wood Technology - Linnaeus University, BOKU University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences

Our team is at work this week doing #drone flights at the Maissau test site for #OptiForValue in Austria - Johan Fransson & Basam Dahy (Linnaeus University), Sonja Vospernik (BOKU), & local forester #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #OptiForValue #ForestryResearch #SmartForestry #RemoteSensing

Samples of low-quality sawlogs for #OptiForValue task “Feasibility study for added value application” ready for transport the Wood K plus - Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH technical centre. #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestryResearch #SmartForestry #ForestryInnovation #WoodQuality

Lots of #OptiForValue work progress Pictured Stephan Böhm & Christian Kanzian (BOKU) transporting a wood weighing system to the new experimental site for stock treatment to increase quality longevity #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #OptiForValue #ForestResearch #SmartForestry #ForestryInnovation #WoodQuality

Nice photo from kick-off drone flights at the Attsjö super test site for #OptiForValue using RGB, multispectral, hyperspectral & #LiDAR sensors to acquire data over the forests #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #SmartForestry #DJI #Mavic3M

Catch up now! 📍 Advances in assessing Tree growth & mortality using LiDAR & Satellite remote sensing 🌲 Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Coops 🌳 Organised by IUFRO Working Party Tree Growth, Mortality & Remote Sensing & #OptiForValue partner Sonja Vospernik (BOKU) & Mathieu Fortin (Canadian Wood Fibre Centre)

Catch-up now if you missed IUFRO webinar Advances in assessing Tree growth & mortality using LiDAR & Satellite remote sensing 🌳Organised by IUFRO Working Party 4.01.07 Tree Growth, Mortality & Remote Sensing & #OptiForValue partner Sonja Vospernik (BOKU) & Mathieu Fortin (Canadian Wood Fibre Centre)

In Joensuu this week at FORMEC 2025 - 57th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization 🌲 Harnessing novel technologies to execute sustainable and low-carbon wood supply 📅 June 9–13, 2025, Joensuu, Finland The programme is nicely packed including many OptiForValue partners #CBEJU #Forestry

Looking forward to IUFRO Working Party 4.01.07 Tree Growth, Mortality, and Remote Sensing webinar: 📍 Advances in assessing Tree growth & mortality using LiDAR & Satellite remote sensing 🌲 Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Coops, University of British Columbia, Canada, 📅 Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, 17:00 CET

Check out #OptiForValue publication ☕📰The Forest After Tomorrow from the Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions team at TUM, on the fate of European forests under Atlantic meridional overturning circulation collapse #forestMonitoring #ForestHealth #climateChange #treespecies #CBEJU #HorizonEurope

Just looking at EU CAP Network’s new digitalisation webpage, covering key topics such as AI, robotics, drones, farming & forestry. Look forward to contributing with forestry insights bit.ly/4jBeiTS #OptiForValue #CBEJU #HorizonEU #precisionforestry #ForestManagement #ClimateAdaptation #BarkBeetle

Riccardo Dieni (TUM) sampling his first tree for an increment core as part of his work in #OptiForValue for Forest monitoring & wood quality control - identifying patterns to indicate forest decline #treeRingAnalysis #EarlyWarningIndicators 🌲 🌳 #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestOptimisation

Nice article by #OptiForValue partner J. Fransson & J. Witzell Linnaeus University – promoting advanced LiDAR scanning in combination with multi- & hyperspectral optical & radar data – opening the door to precision forestry for more efficient & sustainable forest management #precisionforestry #CBEJU

Delighted to have ERINN Innovation as partner & lead of WP6 OptiComms in our #CBEJU #OptiForValue project (lead by @luke.fi ) - Optimising Forest Operations for Sustainable Forest Management and High-Value Applications #OptiForValue #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #Forestry #ForestInnovation #ClimateChange

👀Lookback to last Friday & International Day of Forests - the perfect moment to promote #OptiForValue project - focused on optimising forest operations for sustainable forest management & high-value applications! Visit our new website: www.optiforvalue.eu 🌲🌳🌱 #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #CBEJU

Some of the team met in Wood-k plus facilities in Tulln to discuss the OptiForValue Austrian case study & check progress of the wood testing & processing – including C.Kanzian (BOKU), M.Acuna (@luke.fi) & Wood K plus team (C Hansmann, A Solt-Rindler & O Vay) #Wood #ForestInnovations #ForestryTech🌲🌳🌱

OptiForValue will develop solutions for monitoring & wood quality control; enhance forest health & biodiversity; boost agile value & forest management; demo forest value chain optimisation; & further innovation & knowledge exchange to maximise uptake of new opportunities #CBEJU #OptiForValue 🌲🔗🌱🌍♻️

Looking forward to #FORMEC2025 International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization: Harnessing novel technologies to execute sustainable and low-carbon wood supply 📅 9–13 June 2025 📍Joensuu, Finland 🌲 Abstract submission deadline extended to tomorrow 7th Feb 👉 www.formec.org #ForestOperations

Nice reminder of the capacity and impact of Europe's forests & reminder of the importance of good sustainable forest management practices 🌲 🌳 🌱 🌍 ♻️ 📈 #ForestManagement #forestMonitoring #ForestHealth #Biodiversity #timber #ForestOptimisation #forestry #logging #CBEJU #HorizonEU #OptiForValue

Glad to have you and INIA-CSIC (@csic.es) on the #OptiForValue team @carmenromeralo.bsky.social 🌲 🌳 🌱 🌍 ♻️ 💡 #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestOptimisation #forestManagement #LoggingOperations #TimberSupply

Interesting webinar 28.01.2025 on the extent bark beetle infestations can spread or have already spread from protected areas to surrounding commercial forests! The #OptiForValue team also work on insects - i.e. early detection of spruce bark beetle infestations #CBEJU #forestManagement #forestHealth

Funded under the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (#CBEJU), OptiForValue is a ~€5 million 4-year project (2024-2028). #OptiForValue’s mission is optimising forest operations for sustainable forest management & high-value applications🌲🌳🌱♻️🌍 #HorizonEurope #ForestOptimisation #forestHealth

Increasing forest growth is essential if we want to maintain the current level of wood production and at the same time strengthen the carbon sequestration of forests. Discover more on forest growth by #OptiForValue project partner @luke.fi 👉 luke.fi/metsien-kasvu #forest #science #WoodSupply 🌲🌳♻️🌍

Interested to explore forestry innovations across Europe & collaboration with key forest-based sector stakeholders? SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ 11-12 Feb 2025 🌲 6th edition of the Forest Innovation Workshop 🌲 Brussels 🌲 co-organised by #FOREST4EU Project, #EuropeanForestInstitute, #ERIAFF network, & #OptForEU

Hope 2025 is off to a flying start! 🌲 🌳 🌱 🌍 ♻️ Wishing you a happy, healthy, peaceful and innovative New Year full of boundless possibilities and cutting-edge achievements! #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestOptimisation #TimberSupply #ClimateAdaptation #ForestFire #BarkBeetle #drought #SnowDamage

Wishing you a happy, healthy, peaceful and innovative New Year full of boundless possibilities and cutting-edge achievements! 🌲 🌳 🌱 🌍 ♻️ The #OptiForValue team hope it’s off to a flying start! 💡 📋 📈 #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestOptimisation #TimberSupply #techinnovation #Forestry #Roundwood

The OptiForValue project is supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) and its members under Grant Agreement N° 101157658. Funded by the European Union. Full acknowledgement and disclaimer attached: #CBEJU #HorizonEU #BiobasedIndustriesConsortium #OptiForValue