ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 23/09/2026The second day of ForestPaths' 4th AGM opened with Valentino Govigli (CMCC) outlining plans to synthesise ForestPaths' results into actionable policy recommendations for decision-makers, practitioners, and other stakeholders. 100
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 22/09/2026ForestPaths' 4th Annual General Meeting is taking place today and tomorrow, online. Coordinator Hans Verkerk (@efieuropeanforest.bsky.social) opened with a look at the work done in the past year and what's ahead in the project's final 6 months. Follow along for more updates! 🌲 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 09/09/2026📢 Researchers have released a new global dataset that tracks land use and land cover from 1960 through 2100. The dataset offers finer spatial and temporal resolution than earlier products. It also accounts for local variation in how landscapes change. forestpaths.eu/news/new-dat... 011
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 01/09/2026🤩 Happy fourth birthday to us! We've had so many achievements and milestones over the years, one post wouldn't do us justice 😎, which is why we'll give you more information on what we've done over the past year in the days to come, feeding you bits & bops, here & there. 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 12/08/2026bw_timex is an open-source Python package for time-explicit Life Cycle Assessment. It accounts for how supply chains, technologies, and emissions change over time - such as the increasing share of renewable energy in the future. 👉 github.com/brightway-lc... #ForestPathsModels 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 05/08/2026What are the tools used within ForestPaths? aiphoria is an open-source Python package by @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social for tracking wood flows across value chains. It traces wood products from forest to final use, maps circularity, and quantifies associated carbon stocks. #ForestPathsModels 001
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 29/07/2026❓What is EFI-GTM? This global wood market model simulates how producers and consumers across different regions trade and respond to changes in supply and demand. 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 24/07/2026In today's #ForestPathsModels feature: LandSyMM - a global land use framework linking forest management, wood demand and economic systems to assess the biophysical and socio-economic impacts of forest policy. forestpaths.eu/models 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 15/07/2026#ForestPathsModels zooms in on PLUM - a model that simulates how demand for food, bioenergy and wood drives land use change, balancing competing pressures across different policy scenarios. 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 08/07/2026🌲Next in #ForestPathsModels: IMAGE - an integrated assessment model simulating how timber and agricultural demand drive land use change and carbon emissions from 1970 to 2100, and connecting forest dynamics to the global climate picture. 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models 020
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 01/07/2026#ForestPathsModels introduces GLOBIO, a model that simulates how land use, climate change, and nitrogen deposition affect biodiversity and ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, pollination, and recreation across Europe. 🔎 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 24/06/2026🌍We are continuing our #ForestPathsModels series with RCA-GUESS - a regional Earth system model coupling LPJ-GUESS with an atmospheric model to simulate how forests influence the climate around them, not just the other way around. Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 17/06/2026#ForestPathsModels meets CRAFTY - a model simulating how land users make management decisions and how policy shapes their choices across forestry, agriculture and conservation. 👉Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models 020
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 04/06/2026#ForestPathsModels kicks off with LPJ-GUESS - a model that tracks how tree species establish, grow and compete across European forest ecosystems. 🌲 Enhanced within ForestPaths to better capture disturbances, forest composition and management practices. 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models 031
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 02/06/2026Over the coming weeks, the #ForestPathsModels campaign will take a closer look at the models and tools behind ForestPaths research - so you can see exactly how the science is done. 👩🔬👨🔬 021
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 01/06/2026🤩 New open datasets just dropped for Europe's #forests! Three satellite maps. Whole continent. Free on Zenodo. → Disturbances 1985–2023 → Canopy height, cover & complexity → Dominant tree genus Read more about the maps and their impact: forestpaths.eu/news/new-hig... 0116
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 27/05/2026🌲 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... 032
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 20/04/2026ForestPaths 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... 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 17/03/2026🥳 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.. 021
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 16/02/2026How 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 020
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 12/01/2026📢 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... 020
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 09/01/2026🌍 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 020
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 08/01/2026📢 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... 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 23/12/2025📹 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 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 23/12/2025❄️ ForestPaths wishes you and your loved ones happy holidays! Thank you for being a part of our journey for another year! 🌲 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 22/12/2025🌍 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... 030
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 22/12/2025🌱 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... 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 19/12/2025🌿 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 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 18/12/2025ForestPaths 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... 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 17/12/2025‼️ 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 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 16/12/2025ForestPaths 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... 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 10/12/2025🌡️ 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... 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 09/12/2025The 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... 021
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 04/12/2025🌲 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 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 03/12/2025📍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 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 01/12/2025🔍 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... 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 27/11/2025 🌲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... 021
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 21/11/2025Policy 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 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 21/11/2025Wrapping 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 🤩 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 21/11/2025It'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 010
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 20/11/2025⭐ 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 030
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 20/11/2025🚶 🌲 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 030
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 20/11/2025🌲 Finally, project partners Mart-Jan Schelhaas (@w-u-r.bsky.social) and Thomas Pugh (Lund University) present a poster on how #forestmanagement affects carbon uptake, harvest and biodiversity, using models EFISCEN-SPACE & LPJ-GUESS. 👉 Learn more about our models: forestpaths.eu/models #PL3 070
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 20/11/2025🌍 Next up: project partner Carlijn Bos (@leefomgeving.bsky.social) presents a poster on how wood-based products and energy influence #greenhousegas emissions, using models IMAGE, EFI-GTM, aiphoria and bw_timex. 🖐️ Co-authored with the @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social and VITO. #PL3 070
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 20/11/2025🚶 Time for modellers to share insights from the models. 🌲 Joanna Raymond (KIT) kicks off with a poster overview of environmental and societal impacts of #policies to protect and restore #forest land, using CRAFTY, IMAGE & more! (Co-authored by @leefomgeving.bsky.social and University of Edinburgh) 060
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 20/11/2025😎 Policy Lab 3, Day 2 - has begun! Today, our modellers have the task to present perspectives from their individual models to the stakeholders so they can further be informed when building their policy pathways towards the three visions. #PL3 030
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 19/11/2025😎 Back from group work, we’re now introducing measures to reach the 3 visions under different scenarios. 🌲 This session focuses on building pathways using #exploratorycases from the upcoming #CANOPY tool and linking PL2’s measures to each vision—presented by Aapo Rautiainen (@luke.fi). #PL3 020
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 19/11/2025Aaaaaaand, we're back to our respective vision groups to align them within the context of the two exploratory scenarios (SSP1 and SPP3). Find out more about SSPs here: www.dkrz.de/en/communica... #PL3 000
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 19/11/2025💬 As we discuss the three visions, Policy Lab 3 is also considering two exploratory scenarios (SSP1 & SSP3) as diverging future contexts. Dr Anna Repo (@luke.fi) introduces these #climatechange scenarios and previews CANOPY, our upcoming tool for exploring model results. 020
ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 19/11/2025Stakeholders are now splitting into three groups to discuss the visions and share their spider diagrams: “Better Forests for All”, “Resilient Forests for People and Planet” and “Diversity ALDO”. #PL3 010