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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌲An OptiForValue publication by @bokuvienna.bsky.social @luke.fi & Wood K Plus synthesises research examining how different storage approaches influence the quality of spruce roundwood. OptiForValue is supported by the @cbe-ju.bsky.social and its members. 🔗 optiforvalue.eu/new-review-h...

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🌲 Updates from the field: What can drones tell us about the future health of Europe's forests? 🌲 🔎Drone campaigns carried out this summer are helping to develop RS-based EWIs for forest stress in Europe! 🔗Read in full: optiforvalue.eu/updates-from... #forestry #forestresilience #forestmanagement

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We spoke with @carmenromeralo.bsky.social about her research into forest microbial communities as part of our new 🌲'Beyond the Trees: Conversations with Researchers'🌲interview series! 🔗Read the full interview here: optiforvalue.eu/researcher-i... www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEDI... @csic.es

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OptiForValue "Beyond the Trees: In Conversation with Carmen Romeralo"

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

OptiForValue research provides new evidence on how abandoned Pinus pinaster plantations in Spain can be transformed into more diverse and climate-resilient oak-dominated forests. 🔗https://optiforvalue.eu/small-harvest-gaps-offer-a-pathway-to-more-resilient-mediterranean-forests/

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Happy to see our #OptiForValue partner Ola Lindroos (SLU) present in this IUFRO - International Union of Forest Research Organizations - webinar last week #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #ForestResilience #CBEresearch

Ola presenting OptiForValue slides in the webinar

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Great exchange at the 11th Research Day hosted by Österreichische Bundesforste AG — many thanks for bringing together science and practice! The Austrian #OptiForValue team from Wood K plus and BOKU University shared insights on the future of Norway spruce under increasing climate pressure #Forestry

Presenter in middle of explaining, standing in front of OptiForValue slides

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ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 24/03/2026

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

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FORWARDS project @forwards-project.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

In the Ep.3 of the podcast we asked ourselves: how can forest management become more understandable for society? Discover the role played by photography, art, and serious games on the ICONS Innovation Stories podcast🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2f3w... #TheSoundOfForests

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FORWARDS project @forwards-project.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

900 participants, one shared goal: improving how we monitor Europe’s forests. At Swedish Kartdagar in Uppsala, #forwardsEU highlighted the role of remote sensing, open data, and the ForestWard Observatory in strengthening European forest monitoring. 🔗 forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

👀 🌲 🌳 Lookback to 21st March when we celebrated International Day of Forests 2026 - theme: “Forests and Economies”! Forests power local economies, support resilient rural communities, and supply sustainable raw materials for Europe’s growing bioeconomy #InternationalDayOfForests #CBEJU #CBEresearch

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OptiForValue project video on transforming forest operations through sustainable climate-resilient management and high-value applications.

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We look forward to IUFRO online webinar on "Forest Machinery Development and Automation" with experts from SLU- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and UEF- University of Eastern Finland including #OptiForValue partner Ola Lindroos (SLU) #ForestManagement #ForestResilience #CBEresearch

details of the speakers involved in the webinar - Join a 1.5 hour online webinar on "Forest Machinery Development and Automation" with experts from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), and connect with a broad international audience. In this session, you will explore how innovative forest machinery, autonomous systems, robotics, and electric vehicle (EV) technologies are shaping the next generation of forestry operations. The webinar will highlight cutting edge developments in intelligent automation, and sustainable machine design that improve operational efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and enhance safety in forest operations. Participants will gain insights into how these emerging technologies are driving the transition toward smart, automated, and sustainable forestry systems. - more details at https://www.iufro.org/events/webinar-series-sustainable-forestry-operations-for-the-bioeconomy-forest-machinery-development-and-automation

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🌲 Interested in the 2026 IUFRO RG 4.05 Annual Conference “Forest-Based Value Chains in Transition – Innovation, Employment, Diversity, & Inclusion for Sustainable Futures.” 📅 23–26 Nov 2026 📍 Bolzano Italy 📢 Call for abstracts now open! #CBEresearch #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #ForestValueChain

conference title in white font on an graphic with lots of trees!

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

#CBESF2026 brought together stakeholders from across #Europe to discuss how #biobased innovation can move from research to industrial deployment. 📣Strong industrial ecosystems, support for demonstration plants, better access to finance and faster market uptake. www.cbe.europa.eu/news/innovat...

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

♻️ Zero waste starts with innovation On #ZeroWasteDay, we highlight how CBE JU-funded projects are redesigning value chains so materials stay in use & gain new life. 🧪ENZYCLE tackles plastic waste 🌳SWEETWOODS → VIOBOND scales wood residues 🍇UP4HEALTH upcycles agri-food cbe.europa.eu/achievements

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Every year, the world produces more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste. If all that waste was packed into standard shipping containers, it would wrap around the globe 25 times. Everyone can play a part in achieving a more sustainable future. #ZeroWasteDay @unep.org

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Interesting online seminar, on 19th March 2026 at 15:00 (CET) two talks on ‘Forest Health in the face of climate, pests and pathogens’. Part of the TTT seminars: Third Thursday of the month at three (CET) #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #ClimateResilience #Forestpests

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Looking forward to the next #Adapt4K Networking Meeting! Which brings together citizen scientists, knowledge community members, & anyone interested in shaping the future of forests 📅 19.03.2026 📍 Tulln University & Research Campus (UFT) #CBEJU #CBEresearch #OptiForValue #ForestManagement

Image of the program for the meeting which includes: Presentation of the ADAPT4K Project and the Research Almanac; Presentation of the FORSITE project; Lunch and laboratory tours; and a visit to the BFW experimental garden (optional); And an Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Workshop

Invitation to the ADAPT4K Community Networking Meeting - with a photo of the forest floor

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Great to have the opportunity to share our #OptiForValue research at last week’s #Adapt4K project event focused on the Almanac of Forest Research in Lower Austria. A big thank‑you to the #Adapt4K team for hosting an insightful event.

Thanks again to the team for representing #OptiForValue - Christian Kanzian (- seen presenting here), Sonja Vospernik, Stephan Böhm (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)) and Axel Solt-Rindler (Wood K plus - Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH) !

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Live from #COLISummit 2026 in Vienna, where Axel (Wood K plus) presented our work🌲 Focusing in particular on #OptiForValue Austrian case study “Value from Damage” — exploring how forest damage, often seen only as loss, can be re-thought as a source of value creation through smart, sustainable use

Live from COLI Summit 2026 in Vienna, were Axel Solt-Rindler from Wood K plus - Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH had the opportunity to present our work within the OptiForValue project

Focusing in particular on the #OptiForValue Austrian case study “Value from Damage” — exploring how forest damage, often seen only as loss, can be re-thought as a source of value creation through smart, sustainable use.

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

It was great to share the same stand as #SUSBOARD at #COLISummit this week. Many thanks to #OptiForValue Axel Solt-Rindler (Wood K plus) for representing us, & designing a nice poster with BOKU on #OptiForValue CS1 Austria- Value Management & Value from damage #CBEJU #CBEresearch #ClimateResilience

#OptiForValue's partner Axel Solt-Rindler (Wood K plus) and his colleague at the stand at the Global Summit “Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches” in Vienna this week.

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🌲 We look forward to presenting #OptiForValue at today’s Adapt4K project event – an exchange on the Almanac of Forest Research in Lower Austria! 🌟 Many thanks to Christian Kanzian, Sonja Vospernik, Stephan Böhm (BOKU) and Axel Solt-Rindler (Wood K plus) for representing us! #CBEJU #ForestManagement

OptiForValue team members deep in discussion in the forest. All are wearing hard hats and high viz vests.

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Thinking of what this means for #forestry and #ForestManagement! Plenty of planning for #ClimateResilience including #drought in tree species. #OptiForValue is doing just this in Case Study 2 – Value from Resilience in Spain - see some relevant partner publications below ⬇️ 🌲🌳#CBEresearch

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

📰 ☕ Have you read the SMURF - The forest owners' project newsletter yet? Great to see a spotlight on the #OptiForValue project, advancing resilient and high-value forest operations under Forestry Community & Sister Projects 🌳🌲 #CBEJU #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #ClimateResilience #ForestResearch

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Horizon Europe @horizoneu.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🔁 EU Agriculture🌱 Do you want to learn more about the #MissionSoil funded projects? Funded projects aim to achieve the #MissionSoil’s objectives on improving #soilhealth and increasing literacy🌱 Browse our website👇 link.europa.eu/yqrYN9 #EUSoil

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MARCO-BOLO project @marco-bolo.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🎉 Registrations & abstract submissions for #BioMonWeek26 are open! Bring your biodiversity monitoring work to the European stage and submit your contribution under one of the 9 themes Register here: www.biomonweek.eu @biodiversa.eu @bioagora.eu @gbif.org @marco-bolo.bsky.social #AllianceforNature

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FORWARDS project @forwards-project.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

📢 New call for grants! The G-01-2026 call focuses on the development of applications and AI solutions using the ForestWard Observatory datasets. Deadline: April 3, 21:00 (UTC+2). Find the dedicated application page on the European Forest Institute 👉 efi.int/grants-train...

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MARCO-BOLO project @marco-bolo.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

📢 Registrations for #BioMonWeek2026 are opening in early February! 📍 Montpellier 📅 4–8 May 2026 Join the first edition of the European conference on cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, bringing together science, policy and business communities www.biomonweek.eu

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Great to see our #OptiForValue work being shared by our sister project SingleTree. Close collaboration across living labs & projects like these is key to turning field data, digital sensing, & modelling into more resilient & sustainable forest value chains. 🌳 🌲 #CBEJU #ForestManagement #Forestry

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EU Science, Research & Innovation @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu · 16/01/2026

⏳🧪 1 week left to contribute to the European Research Area (ERA) Act! The public consultation seeks input from researchers on key challenges in EU research and innovation: fragmentation, R&D investment, mobility, open science and funding. Have your say: link.europa.eu/QKXj9X Deadline: 23 January

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Would be interesting to see the results from these surveys used to understand the state of the timber industry in the UK & the balance between supply & demand #OptiForValue Case Study 3 is on Value from Supply and Case Study 4 is on Value from Demand #TimberSupplyDemand #ForestManagement #WoodFlow

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

' #OptiForValue look forward to partaking in the next NordicForestry project meeting in Joensuu 25-26th Feb 2026 🌲 including seminars, field trips, and plenty of time for discussion & networking among attendees! #Youngforest #ForestManagement #Tools #Stakeholders #ForestOwners #ReindeerHusbandry

Screen grab from the Interreg Aurora site - page on NordicForestry project - Management methods for young boreal forests. There is a photo of tree harvesting with young birch trees on the page together with the project title. Website link is: https://www.interregaurora.eu/approved-projects/nordicforestry/

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

A big thank you to our incredible #OptiForValue consortium partners, advisory board, collaborators, stakeholders, & funders under #CBEJU and #HorizonEurope for making this journey possible Here’s to a year of continued collaboration, sustainability, and innovation! #Forestry #Innovation #EUforests

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year from all the #OptiForValue project team! 🌲Optimising Forest Operations for Sustainable Forest Management and High-Value Applications As we step into 2026, we celebrate the progress made so far and look forward to building on this #CBEJU #ClimateResilience #Innovation #EUforests

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

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

Photo from forest in Attsjö super test site with a group looking at a tree with sensors and listening to a talk on the dendrometers, sap meters, sensors and radar monitoring the forest heartbeat!

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

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

photo of the sky from the forest floor, and a second photo of 2 researchers Johan and Johanna presenting details on a poster board propped on a table in the forest. There are drones displayed on the table too!

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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"

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

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”

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

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

2 photos: 1 of wooden seating surrounding a table, with wooden bookcase behind it. the second photo, is of people in a small meeting room, sitting around a table with laptops out and discussing the project

2 photos: one peeking up at a blue and cloudy sky from the forest floor, and one of people sitting inside in a room with wooden features all interacting - discussing the project.

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

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

OptiForValue project partners on the steps of the Teleborg Castle on the way from lunch in the grounds of Linnaeus University

Host Johan Fransson greeting us at the door of Teleborg Castle on the way to OptiForValue project lunch, in the grounds of Linnaeus University

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🌲🌳 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

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

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

Johan giving the welcome address with presentation slide in background

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OptiForValue @optiforvalue.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

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

3 partners from the CBEJU OptiForValue project standing outside the LNU building on the first morning of the meeting

partners at LNU welcome desk at the OptiForValue project meeting

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