This article is written and originally published by Wageningen University & Research. The future of the European forest depends on the success of the small trees, and they are struggling with the current drought. The future of the European forests is at risk due to our changing climate. To observe the effects of climate change, we often look at the large trees. But the young trees are the future of the forest and are also the most vulnerable....

Different forest management styles and their effects on biodiversity were central to discussions at the last ForestPaths’ annual meeting. Building off on these conversations, an interview on the topic was given by Carlijn Bos, researcher at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and ForestPaths partner.  She began by noting that sustainable wood use involves understanding how much wood can be harvested over time...

This press release has been published by EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo.  Forests play an essential role in mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity. As Europe moves forward on its climate and sustainability journey, it is crucial that forest-related policies and management practices evolve to fully support these goals. This is the shared objective of three Horizon Europe projects — ForestNavigator, ForestPaths...

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the EU has recently announced a new vacancy for a forestry sector expert at its headquarters in Ispra, Italy. More specifically, the position is of a scientific project officer within the Land Resources & Supply Chain Assessments Unit of the Sustainable Resources Directorate. It is the primary objective of the Unit to accumulate scientific data supporting policy-making in the field of sustainable natural resource...

A new ForestPaths study, conducted by the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMKIFU) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, a project partner, examines how adaptive policies shape the establishment and management of Protected Areas (PAs) in Europe. By combining institutional modeling with the CRAFTY-Europe land use model, it captures how policies evolve in response to environmental and socio-economic...

A research team led by ForestPaths researchers has published a paper in the Journal of Cleaner Production titled “Decarbonizing the cement industry: Findings from coupling prospective life cycle assessment of clinker with integrated assessment model scenarios.” The study brought together scientists from Leiden University, the Flemish Institute for Technology Research (VITO), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Paul Scherrer Institute, the University...

The latest edition of the Helsinki Forest Talks began on 3 April 2025 and featured speakers from the ForestPaths project. For a second year, this format is a meeting place for diplomats and scientists who want to discuss European forestry, the critical problems that it faces and its future as a whole.  In line with that aim, the first session of the event was titled “Forests in Europe: What are the hot issues?” Opening remarks were...

A crucial dimension of the research undertaken in ForestPaths is mapping the effects of different types of forest management on biodiversity. The intricacies of this process were laid out in a recent interview with Hanneke van ‘t Veen, researcher at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and ForestPaths partner. The conversation took place during the project’s annual consortium meeting in September 2024.  The interview...

ForestPaths partners from Prospex Institute have recently published a report on the most recent Policy Engagement Forum (PEF) event of the project. Kick-started in 2024, this format is meant to bring the discussion on policy pathways for resilient and sustainable forestry to the various experts, stakeholders and decision-makers directly involved in the topic. Through a variety of outreach formats, views on sectoral challenges and...

A ForestPaths paper, written by partner CMCC, examines how EU member states plan to use natural climate solutions in the land sector to meet climate targets outlined in their long-term strategies (LTSs). With the land sector accounting for roughly 17.5% of total EU emissions and the LULUCF sink needing to nearly double to achieve net-zero by 2050, the study evaluates whether the mitigation potential of forests, wetlands, grasslands and...

Less than a year ago, aiphoria emerged as a new tool for dynamic wood material flow assessment and visualisation that was developed in conjunction with the ForestPaths project. Since then, its developers at the European Forest Institute and VITO have been working to improve upon the original design. This all feeds into aiphoria’s core objective of providing accessible, comprehensive and reliable data on wood and its carbon storage potential as...

Leading experts on earth observation for forest monitoring discussed recent advancements in forest disturbance detection. Organised by the FORWARDS project, the experts convened on 21 February 2025 for a cross-project workshop to explore how ongoing research projects can contribute to enhancing forest monitoring efforts. ForestPaths partners such as the Technical University of Munich (TUM), VITO and European Forest Institute (EFI)...