ForestPaths investigates the factors and processes influencing forest practitioners’ management decisions. It provides information on the different forest practitioner types across Europe, the predominant forest practitioner behaviours and the conditions under which these could be modified, as well as information on the effectiveness of policy measures to trigger behavioural change.

As a basis for designing policy pathways, the project works with stakeholders to co-design Climate and Biodiversity-Smart (CBS) forest management and wood use options across Europe that integrate adaptation and take into account factors that shape forest practitioners’ decision-making on adopting such practices. ForestPaths will convert the identified options and key decision-making factors into narratives, decision rules and parameters for modelling.