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This press release has been published by EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo.  21 November 2024 saw the most recent Policy Engagement Forum (PEF) activity organised by ForestPaths, an EU-funded project dedicated to co-designing forest-based policy pathways for Europe. The online event (a dedicated report on which will be published in the near future) was the result of efforts by the Prospex Institute, a member of the research consortium...

Last year, ForestPaths partners from the European Forest Institute (EFI) and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) collaborated with the Finnish Forest Centre on a group interview with forest owners from the Nordic country. Held in conjunction with field visits in the Punkaharju region, the piece explored attitudes to forest management at a time when climate change challenges are making their presence increasingly felt. Forest owners Aulis,...

Between 11 and 12 February 2025, the city of Brussels will bring together a number of notable actors and stakeholders in the domain of forest research, policy and management for the 6th edition of the Forest Innovation Workshop and the Mid-Term Conference of the OptForEU research project. This joint undertaking has been titled: “Inform-Prioritise-Collaborate: Building a Sustainable Forest Future through Regional Cooperation and Innovation”. It will...

The next generation of forest disturbance maps, updated as part of the ForestPaths project, can now be accessed via the Horizon Results Platform. The online repository, instituted as part of the Commission’s Funding and Tenders Portal, has positioned itself as a focal point when it comes to sharing EU-funded research and its innovations. As such, it will help enhance the public visibility of this crucial output and ForestPaths in general by exposing...

As part of ForestPaths’s activities dedicated to the forestry industry in Europe, the open-source Python tool aiphoria was developed to allow a dynamic assessment and visualisation of wood material flows. Following its introduction in 2024, Cleo Orfanidou from the European Forest Institute sat down for an interview on the instrument as the researcher heading this endeavour. The conversation took place as part of the project’s annual general meeting...

Last month, ForestPaths partner from Teesside University Chidiebere Ofoegbu attended the sixteenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This significant global event brought together policymakers, scientists, practitioners and stakeholders to address pressing issues related to land degradation, desertification and sustainable land management. At the...

2024 saw the update of the European Forest Disturbance Atlas, introducing a new standard for forest monitoring. Alba Viana-Soto, a postdoctoral Earth Observation scientist at the Technical University of Munich and ForestPaths partner, was part of the team behind this crucial undertaking. At the project’s most recent annual general meeting in September 2024, she gave an interview on how the Atlas was improved and why it was...

The releases submitted as part of the ForestPaths Features series have all been uploaded to the Horizon Results Platform (HRP). Devised as a focal point of ForestPaths’ outreach activities, the series aims to showcase the latest research and findings associated with the project in an accessible and visually appealing manner. The last two years have seen the arrival of the first three such features, each dedicated to distinct aspects of forest management...

From all of us at the ForestPaths project, we wish you warmth and joy for the winter holidays and a 2025 filled with sustainable choices! 

2024 marked another 12 months of successful collaborations and insightful outputs for ForestPaths. Watch the video below to find out about the research developments, technological innovations and stakeholder events that the project was involved with over the past year.

ForestNavigator, a sister project of Forest Paths, will host a session at the 2025 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU 2025). The event, which will take place between 27 April and 2 May in Vienna, brings together specialists in all disciplines of the Earth as well as planetary and space sciences. The forum’s aim is allowing specialists to present their work and exchange ideas in fruitful discussions. "Advances in Forest...

In December 2024, the fifth edition of the public webinar series of the FORGENIUS project will take place. Funded under the Horizon 2020 scheme, FORGENIUS’ primary goal lies in improving access to forest genetic resources information and services for end-users. Via innovative technologies and interdisciplinary knowledge, the project is working to improve the quality of genetic conservation across Europe. FORGENIUS’ public webinars are meant to...