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The latest blog post from VITO Remote Sensing – written by ForestPaths member Wanda De Keersmaecker – explains how the project uses earth observation data and machine learning to create high-resolution (10 m) maps of forest structure, including the first prototype maps of Flanders (Belgium). One of the main ForestPaths’ objectives is to co-design, quantify and evaluate policy pathways to optimise the contribution of forests to climate change mitigation....

ForestPaths has released the second publication from its ForestPaths Features series – an information note tackling the question of How can models help achieve climate and biodiversity targets in the forest and forest-based sectors. The note introduces ForestPaths' next generation assessment framework, detailing its key methodological features, concepts, definitions, variables, and expected simulation results. Through collaboration with stakeholders,...

This press release has been published by EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo.  As part of the public call for evidence aiming to set an EU climate target for 2040, the Horizon Europe project ForestPaths issued a policy brief, outlining evidence-based suggestions to bolster the role of forests and wood products in achieving climate neutrality. Reaching climate neutrality by 2050 is crucial to fighting climate change, preserving the environment,...

The new informational series ForestPaths Features is a stream of result-oriented materials produced within the scope of ForestPaths, which puts the spotlight on the project’s insights and results in easy-to-understand and concise formats to increase awareness and accessibility to stakeholder groups, including policymakers, research communities and forest practitioners.  By clarifying critical insights into clear and digestible formats, ForestPaths...

In December 2022, ForestPaths issued its first co-funded publication: the EFISCEN-Space 1.0 model documentation and manual, published by Wageningen Environmental Research. EFISCEN-Space is among the existing models which ForestPaths will enhance as part of its novel integrated assessment framework in order to capture updated European forest composition and structure information, include disturbance impacts and better address diverse forest management...