The latest edition of the ForestTalks webinar series, jointly hosted by the ForestNavigator, ForestPaths and PathFinder projects, took place on 23 February 2026 and brought together researchers, modellers, and national reporting experts to discuss advances in Earth observation (EO) for forest monitoring and greenhouse gas inventory support across Europe. The webinar included presentations from Martin Herold, Kevin Black, Roberto Pilli, Emil Cienciala...

Wood plays a vital role in the EU's transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. However, the climate mitigation potential of wood products depends on their final uses - something that has historically been difficult to track.  A new ForestPaths study by researchers from EFI, and VITO addresses this gap through a material flow analysis of wood use across all 27 EU member states in 2021. The study follows flows...

The third episode of the ForestChats podcast features an engaging conversation between Dr. Hans Verkerk, ForestPaths’ coordinator from the European Forest Institute (EFI), and Dr. Florencia Franzini, senior researcher at EFI. Together, they explore a fundamental question: what drives the decisions of Europe’s forest practitioners and why does it matter?  In this episode, Franczini explains that understanding decision-making...

In a new ForestPaths explainer video, Clint Richards offers insight into an important element of our policy engagement work: the Policy Labs. The Policy Labs are a series of four flagship events, held approximately once a year, designed to bring a broad range of stakeholders into active dialogue with the project. Each lab builds on the previous one: the first focused on identifying challenges and opportunities, the second on developing a shared...

Der Spiegel, one of Europe’s largest weekly news magazines, recently published a data journalism piece drawing on ForestPaths research. The article is based on data from the European Forest Disturbance Atlas (EFDA), developed by project partner Technical University of Munich (TUM). The EFDA is a tool that uses satellite data and artificial intelligence to monitor and understand forest disturbances across Europe. It covers 38 European countries...

ForestPaths is pleased to invite you to the third edition of ForestTalks - our joint webinar series organised together with our sister projects ForestNavigator and PathFinder. This upcoming session will focus on how Earth Observation (EO) data can be better integrated into national forest monitoring systems and greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting, a topic that is becoming increasingly important for both science and policy. As countries seek to improve...

A new ForestPaths study, written by project partners Lund University and Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke),  alongside 21 other universities and institutions spanning across 11 countries, shows the importance of Vegetation Demographic Models (VDMs) for simulating forest recovery, structure and competition dynamics, for projecting carbon cycling, with added implications for potential exploration of large-scale...

The 2025 Euroleague for Life Sciences Summer School will take place 10-16 May in Pieve Tesino, Italy. Participants will have the opportunity to gain knowledge from leading forestry experts, take part in field excursions, and engage in hands-on exercises with the EFISCEN-space model. This edition of the summer school focuses on adapting to increasing pressures from climate change and natural disturbances, as well as addressing the urgent need for...

ForestPaths released its 2025 highlights video, offering an overview of the project’s main achievements over the past year. 2025 was a busy and productive year for the project, marked by several important developments across research, tools, policy and communication. Important milestones include: The launch of version 0.5 of aiphoria  The release of the European Tree Genus Map as an open, early-access dataset The third edition...

ForestPaths wishes you and your loved ones a happy holiday season! Thank you for being a part of our journey for another year!

A ForestPaths paper by project partner VITO, together with RWTH Aachen University, Paul Scherrer Institute and Leiden University, proposes a major step forward in integrating time into Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The study introduces a framework that makes LCAs explicitly reflect when processes happen and how technologies change over time.  Traditional...

ForestPaths closes 2025 with the sixth edition of its biannual newsletter, providing you with project updates and developments from the past six months. Here are some highlights: The third ForestPaths Policy Lab, held in Berlin, Germany; ForestPaths’ Annual General Meeting, which took place in Brașov, Romania, in October The latest episode of the ForestChats podcast; The release of the new version of aiphoria; Updates...