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Wood-based construction methods are becoming more and more prevalent, resulting in an increased demand for sustainable wood. Currently, a significant portion of the wood is sourced from forests, which face escalating issues of drought, potential pests, and forest fires that jeopardise their integrity.  To discuss how we can address the growing need for sustainable wood in light of these challenges, ForestPaths’ coordinator Dr Hans Verkerk...

The call for abstracts is now closed.  The IUFRO World Congress 2024 – one of the largest global forest events – is inviting submissions of abstracts for its conference in Stockholm (23-29 June 2024). The theme is "Forests & Society Towards 2050," focusing on forestry and climate in connection to societal development towards 2050. This theme aligns with ForestPaths’ overall objective to help meet climate targets by providing holistic...

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2023 General Assembly took place at the end of April in Vienna, gathering more than 15,000 attendees interested in Earth, planetary and space science research in Europe. Among them, were ForestPaths partners from the Technical University of Munich who had the chance to present their work on ForestPaths’ current prototype forest disturbance maps, catching a great interest from the audience. Enriching discussions...

ForestPaths is happy to share the first edition of its bi-annual e-newsletter! Read the newsletter to get to know the project, learn more about its expected results and latest activities, as well as discover some useful resources and collaboration opportunities. Access the newsletter here and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE in order to receive our next issue directly in your mailbox!

This vacancy has been closed. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is looking for a researcher who will contribute to the work programme of the Forests and Bioeconomy Unit related to the activities on forests and LULUCF, mainly in the EU but also globally. Based in Ispra, Italy, the successful candidate will work on: supporting modelling of near-real-time carbon fluxes from forests, by combining existing forest growth models (e.g., the Carbon...

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...

This vacancy has been closed.  The CMCC’s Division on Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services (IAFES) is looking for a new Post Doc/researcher position to work on the ForestPaths project. In brief, the position: Supports the research on the interactions of the forestry sector with the climate system through the analysis of mitigation and adaptation policies within the European context; Is...

This vacancy has been closed. Teesside University is looking for a research fellow to contribute to ForestPaths and potentially other ongoing research activities at the university, namely on the barriers and enablers for sustainable agriculture and on the interactions between land use and management, food production and climate change. Among others, the position will include: Analysis of the research gaps on key factors influencing...

On 26 and 27 January, ForestPaths partners gathered at the European Forestry House in Brussels to plan the project’s first Policy Lab which is to take place in September 2023. Its main objective is to identify policy objectives and stakeholder needs for ForestPaths’ policy pathways.  As a renowned hub for forest-related events and gatherings of European forest and wood experts, the European Forestry House also gave ForestPaths members the...

Starting from September 2022, the ForestPaths project brings together 16 partner organisations who will support the EU's transition to a climate-neutral society by delivering forest-based policy pathways. Find out more about the project's approach, main results and innovative stakeholder engagement process from our new ForestPaths presentation!  Discover the presentation here.

Forests are essential for the health of the planet and the well-being of both ecosystems and human societies. As such, they are subject to a number of European and international commitments aiming to protect them. To raise awareness and promote understanding of the key policies that contribute to the preservation and conservation of forests, ForestPaths launched a social media campaign presenting different pieces of policy critical for the project....

ForestPaths wishes you a happy holiday season and a climate- & biodiversity-smart New Year!