A research team led by ForestPaths researchers has published a paper in the Journal of Cleaner Production titled “Decarbonizing the cement industry: Findings from coupling prospective life cycle assessment of clinker with integrated assessment model scenarios.” The study brought together scientists from Leiden University, the Flemish Institute for Technology Research (VITO), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Paul Scherrer Institute, the Univ...

The latest edition of the Helsinki Forest Talks began on 3 April 2025 and featured speakers from the ForestPaths project. For a second year, this format is a meeting place for diplomats and scientists who want to discuss European forestry, the critical problems that it faces and its future as a whole.  In line with that aim, the first session of the event was titled “Forests in Europe: What are the hot issues?” Opening remarks w...

A crucial dimension of the research undertaken in ForestPaths is mapping the effects of different types of forest management on biodiversity. The intricacies of this process were laid out in a recent interview with Hanneke van ‘t Veen, researcher at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and ForestPaths partner. The conversation took place during the project’s annual consortium meeting in September 2024.  The...

ForestPaths partners from Prospex Institute have recently published a report on the most recent Policy Engagement Forum (PEF) event of the project. Kick-started in 2024, this format is meant to bring the discussion on policy pathways for resilient and sustainable forestry to the various experts, stakeholders and decision-makers directly involved in the topic. Through a variety of outreach formats, views on sectoral challenges...

A ForestPaths paper, written by partner CMCC, examines how EU member states plan to use natural climate solutions in the land sector to meet climate targets outlined in their long-term strategies (LTSs). With the land sector accounting for roughly 17.5% of total EU emissions and the LULUCF sink needing to nearly double to achieve net-zero by 2050, the study evaluates whether the mitigation potential of forests,...

Less than a year ago, aiphoria emerged as a new tool for dynamic wood material flow assessment and visualisation that was developed in conjunction with the ForestPaths project. Since then, its developers at the European Forest Institute and VITO have been working to improve upon the original design. This all feeds into aiphoria’s core objective of providing accessible, comprehensive and reliable data on wood and its carbon storage potential...

Leading experts on earth observation for forest monitoring discussed recent advancements in forest disturbance detection. Organised by the FORWARDS project, the experts convened on 21 February 2025 for a cross-project workshop to explore how ongoing research projects can contribute to enhancing forest monitoring efforts. ForestPaths partners such as the Technical University of Munich (TUM), VITO and European Forest Institute (...

In the autumn of 2024, ForestPaths researchers from Lund University met with representatives of the IKEA corporation in Lund. The purpose of the visit was a showcase of ForestPaths findings and methodologies with relevance to the work of the company. In this sense, a dialogue on useful practices in forest management and monitoring was established. More specifically, the conversation zeroed in on the models deployed as part of the project’s eff...

ForestPaths marked the onset of 2025 with the fifth edition of its newsletter, which contains all notable project-related updates, milestones and developments from the past six months. Here are the highlights: ForestPaths' Annual General Meeting in Italy last autumn; the Policy Engagement Forum the project organised in November 2024; the launch of the ForestChats podcast; our latest project videos - highlights from 2024 and interviews...

A ForestPaths study, conducted by the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMKIFU) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), a project partner, addresses the challenges of policy-making in complex land systems, where goals such as climate mitigation, food security and biodiversity recovery often conflict and where conventional policies have proven inconsist...

ForestPaths partners participated in a recent study on the styles defining the harvesting of wood in Europe’s forests. In particular, Thomas Pugh from Lund University, Mart-Jan Schelhaas and Ajdin Starcevic from Wageningen Environmental Research Institute, and Cornelius Senf from the Technical University of Munich were among the experts who contributed to the paper wherein the investigation was laid out. ...

Forests are crucial for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. As the future of forests is being charted, it is essential that European policy and management practices support and enhance this vital function. That is the objective the Horizon Europe projects ForestNavigator, ForestPaths and PathFinder have set for themselves, having embarked on a multi-year journey of research and collaboration. A new infogra...