6th Policy Steering Committee Meeting May 2026

6th Policy Steering Committee Meeting May 2026

ForestNavigator researchers presented recent key outputs and exploratory EU mitigation pathway results, focusing on the role of forests in climate mitigation and trade-offs with biodiversity and bioeconomy goals. PSC members provided feedback on baseline assumptions, biomass demand, biodiversity targets, policy pathways, leakage risks and the need to better reflect regional realities.

6th Policy Steering Committee Meeting May 2026

5th Policy Steering Committee Meeting April 2025

ForestNavigator researchers presented early results on EU bioeconomy indicators, the Policy Reference Scenario, and iBIS biodiversity modelling. PSC members provided feedback on harvest projections, wood circularity, bioenergy demand, legal constraints and the integration of biodiversity and carbon sink objectives.

6th Policy Steering Committee Meeting May 2026

D7.4 Report on EU forest sector pathways in the global context

This report examines how forest-based climate policies in the EU27, China, and the United States interact with global wood markets, carbon dynamics, and land use through trade. Using GLOBIOM-China as a core model, we assess a baseline scenario and three mitigation scenarios with emphasis on bioenergy expansion (HighBIO), increased wood use in construction (HighCONST), and a combination of both (HighBC). To assess harvest and carbon sink leakage, the scenarios are varied with both free-trade and fixed trade settings.

6th Policy Steering Committee Meeting May 2026

D9.2 Fully developed Data Explorer visualizing the geodatabase with documentation

The deliverable D9.2 documents the operational public release of the ForestNavigator Data Explorer, a web-based service that provides public access to harmonised Work Package 2 (WP2) forest indicators. The Data Explorer supports interactive exploration of indicators through maps, legends, contextual overlays, and linked summaries, and provides reporting-unit-based statistics (for the European Union (EU27) by default, with national and subnational options). As part of the Data Explorer, indicator-specific documentation is available to enhance usability and transparency of the data for its users through an “About data” panel, including definitions, sources, methodological notes, limitations, and citation guidance.