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Exciting collaboration: ForestNavigator, ForestPaths and PathFinder develop policy pathways to maximise forest contributions to climate neutrality
Sister projects have released a joint infographic showcasing their unified efforts to enhance forest contributions toward EU climate neutrality.
Open letter from the community for the full consideration of Earth Observation in the EU Forest Monitoring Law
Recognizing the increasing pressures on European forests, a community of Earth Observation (EO) experts have issued an open letter for consideration in shaping the Forest Monitoring Law (FML). The law as proposed by the European Commission includes the collection and sharing of timely and comparable forest data obtained through a combination of ground-based measurements and Earth Observation technology.
Second “Forest Talks” Webinar
The second “Forest Talks” Webinar on co-designing policy pathways for European forests, supporting the climate, biodiversity and bioeconomy will take place on 17 March, 2025, 11:00 – 12:30h CET (online).
ForestNavigator Newsletter February 2025 – Issue 4
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Call for abstracts EGU 2025
ForestNavigator session at EGU 2025 is now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The abstract submission deadline is 15 January 2025, 13:00 CET.
ForestNavigator Newsletter September 2024 – Issue 3
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ForestNavigator presence at IUFRO2024
ForestNavigator researchers showcased their research during this year´s IUFRO meeting from June 24-28 in Stockholm.
Barbara Öllerer wins IUFRO Student Award
Barbara Öllerer has received IUFRO STUDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREST SCIENCE for her master thesis on gender-specific barriers in forestry.
Recording of first ForestTalks Seminar
Watch the recording of the first webinar of our “Forest Talks” webinar series” Towards a Common European Forest Monitoring System, which was held on April 30th 2024.
Contribute to Special issue in Forests Journal!
ForestNavigator invites applications on “soil organic matter, biogeochemical cycles and forest ecosystems”. Submit your manuscripts by 30 March 2025!
Introduction to the ForestNavigator project
ForestNavigator coordinator Dr. Fulvio Di Fulvio explains how the project helps to navigate European forests and bioeconomies sustainably to EU climate neutrality.
ForestNavigator organises Forest Policy Modelling Forum (FPMF)
The first Forest Policy Modelling Forum (FPMF) will take place in Brussels on September 18-19, 2024.
Call for Frontend Designers to develop ForestNavigator Portal
ForestNavigator published a Call for Tenders for frontend developers to help develop the ForestNavigator Portal.
ForestNavigator publishes Modelling Workflow, Socioeconomic indicators and Market Scenarios
ForestNavigator recently published three public deliverables with details on (i) the biodiversity modelling workflow, (ii) a collection of socioeconomic indicators for recreational and cultural services, and (iii) market scenarios for selected material uses of wood and bioenergy in the EU.
ForestNavigator organises Seminar Series “ForestTalks”
Starting tomorrow, ForestNavigator will launch a seminar series called “ForestTalks” on co-designing policy pathways for European forests, supporting the climate, biodiversity and bioeconomy.
Policy Steering Committee updates on forest policy developments and feedback on upcoming work
ForestNavigator researchers provided updates on the Adapt4Model database, biophysical modeling developments, and G4M-X biodiversity modelling. Six members of the Policy Steering Committee (PSC) provided detailed feedback on this work and discussed how ForestNavigator could contribute to support the Forest Monitoring Framework legislation currently in development.
ForestNavigator EGU 2024 session 16 April
The session organized by Dr. Andre Nakhavali at EGU 2024, titled “𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡”, is set to take place on Tuesday, 16 April, from 16:15 to 18:00 CEST at PICO spot 1.
ForestNavigator researchers inform EC´s 2040 target of 90% greenhouse gas reduction
The EU has just released an impact assessment on pathways to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, to which ForestNavigator researchers contributed by modelling.
ForestNavigator EGU 2024 session
ForestNavigator is convening the EGU24 session on “𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡”. Submit your abstract and join us…
Monitoring future forests
Forests play a key role in mitigating climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, securing the provisioning of many ecosystem services and developing the bioeconomy…
ForestNavigator Newsletter December 2023 – Issue 2
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Policy Steering Committee updates on forest policy developments and feedback on upcoming work
During the annual ForestNavigator consortium meeting (September 2023 in Laxenburg, Austria), members of the Policy Steering Committee (PSC) gave an update on important forestry policy developments at the EU level, and in two of the ForestNavigator case study countries Ireland and…
2nd ForestNavigator GA Meeting – September 2023
On September 26-27, 2023, the ForestNavigator consortium met in Laxenburg, Austria for a General Assembly meeting to discuss the achievements of the first year and upcoming tasks.
Forest Policy Modelling Forum – preparatory meeting
On 25 September 2023, forest policy modellers participated in a preparatory meeting for the Forest Policy Modelling Forum (FPMF).
Report on First Stakeholder Workshop
This workshop report summarizes the key findings and insights from the first stakeholder workshop of the Horizon Europe ForestNavigator, which took place on 19-20 June, 2023. The first workshop of a series brought together stakeholders from various…
ForestNavigator presented at IBFRA
The ForestNavigator project presented at the IBFRA23 meeting in Helsinki. In front of an audience of researchers, managers, policymakers and members from the civil society, ForestNavigator coordinator Fulvio Di Fulvio (IIASA) explained the concept…
Meet ForestNavigator Partners at IBFRA, Helsinki, 28 – 31 August 2023
ForestNavigator project will be presented at IBFRA in Helsinki, 28-31 August 2023.
ForestNavigator Press Release announcing the first Stakeholder Workshop currently under way
The Horizon Europe ForestNavigator project will bring together a varied group of stakeholders at IIASA this week. They will discuss how they can help design robust policy pathways to achieve medium and long-term climate goals and support EU and national decision makers on the road to climate neutrality.
ForestNavigator Newsletter launched – Issue 1
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CAP Implementation Meeting
ForestNavigator partners Climate Analytics and BOKU particpated at the CAP implementation workshop and highlighted the role of stakeholder engagement for ForestNavigator on 31st May 2023.
First Stakeholder Board workshop will take place June 19-20, 2023 in Laxenburg, Austria
During the first workshop, we will discuss policy goals and pathways, forest management options, and implications for ecosystem services and markets.
A summary of the event and key conclusions will be available on the stakeholder page.
2nd Policy Steering Committee Meeting – April 2023
During our second meeting with EU and national policy makers, ForestNavigator work package leads presented and gathered feedback on the forest geodatabase, the EU policy tracker, the forest management options to be considered in ForestNavigator pathways and the EU Policy…
ForestNavigator Project kicked off in October 2022
ForestNavigator (Navigating European forests and forest bioeconomy sustainably to EU climate neutrality) is a new ambitious pan-European research project coordinated by IIASA and funded under the Horizon Europe Program. It brings together experts from 24 research institutions to support the European Commission and national authorities in designing robust sectoral policies for achieving EU climate neutrality. The Kick-off Meeting took place at IIASA in Laxenburg, Austria 24/25 October 2022.