🌲 New publication in Open Access Government! How can European forests contribute to climate neutrality while balancing biodiversity and bioeconomy objectives? 🔗https://openaccessgovernment.org/article/forest navigator-unlocking-the-eu-forests-potential-to-counteract-climate-change/209837/

🌲 Save the date: 2nd Forest Policy Modelling Forum (#FPMF) 📍 Brussels | 14–15 Oct 2026 Bringing together policymakers, researchers & modelling experts to discuss the future of European forest policy. 📩 forestnavigator.info@iiasa.ac.at #ForestNavigator #ForestPolicy

🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests ? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

🌲 The #ForestNavigator Data Explorer is now live! 👉https://fn-portal.iiasa.ac.at . Explore high-resolution EU forest data on climate mitigation, adaptation & forest health. Maps are freely downloadable. More Portal components coming soon! #ClimateAction ©ForestNavigator Consortium

🌲 Forest Talks Webinar | 3rd Edition 🌍 📌 Integrating EO data in national forest monitoring 📅 23 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 11–12:30 CET Case studies 🇮🇪 🇨🇿 🇮🇹 + EU policy context. 👉 Register: iiasa.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ForestTalks #EarthObservation #Climate #EUforestprojects @iiasa.ac.at

🌳 Our research in Nature Communications! Converting coniferous to broad-leaved forests in Europe could cut summer hot extremes by up to 1 °C — boosting climate effectiveness. Read more 👇 🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64580-y #ForestNavigator #ClimateScience #Forestry #NatureComms

Conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees can make European forests more climate-effective - Nature Communications

This study investigates the effects of forestation on temperature in Europe using climate model experiments. The findings indicate that conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees in currently for...

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New study from #ForestNavigator 🌲 National-scale evaluation of the 3D-CMCC-FEM model - a process-based tool for assessing climate change impacts & monitoring Italian forests. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

✨ The ForestNavigator journey continues… What’s next? 🚀 🌲 Portal launch (2026) 📊 New datasets & reports 🏛️ Next PSC (spring 2026) 🤝 More stakeholder workshops 🎙️ Forest Talks with sister projects 👉https://forestnavigator.eu #ForestNavigator #EUforests #ClimateAction

🚀 Paving the way to the ForestNavigator Portal (2026) A first look at our Data Explorer - where forest data meets policy insight🌲📊 Designed for policymakers & researchers to support evidence-based planning. 👉 forestnavigator.eu #ForestNavigator #EUforests

🌍 The ForestNavigator Portal – launching 2026! It brings together:📂 Data Repository⚙️ Model Repository💻 Computing Module🗺️ EU Data Explore📊 EU Pathways Explorer For modellers, policymakers & stakeholders – one entry point to forests, data & pathways. www.forestnavigator.eu/forestnaviga...

🌲 One step closer to the ForestNavigator Portal! Together with @forestpaths.eu & PathFinder, we: 📊 develop models & forest data 🎙️ host Forest Talks webinars 👉 Explore: forestnavigator.eu/sister-proje...

🌲 Policy, science & practice meet in the ForestNavigator Stakeholder Board - shaping tools & pathways for Europe’s forests under climate change. 💡Co-creation in action 👉http://forestnavigator.eu/stakeholders #ForestNavigator #ClimateAction #PavingTheWay

From data to decision-making 🌍 #ForestNavigator bridges forest science & EU policy, developing tested pathways for climate & biodiversity goals. 👉http://forestnavigator.eu/stakeholders

🚀 Paving the way to the #ForestNavigator Portal 🌍 New models turn data into insights for climate-smart #ForestPolicy: 🌲 i3PGmiX 🌍 G4M-X 🔥 FLAM & G4M 📈 MESMER-L-X Together they power our Policy Modelling Toolbox → forestnavigator.eu/resources

🚀 Paving the way to the ForestNavigator Portal 🌏 Deep Dive: 🗂️EU-wide forest4Model Datacube v1 & v2 – a harmonised dataset on forest cover, biomass, biodiversity & more. 👉Explore: gitlab.iiasa.ac.at/forestnaviga... #ForestNavigator #PavingTheWay #Forest4Model #ForestData

🚀 Paving the way to the ForestNavigator Portal 🌍 New datasets: 📊 EU-wide forest4model Datacube (forest cover, biodiversity...) 🌳 European Forests Database (EUFo) 📈 Output of the G4M-X climate change sensitive meta model 👉forestnavigator.eu/ and gitlab.iiasa.ac.at/forestnaviga...

🌳#ForestNavigator enters its final year! 📊 With advanced models, high-resolution data & strong stakeholder engagement, we’re paving the way to the ForestNavigator Portal (2026) - supporting smarter, sustainable EU forest & climate policy. 🔍 www.forestnavigator.eu/about

🌏Our coordinator @iiasa.ac.at is hiring! 🔎Researcher in land use policies (quantitative modeling) 📊Focus: LULUCF, climate policy, NDCs to 2035 📆Apply by 15 Oct 2025 🔗Details: iiasa.ac.at/employment/j...

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The #ForestNavigator meeting in Bologna continues! 🌍 Morning: achievements + EU policy pathways (ecology/climate & economy). 🔎 Giacomo Grassi (JRC) on forest carbon sink & EU climate policies. Next up: Policy Steering Committee. #climatepolicies #policypathways

📸The #ForestNavigator consortium has quickly grown into a great team🌎🤝 At our Annual Meeting in Bologna, today’s focus in the afternoon: 📊Accelerator session (data visualisation) 🌲National models #EUforests #ClimatePolicy @iiasa.ac.at

The 4th Annual Meeting of #ForestNavigator has kicked off in Bologna, Italy at CNR 🌎🎉 Focus: Year 3 – Celebrating achievements & working on ongoing tasks. First breakout sessions: 🌱Modelling EU forests in a multisectoral context 🌱Country case studies #EUforests #ClimatePolicy @gfz.bsky.social

🌲 New paper out! ForestScope is a new open-source tool to harmonize soil, climate & stand data across 12,000+ forest sites. Supports better modelling & sustainable forest management. 🧩 #OpenScience #Forestry #ClimateData 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

🌳🌏As Europe moves forward on its #climate & sustainability journey, forest-related policies & management practices need to evolve.🤝 This is the shared objective of three Horizon Europe projects 👉 forestpaths.eu/storage/app/... @forestpaths.eu #EUforestprojects #climatechange #forestresearch

Please check out our latest #ForestNavigator publication 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Its published as deliverable report and in 🌏One Earth Journal📄 #fndeliverable #climatechange

🌿Celebrating #Natura2000Day!🌄 Europe’s forests are vital for biodiversity, climate & people. #ForestNavigator supports evidence-based forest policy that aligns with the Natura 2000 vision. Let’s shape a sustainable future together 👉 forestnavigator.eu #Nature #EUForests #Natura2000

🌳EU forests are crucial for the climate, covering 44% of the land and absorbing nearly 10% of greenhouse gases🌳The #HorizonEU project #ForestNavigator assesses the climate mitigation potential of forests and forest-based sectors by modelling robust policy pathways. 👉 www.forestnavigator.eu

Navigating forests & bioeconomy sustainably to climate goals

EU forests play a central role for achieving the climate goal: they cover 44% of the region’s land & absorb nearly 10% of its greenhouse gas emissions each year

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