New paper! 📃🌲
#ForwardsEU team at @luke.fi recently published a new paper researching how plot size and the rarity of old-growth forests affect the resulting accuracy associated with the remote sensing mapping of old-growth forests.
Find the paper at: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
#ForwardsEU team at @luke.fi recently published a new paper researching how plot size and the rarity of old-growth forests affect the resulting accuracy associated with the remote sensing mapping of old-growth forests.
Find the paper at: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
June 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
New paper! 📃🌲
#ForwardsEU team at @luke.fi recently published a new paper researching how plot size and the rarity of old-growth forests affect the resulting accuracy associated with the remote sensing mapping of old-growth forests.
Find the paper at: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
#ForwardsEU team at @luke.fi recently published a new paper researching how plot size and the rarity of old-growth forests affect the resulting accuracy associated with the remote sensing mapping of old-growth forests.
Find the paper at: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
And we are live on Bluesky! 🆕
Start following us to keep up with #ForwardsEU project updates, including the next calls for grants aimed at setting up the project ForestWard Observatory.
Visit our project website at: forwards-project.eu
Start following us to keep up with #ForwardsEU project updates, including the next calls for grants aimed at setting up the project ForestWard Observatory.
Visit our project website at: forwards-project.eu
Home — Forwards
Healthy trees translate to healthy citizens
forwards-project.eu
October 7, 2024 at 8:50 AM
And we are live on Bluesky! 🆕
Start following us to keep up with #ForwardsEU project updates, including the next calls for grants aimed at setting up the project ForestWard Observatory.
Visit our project website at: forwards-project.eu
Start following us to keep up with #ForwardsEU project updates, including the next calls for grants aimed at setting up the project ForestWard Observatory.
Visit our project website at: forwards-project.eu
📸 The 1st PhD Autumn School organized by #ForwardsEU project in collaboration with our partner Latvian State forest research institute Silava has recently concluded!
Over three days, students from 8 countries explored various topics related to #ClimateSmartForestry.
Over three days, students from 8 countries explored various topics related to #ClimateSmartForestry.
October 23, 2024 at 1:45 PM
📸 The 1st PhD Autumn School organized by #ForwardsEU project in collaboration with our partner Latvian State forest research institute Silava has recently concluded!
Over three days, students from 8 countries explored various topics related to #ClimateSmartForestry.
Over three days, students from 8 countries explored various topics related to #ClimateSmartForestry.
🏆🌲 Here are five more projects which were awarded #ForwardsEU grants to study the characterisation of European forest disturbances
CAEFD, CE-ReDiFor, HALO-FARM, Image4Dist, TREA: discover them in our news release 🔗 bit.ly/4m6ZpKf
@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social
CAEFD, CE-ReDiFor, HALO-FARM, Image4Dist, TREA: discover them in our news release 🔗 bit.ly/4m6ZpKf
@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social
Five new FORWARDS-funded projects to characterise European forest disturbances kicked off — Forwards
CAEFD, CE-ReDiFor, HALO-FARM, Image4Dist, TREAD
forwards-project.eu
July 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🏆🌲 Here are five more projects which were awarded #ForwardsEU grants to study the characterisation of European forest disturbances
CAEFD, CE-ReDiFor, HALO-FARM, Image4Dist, TREA: discover them in our news release 🔗 bit.ly/4m6ZpKf
@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social
CAEFD, CE-ReDiFor, HALO-FARM, Image4Dist, TREA: discover them in our news release 🔗 bit.ly/4m6ZpKf
@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social
How can policymakers identify the most resilient management options? 🌲
In #ForwardsEU, researchers from the Università degli Studi del Molise developed 2 easy-to-use web apps that let users upload forest data and evaluate how climate smart their management practices are.
More: tinyurl.com/xbdxvtrh
In #ForwardsEU, researchers from the Università degli Studi del Molise developed 2 easy-to-use web apps that let users upload forest data and evaluate how climate smart their management practices are.
More: tinyurl.com/xbdxvtrh
Enhancing Forest Insights: Deliverable D3.2 Introduces Advanced Tools for CSF Assessment — Forwards
As a forest owner or policymaker, you want your forests to be more resilient in the years to come. But how can you determine the best management options?
forwards-project.eu
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
How can policymakers identify the most resilient management options? 🌲
In #ForwardsEU, researchers from the Università degli Studi del Molise developed 2 easy-to-use web apps that let users upload forest data and evaluate how climate smart their management practices are.
More: tinyurl.com/xbdxvtrh
In #ForwardsEU, researchers from the Università degli Studi del Molise developed 2 easy-to-use web apps that let users upload forest data and evaluate how climate smart their management practices are.
More: tinyurl.com/xbdxvtrh
📢 A new paper supported by #ForwardsEU is now available online!
Also featured on the FISE (Forest Information System for Europe) website, the research studies how the age of forests affects the global carbon cycle.
Find it at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Also featured on the FISE (Forest Information System for Europe) website, the research studies how the age of forests affects the global carbon cycle.
Find it at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📢 A new paper supported by #ForwardsEU is now available online!
Also featured on the FISE (Forest Information System for Europe) website, the research studies how the age of forests affects the global carbon cycle.
Find it at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Also featured on the FISE (Forest Information System for Europe) website, the research studies how the age of forests affects the global carbon cycle.
Find it at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌲 This year #InternationalDayofForests is dedicated to the vital connection between food and forests.
At #ForwardsEU, we are committed to monitoring forests and collecting crucial data to help preserve them.
You can learn more about our project at: forwards-project.eu
At #ForwardsEU, we are committed to monitoring forests and collecting crucial data to help preserve them.
You can learn more about our project at: forwards-project.eu
March 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🌲 This year #InternationalDayofForests is dedicated to the vital connection between food and forests.
At #ForwardsEU, we are committed to monitoring forests and collecting crucial data to help preserve them.
You can learn more about our project at: forwards-project.eu
At #ForwardsEU, we are committed to monitoring forests and collecting crucial data to help preserve them.
You can learn more about our project at: forwards-project.eu
At the Forest Dialogue in Basel, we presented the ForestWard Observatory, our pan-European forest monitoring tool, and gathered feedback from participants.
One message stuck with us: forests are managed locally, but their challenges are European. 🌳
forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...
#forwardsEU
One message stuck with us: forests are managed locally, but their challenges are European. 🌳
forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...
#forwardsEU
September 23, 2026 at 8:27 AM
At the Forest Dialogue in Basel, we presented the ForestWard Observatory, our pan-European forest monitoring tool, and gathered feedback from participants.
One message stuck with us: forests are managed locally, but their challenges are European. 🌳
forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...
#forwardsEU
One message stuck with us: forests are managed locally, but their challenges are European. 🌳
forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...
#forwardsEU
📃 A new paper under #ForwardsEU!
🔎 The new study analyses how forest age is shifting globally between 2010 and 2020 and what this means for the carbon cycle.
Read the full paper 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔎 The new study analyses how forest age is shifting globally between 2010 and 2020 and what this means for the carbon cycle.
Read the full paper 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
📃 A new paper under #ForwardsEU!
🔎 The new study analyses how forest age is shifting globally between 2010 and 2020 and what this means for the carbon cycle.
Read the full paper 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔎 The new study analyses how forest age is shifting globally between 2010 and 2020 and what this means for the carbon cycle.
Read the full paper 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How does it feel to be a tree? 🌲
Quick stretch in tree pose between sessions at #ForwardsEU Annual Meeting in Florence (3–5 Feb).
Highlights includes the ForestWard Observatory updates, talks about forests indicators & stakeholders, and next steps.
Stay tuned for mroe!
Quick stretch in tree pose between sessions at #ForwardsEU Annual Meeting in Florence (3–5 Feb).
Highlights includes the ForestWard Observatory updates, talks about forests indicators & stakeholders, and next steps.
Stay tuned for mroe!
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How does it feel to be a tree? 🌲
Quick stretch in tree pose between sessions at #ForwardsEU Annual Meeting in Florence (3–5 Feb).
Highlights includes the ForestWard Observatory updates, talks about forests indicators & stakeholders, and next steps.
Stay tuned for mroe!
Quick stretch in tree pose between sessions at #ForwardsEU Annual Meeting in Florence (3–5 Feb).
Highlights includes the ForestWard Observatory updates, talks about forests indicators & stakeholders, and next steps.
Stay tuned for mroe!
On 27 March 2026, during a #forwardsEU online meeting with 40 partners and team members, we kicked off five third-party projects 🌱
Let's welcome:
🔹 Forest-SIF-Europe
🔹 ADAPT-FOREST
🔹 ForStress
🔹 FORBEECH
🔹 UPLINK
Learn more: forwards-project.eu/new-third-pa...
Let's welcome:
🔹 Forest-SIF-Europe
🔹 ADAPT-FOREST
🔹 ForStress
🔹 FORBEECH
🔹 UPLINK
Learn more: forwards-project.eu/new-third-pa...
March 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
On 27 March 2026, during a #forwardsEU online meeting with 40 partners and team members, we kicked off five third-party projects 🌱
Let's welcome:
🔹 Forest-SIF-Europe
🔹 ADAPT-FOREST
🔹 ForStress
🔹 FORBEECH
🔹 UPLINK
Learn more: forwards-project.eu/new-third-pa...
Let's welcome:
🔹 Forest-SIF-Europe
🔹 ADAPT-FOREST
🔹 ForStress
🔹 FORBEECH
🔹 UPLINK
Learn more: forwards-project.eu/new-third-pa...
Our consortium gathered in Vienna for #ForwardsEU annual meeting 📸
Hosted by our partner University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, we took this opportunity to share updates on the project progress and continue collaborating on the co-design of The ForestWard Observatory.
Hosted by our partner University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, we took this opportunity to share updates on the project progress and continue collaborating on the co-design of The ForestWard Observatory.
February 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our consortium gathered in Vienna for #ForwardsEU annual meeting 📸
Hosted by our partner University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, we took this opportunity to share updates on the project progress and continue collaborating on the co-design of The ForestWard Observatory.
Hosted by our partner University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, we took this opportunity to share updates on the project progress and continue collaborating on the co-design of The ForestWard Observatory.
For our new followers, let's start from the basics: what's #ForwardsEU about?
Our main goal is to prototype the ForestWard Observatory, a tool aimed at boosting the resilience of European forests.
Learn more about our EU-funded project at: forwards-project.eu/what-is-forw...
Our main goal is to prototype the ForestWard Observatory, a tool aimed at boosting the resilience of European forests.
Learn more about our EU-funded project at: forwards-project.eu/what-is-forw...
October 14, 2024 at 10:18 AM
For our new followers, let's start from the basics: what's #ForwardsEU about?
Our main goal is to prototype the ForestWard Observatory, a tool aimed at boosting the resilience of European forests.
Learn more about our EU-funded project at: forwards-project.eu/what-is-forw...
Our main goal is to prototype the ForestWard Observatory, a tool aimed at boosting the resilience of European forests.
Learn more about our EU-funded project at: forwards-project.eu/what-is-forw...
What are the personal stories we connect to forests? 🌲💭
Elaine Parlade, PhD candidate at our partner BOKU Vienna wrote an article for #ForwardsEU reflecting on the answers shared by the consortium during the last General Assembly in February.
Read it at 🔗 forwards-project.eu/if-trees-cou...
Elaine Parlade, PhD candidate at our partner BOKU Vienna wrote an article for #ForwardsEU reflecting on the answers shared by the consortium during the last General Assembly in February.
Read it at 🔗 forwards-project.eu/if-trees-cou...
If trees could talk: Sparking conversations through forest stories — Forwards
An article by Elaine Parlade, BOKU Vienna
forwards-project.eu
March 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What are the personal stories we connect to forests? 🌲💭
Elaine Parlade, PhD candidate at our partner BOKU Vienna wrote an article for #ForwardsEU reflecting on the answers shared by the consortium during the last General Assembly in February.
Read it at 🔗 forwards-project.eu/if-trees-cou...
Elaine Parlade, PhD candidate at our partner BOKU Vienna wrote an article for #ForwardsEU reflecting on the answers shared by the consortium during the last General Assembly in February.
Read it at 🔗 forwards-project.eu/if-trees-cou...
New deadline for #ForwardsEU grants❗
Calls G-03-2025 and G-04-2025 deadline application has been extended to 21 Sept (21:00 UTC)📣
Both aim to link ground & remote sensing data to assess climate impacts on trees and forests.
Apply at 👉 efi.int/grants-train...
@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social
Calls G-03-2025 and G-04-2025 deadline application has been extended to 21 Sept (21:00 UTC)📣
Both aim to link ground & remote sensing data to assess climate impacts on trees and forests.
Apply at 👉 efi.int/grants-train...
@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New deadline for #ForwardsEU grants❗
Calls G-03-2025 and G-04-2025 deadline application has been extended to 21 Sept (21:00 UTC)📣
Both aim to link ground & remote sensing data to assess climate impacts on trees and forests.
Apply at 👉 efi.int/grants-train...
@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social
Calls G-03-2025 and G-04-2025 deadline application has been extended to 21 Sept (21:00 UTC)📣
Both aim to link ground & remote sensing data to assess climate impacts on trees and forests.
Apply at 👉 efi.int/grants-train...
@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social
🔍 Yesterday morning, #ForwardsEU consortium representatives gathered for an online data seminar which led to engaging discussion for the ForestWard Observatory.
Covered topics included #remotesensing data, forest disturbances data collection, data flow interoperability, and Climate Smart Forestry.
Covered topics included #remotesensing data, forest disturbances data collection, data flow interoperability, and Climate Smart Forestry.
October 29, 2024 at 11:09 AM
🔍 Yesterday morning, #ForwardsEU consortium representatives gathered for an online data seminar which led to engaging discussion for the ForestWard Observatory.
Covered topics included #remotesensing data, forest disturbances data collection, data flow interoperability, and Climate Smart Forestry.
Covered topics included #remotesensing data, forest disturbances data collection, data flow interoperability, and Climate Smart Forestry.
Here is another publication supported by #ForwardsEU 📃🌲
The paper focuses on the leverage of Sentinel-1 C-band radar data to effectively detect fine-scale natural and logging-related canopy disturbances in tropical forests.
Find it at: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The paper focuses on the leverage of Sentinel-1 C-band radar data to effectively detect fine-scale natural and logging-related canopy disturbances in tropical forests.
Find it at: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here is another publication supported by #ForwardsEU 📃🌲
The paper focuses on the leverage of Sentinel-1 C-band radar data to effectively detect fine-scale natural and logging-related canopy disturbances in tropical forests.
Find it at: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The paper focuses on the leverage of Sentinel-1 C-band radar data to effectively detect fine-scale natural and logging-related canopy disturbances in tropical forests.
Find it at: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔎 A joint study by #ForwardsEU team from the University of Molise and the Technical University of Munich, explores how thinning intensity and tree species composition influence the climate-smart performance of forests in Bavaria, Germany.
Find the paper at 🔗 linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
Find the paper at 🔗 linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🔎 A joint study by #ForwardsEU team from the University of Molise and the Technical University of Munich, explores how thinning intensity and tree species composition influence the climate-smart performance of forests in Bavaria, Germany.
Find the paper at 🔗 linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
Find the paper at 🔗 linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
On 5 June 2026, the #forwardsEU project will join the #EUGreenWeek with a hybrid workshop dedicated to the ForestWard Observatory prototype.
Register for the event and let us know what you think of our tool aimed at supporting forest resilience in climate change.
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register for the event and let us know what you think of our tool aimed at supporting forest resilience in climate change.
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 13, 2026 at 1:49 PM
On 5 June 2026, the #forwardsEU project will join the #EUGreenWeek with a hybrid workshop dedicated to the ForestWard Observatory prototype.
Register for the event and let us know what you think of our tool aimed at supporting forest resilience in climate change.
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register for the event and let us know what you think of our tool aimed at supporting forest resilience in climate change.
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🌲🔍 From December 2023 to April 2024, #ForwardsEU partner ESSRG conducted a survey to understand the needs and expectations of end-users towards the prototype of the ForestWard Observatory.
Discover the key findings and download the full report here: forwards-project.eu/listening-to...
Discover the key findings and download the full report here: forwards-project.eu/listening-to...
Listening to the forest: insights from future users of the ForestWard Observatory — Forwards
Survey insights on user expectations for the ForestWard Observatory
forwards-project.eu
December 4, 2024 at 11:26 AM
🌲🔍 From December 2023 to April 2024, #ForwardsEU partner ESSRG conducted a survey to understand the needs and expectations of end-users towards the prototype of the ForestWard Observatory.
Discover the key findings and download the full report here: forwards-project.eu/listening-to...
Discover the key findings and download the full report here: forwards-project.eu/listening-to...
During the Young Researcher’s challenge event held by Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, our partner Natural Resources Institute Finland presented an abstract on the mapping of old-growth #forests using remotely sensed data 🌲🛰️
Find the abstract in #ForwardsEU news: forwards-project.eu/mapping-old-...
Find the abstract in #ForwardsEU news: forwards-project.eu/mapping-old-...
November 21, 2024 at 2:56 PM
During the Young Researcher’s challenge event held by Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, our partner Natural Resources Institute Finland presented an abstract on the mapping of old-growth #forests using remotely sensed data 🌲🛰️
Find the abstract in #ForwardsEU news: forwards-project.eu/mapping-old-...
Find the abstract in #ForwardsEU news: forwards-project.eu/mapping-old-...
📸 At the #EGI2025 conference in Santander, Professor Ruben Valbuena together with his team from SLU presented #ForwardsEU work on the ForestWard Observatory.
You can learn a summary of their presentation here 👉 forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...
You can learn a summary of their presentation here 👉 forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...
FORWARDS at EGI2025 — Forwards
Coordinator team attended the conference in Santander, Spain
forwards-project.eu
June 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
📸 At the #EGI2025 conference in Santander, Professor Ruben Valbuena together with his team from SLU presented #ForwardsEU work on the ForestWard Observatory.
You can learn a summary of their presentation here 👉 forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...
You can learn a summary of their presentation here 👉 forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...
How much do we really know about forests under climate pressure? 🌲
We are launching our new podcast! Produced by ICONS Innovation starategies, Ep.1 is out on Spotify🎙️
Learn more:: forwards-project.eu/listen-to-th...
#TheSoundOfForests #ForwardsEU
We are launching our new podcast! Produced by ICONS Innovation starategies, Ep.1 is out on Spotify🎙️
Learn more:: forwards-project.eu/listen-to-th...
#TheSoundOfForests #ForwardsEU
Listen to the Sound of Forests: FORWARDS Launches Its Podcast — Forwards
Produced by ICONS and available on Spotify as part of the ICONS Innovation Stories series, the new FORWARDS podcast offers a window into the health of Europe’s forests and the innovative technologies ...
forwards-project.eu
February 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM
How much do we really know about forests under climate pressure? 🌲
We are launching our new podcast! Produced by ICONS Innovation starategies, Ep.1 is out on Spotify🎙️
Learn more:: forwards-project.eu/listen-to-th...
#TheSoundOfForests #ForwardsEU
We are launching our new podcast! Produced by ICONS Innovation starategies, Ep.1 is out on Spotify🎙️
Learn more:: forwards-project.eu/listen-to-th...
#TheSoundOfForests #ForwardsEU
👀 ForestPaths coordinator Hans Verkerk (EFI) took part in the 1st episode of the #ForwardsEU podcast.
👉 Find the episode on the FORWARDS Project's Spotify channel!
👉 Find the episode on the FORWARDS Project's Spotify channel!
We recently published the Ep.1 of the new FORWARDS podcast!
This opening episode focuses on the “vicious circle” where climate change weakens the very ecosystems that help counter it.
Listen to it on Spotify 🔗https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vzOiwqxnTVQzLkgGcLRIz
This opening episode focuses on the “vicious circle” where climate change weakens the very ecosystems that help counter it.
Listen to it on Spotify 🔗https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vzOiwqxnTVQzLkgGcLRIz
March 2, 2026 at 11:02 AM
👀 ForestPaths coordinator Hans Verkerk (EFI) took part in the 1st episode of the #ForwardsEU podcast.
👉 Find the episode on the FORWARDS Project's Spotify channel!
👉 Find the episode on the FORWARDS Project's Spotify channel!
Did you see the new #ForwardsEU call for grants? 🔍
If not, learn about the G-05-2025 call supporting projects that bring citizens to the forefront of forest restoration and #ClimateSmartForestry governance.
Deadline is 12 October, learn more at 🔗 forwards-project.eu/new-call-for...
If not, learn about the G-05-2025 call supporting projects that bring citizens to the forefront of forest restoration and #ClimateSmartForestry governance.
Deadline is 12 October, learn more at 🔗 forwards-project.eu/new-call-for...
New Call for Grants on Citizen Engagement — Forwards
Deadline: 12 October 2025
forwards-project.eu
July 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Did you see the new #ForwardsEU call for grants? 🔍
If not, learn about the G-05-2025 call supporting projects that bring citizens to the forefront of forest restoration and #ClimateSmartForestry governance.
Deadline is 12 October, learn more at 🔗 forwards-project.eu/new-call-for...
If not, learn about the G-05-2025 call supporting projects that bring citizens to the forefront of forest restoration and #ClimateSmartForestry governance.
Deadline is 12 October, learn more at 🔗 forwards-project.eu/new-call-for...