bw_timex is an open-source Python package for time-explicit Life Cycle Assessment. It accounts for how supply chains, technologies, and emissions change over time - such as the increasing share of renewable energy in the future. 👉 github.com/brightway-lc... #ForestPathsModels

What are the tools used within ForestPaths? aiphoria is an open-source Python package by @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social for tracking wood flows across value chains. It traces wood products from forest to final use, maps circularity, and quantifies associated carbon stocks. #ForestPathsModels

❓What is EFI-GTM? This global wood market model simulates how producers and consumers across different regions trade and respond to changes in supply and demand. 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models

In today's #ForestPathsModels feature: LandSyMM - a global land use framework linking forest management, wood demand and economic systems to assess the biophysical and socio-economic impacts of forest policy. forestpaths.eu/models

#ForestPathsModels zooms in on PLUM - a model that simulates how demand for food, bioenergy and wood drives land use change, balancing competing pressures across different policy scenarios. 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models

🌲Next in #ForestPathsModels: IMAGE - an integrated assessment model simulating how timber and agricultural demand drive land use change and carbon emissions from 1970 to 2100, and connecting forest dynamics to the global climate picture. 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models

#ForestPathsModels introduces GLOBIO, a model that simulates how land use, climate change, and nitrogen deposition affect biodiversity and ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, pollination, and recreation across Europe. 🔎 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models

🌍We are continuing our #ForestPathsModels series with RCA-GUESS - a regional Earth system model coupling LPJ-GUESS with an atmospheric model to simulate how forests influence the climate around them, not just the other way around. Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models

#ForestPathsModels meets CRAFTY - a model simulating how land users make management decisions and how policy shapes their choices across forestry, agriculture and conservation. 👉Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models

#ForestPathsModels kicks off with LPJ-GUESS - a model that tracks how tree species establish, grow and compete across European forest ecosystems. 🌲 Enhanced within ForestPaths to better capture disturbances, forest composition and management practices. 👉 Learn more: forestpaths.eu/models

Over the coming weeks, the #ForestPathsModels campaign will take a closer look at the models and tools behind ForestPaths research - so you can see exactly how the science is done. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

🤩 New open datasets just dropped for Europe's #forests! Three satellite maps. Whole continent. Free on Zenodo. → Disturbances 1985–2023 → Canopy height, cover & complexity → Dominant tree genus Read more about the maps and their impact: forestpaths.eu/news/new-hig...

🌲 ForestPaths Features #4 is live! Managed forests in Europe have lost 56–63% of their animal biodiversity vs. natural forests — and the type of management barely changes that figure. 👉Our latest feature breaks down the findings and where the path forward lies: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

ForestPaths partners met in Joensuu to prepare the fourth and final Policy Lab 🌲 PL4 will focus on trade-offs in forest pathways and turning research into clear #policy recommendations for Europe’s forest future. 👉Read more about the meeting here: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🥳 Our third ForestChats podcast episode is out! In this episode, our coordinator Hans Verkerk and project partner Florencia Franzini (@efieuropeanforest.bsky.social ) dive into the human side of #forestmanagement. Listen to the podcast to find out more: open.spotify.com/episode/6zOz..

How well do forest models capture recovery after disturbance? A new ForestPaths study benchmarks 9 #VegetationDemographicModels against real forest data. Result: Mature #forests are simulated reasonably well but early post-disturbance recovery remains highly uncertain. Read more: bit.ly/4cxEXRb

📢 ForestPaths partner VITO + collaborators introduce time-explicit Life Cycle Assessment in a new study, factoring in when processes happen and how technologies evolve for more realistic sustainability assessments. 📄 Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌍 A new ForestPaths study maps land-use change from 1992–2020 using scale-invariant metrics across forests, cropland, pasture, urban & more. Results show urban & grass/shrubland expansion, forest & pasture decline, with big regional differences. Read more:https://bit.ly/4qhnbG2

📢 Registration for PhD summer school of the Euroleague for Life Sciences now open! Gain knowledge from leading forestry experts, participate in field excursions and take part in hands-on exercises with the EFISCEN-space model. 👉 Register: www.pe-rc.nl/courses-retr...

📹 The ForestPaths 2025 Highlights video is now out! Thank you for supporting ForestPaths throughout 2025! We cannot wait to see what the next year brings. 🌲 👉 Watch the video on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdXt..., or on the ForestPaths website: forestpaths.eu/videos

❄️ ForestPaths wishes you and your loved ones happy holidays! Thank you for being a part of our journey for another year! 🌲

🌍 Maximising natural climate solutions in the EU A ForestPaths study by CMCC shows forests, wetlands, grasslands & agriculture are underutilised in EU climate strategies. Key actions: agroforestry, reforestation, peatland restoration & reducing food waste. Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/maximis...

🌱 ForestPaths & KIT show in a recent paper how adaptive institutions can balance climate, food & biodiversity. Using CRAFTY + PID/fuzzy logic, the study reveals emergent patterns, adaptive policy decisions & system-level dynamics. 🔗 Read the study here: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌿 ForestPaths study shows how adaptive policies shape #ProtectedAreas in Europe. Using institutional modelling and the CRAFTY-Europe land-use model, research finds that early, predictable PA expansion delivers stronger biodiversity outcomes and fewer long-term disruptions. Read more: bit.ly/4aXrMIs

ForestPaths will take part in an upcoming webinar organised by our sister project ForestNavigator. The webinar will build a better understanding of natural disturbance impacts, forest management, and forest policy. 👉 Register here: iiasa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

‼️ In case you missed it! ForestPaths closes 2025 with the sixth edition of its biannual newsletter, providing you with project updates and developments from the past six months. 👉 Check out the newsletter: lnkd.in/gcXr5vig ✅Do not forget to subscribe for future editions: lnkd.in/dJ2cx4Gu

ForestPaths partners from Lund University co-organised this year’s LPJ-GUESS training school, held in November at Beijing Normal University. The training school focused on building practical skills in applying the LPJ-GUESS model. Learn more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌡️ A new ForestPaths study links current carbon prices to climate impact. The global carbon price is ~$10/tCO₂e - aligned with ~3°C temperature increase by 2100. Staying below 2°C would require at least $85/tCO₂e and up to $500. 🔎 Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/linking...

The European Forest Disturbance Atlas (EFDA) maps annual forest disturbances across Europe from 1985–2023 using #Landsat data. 🛰️ A ForestPaths publication documents the development of the EFDA and discusses its possible role in forest monitoring. Read more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

🌲 ForestPaths’ Policy Lab 3 in Berlin brought experts together to explore pathways for three forest visions under future scenarios. Stakeholders refined measures, assessed trade-offs & gained hands-on insights at Eichwerder Moorwiesen. Read more: bit.ly/3KeInwJ