OptiForValue

Live from COLI Summit 2026 in Vienna, were Axel Solt-Rindler from Wood K plus - Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH had the opportunity to present our work within the OptiForValue project Focusing in particular on the #OptiForValue Austrian case study “Value from Damage” — exploring how forest damage, often seen only as loss, can be re-thought as a source of value creation through smart, sustainable use.

Live from #COLISummit 2026 in Vienna, where Axel (Wood K plus) presented our work🌲

Focusing in particular on #OptiForValue Austrian case study “Value from Damage” — exploring how forest damage, often seen only as loss, can be re-thought as a source of value creation through smart, sustainable use

#OptiForValue's partner Axel Solt-Rindler (Wood K plus) and his colleague at the stand at the Global Summit “Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches” in Vienna this week.

It was great to share the same stand as #SUSBOARD at #COLISummit this week. Many thanks to #OptiForValue Axel Solt-Rindler (Wood K plus) for representing us, & designing a nice poster with BOKU on #OptiForValue CS1 Austria- Value Management & Value from damage
#CBEJU #CBEresearch #ClimateResilience

OptiForValue team members deep in discussion in the forest. All are wearing hard hats and high viz vests.

OptiForValue project logo with a young tree growing in the background. Optimising Forest Operations For Sustainable Forest Management And High-value Applications.

🌲 We look forward to presenting #OptiForValue at today’s Adapt4K project event – an exchange on the Almanac of Forest Research in Lower Austria!
🌟 Many thanks to Christian Kanzian, Sonja Vospernik, Stephan Böhm (BOKU) and Axel Solt-Rindler (Wood K plus) for representing us!
#CBEJU #ForestManagement

A strong weakening or collapse of AMOC will likely have catastrophic impacts on European forests as shown in a recently published study within @optiforvalue.bsky.social:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thinking of what this means for #forestry and #ForestManagement! Plenty of planning for #ClimateResilience including #drought in tree species. #OptiForValue is doing just this in Case Study 2 – Value from Resilience in Spain.

#CBEresearch #CBEJU

Current and future drought vulnerability for three dominant boreal tree species We used tree-ring width chronologies and tree, stand, and site information from the Swedish National Forest Inventory to predict the future spatial–temporal evolution of drought damage risk for borea...

Some highly relevant publications from our OptiForValue partners include:
🌳 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
🌲 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
🌳 doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
🌲 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
🌳 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
🌲 doi.org/10.1080/0282...
🌳 doi.org/10.5424/fs/2...
🌲 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
#CBEJU #forest

Thinking of what this means for #forestry and #ForestManagement! Plenty of planning for #ClimateResilience including #drought in tree species. #OptiForValue is doing just this in Case Study 2 – Value from Resilience in Spain - see some relevant partner publications below ⬇️

🌲🌳#CBEresearch

📰 ☕ Have you read the SMURF - The forest owners' project newsletter yet? Great to see a spotlight on the #OptiForValue project, advancing resilient and high-value forest operations under Forestry Community & Sister Projects 🌳🌲
#CBEJU #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #ClimateResilience #ForestResearch

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Funded projects aim to achieve the #MissionSoil’s objectives on improving #soilhealth and increasing literacy🌱

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#EUSoil

🎉 Registrations & abstract submissions for #BioMonWeek26 are open!

Bring your biodiversity monitoring work to the European stage and submit your contribution under one of the 9 themes

Register here: www.biomonweek.eu

@biodiversa.eu @bioagora.eu @gbif.org @marco-bolo.bsky.social #AllianceforNature

📢 New call for grants!

The G-01-2026 call focuses on the development of applications and AI solutions using the ForestWard Observatory datasets.

Deadline: April 3, 21:00 (UTC+2).

Find the dedicated application page on the European Forest Institute 👉 efi.int/grants-train...

🍃🌳 Read the press release about the recent start of our #HorizonEurope project @trees4adapt.bsky.social

#Tree‑based solutions for climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation.

🔗 www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D...

🧷 www.trees4adapt.eu

#NatureBasedSolutions #MissionClimateAdapt

📢 Registrations for #BioMonWeek2026 are opening in early February!

📍 Montpellier

📅 4–8 May 2026

Join the first edition of the European conference on cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, bringing together science, policy and business communities

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Great to see our #OptiForValue work being shared by our sister project SingleTree. Close collaboration across living labs & projects like these is key to turning field data, digital sensing, & modelling into more resilient & sustainable forest value chains.

🌳 🌲 #CBEJU #ForestManagement #Forestry

⏳🧪 1 week left to contribute to the European Research Area (ERA) Act!

The public consultation seeks input from researchers on key challenges in EU research and innovation: fragmentation, R&D investment, mobility, open science and funding.

Have your say: link.europa.eu/QKXj9X
Deadline: 23 January

Would be interesting to see the results from these surveys used to understand the state of the timber industry in the UK & the balance between supply & demand

#OptiForValue Case Study 3 is on Value from Supply and Case Study 4 is on Value from Demand

#TimberSupplyDemand #ForestManagement #WoodFlow

Screen grab from the Interreg Aurora site - page on NordicForestry project - Management methods for young boreal forests. There is a photo of tree harvesting with young birch trees on the page together with the project title. Website link is: https://www.interregaurora.eu/approved-projects/nordicforestry/

' #OptiForValue look forward to partaking in the next NordicForestry project meeting in Joensuu 25-26th Feb 2026 🌲 including seminars, field trips, and plenty of time for discussion & networking among attendees!
#Youngforest #ForestManagement #Tools #Stakeholders #ForestOwners #ReindeerHusbandry

Forest winter scene with caption "Happy New Year!" and the white OptiForValue logo and tag line "Optimising Forest Operations for Sustainable Forest Management and High-Value Applications"

Image of a skier mid-jump with caption "We hope it's off to a flying start, wherever you are!"

A big thank you to our incredible #OptiForValue consortium partners, advisory board, collaborators, stakeholders, & funders under #CBEJU and #HorizonEurope for making this journey possible

Here’s to a year of continued collaboration, sustainability, and innovation!

#Forestry #Innovation #EUforests

🎉 Happy New Year from all the #OptiForValue project team! 🌲Optimising Forest Operations for Sustainable Forest Management and High-Value Applications

As we step into 2026, we celebrate the progress made so far and look forward to building on this

#CBEJU #ClimateResilience #Innovation #EUforests

Check out Case Study 2 - Value from resilience #Spain lead by @cesefor.com
in #OptiForValue #CBEJU #CBEResearch project coordinated by @luke.fi, contributing to optimised forest-based value chains for high-value applications & improved forest management
#SmartForest #ClimateResilience #ForestValue

Photo from forest in Attsjö super test site with a group looking at a tree with sensors and listening to a talk on the dendrometers, sap meters, sensors and radar monitoring the forest heartbeat!

Highlights from OptiForValue Consortium Meeting 2025, hosted by Linnaeus University in #Växjö Sweden. Where we spent 3 inspiring days packed with presentations, #AttsjöSuperTestSite field trip, brainstorming & networking sessions
▶️Watch now: optiforvalue.eu/resources/un...
#CBEResearch #Forest

photo of the sky from the forest floor, and a second photo of 2 researchers Johan and Johanna presenting details on a poster board propped on a table in the forest. There are drones displayed on the table too!

Day 3 of our consortium meeting brought us on an eagerly anticipated #OptiForValue field trip in #Attsjö super test site, not far from #Växjö. Where we got to enjoy a walk in the forest, plenty of expert sessions & discussions on different work on-going
#CBEresearch #ClimateResilence #ForestValue

Fun quiz on a Friday afternoon! Take the quiz to find out 'What Aquatic Oddball Are You?' >>> We got "🦈 Basking Shark – The Zen Giant" and "🟣 Nudibranch - The Sparkly Individualist"

Great to have @cesefor.com on board as a partner in #OptiForValue where they lead Case Study 2 - Value from resilience – Spain!
#CBEJU #CBEResearch #ForestOptimisation #ClimateResilence #ForestValue #TimberSupply

Happy to have Cesefor on board as a partner in #OptiForValue where they lead Case Study 2 - Value from resilience – Spain!
#CBEJU #CBEResearch #ForestOptimisation #ClimateResilence #ForestValue #TimberSupply

A new series of 3 Briefs from @biodiversa.eu explores 'how biodiversity can make Europe’s soils, forests, & landscapes more resilient to climate change'. Particularly relevant to #OptiForValue is 🌲🌳“Mainstreaming resilience in forest policy: From diverse ecosystems to tailored financial incentives”

2 photos: 1 of wooden seating surrounding a table, with wooden bookcase behind it. the second photo, is of people in a small meeting room, sitting around a table with laptops out and discussing the project

2 photos: one peeking up at a blue and cloudy sky from the forest floor, and one of people sitting inside in a room with wooden features all interacting - discussing the project.

Lots of productive meetings and side-meetings for WP & Task teams at our annual #OptiForValue consortium meeting!
Reflecting on work done & progress going forward in our project focused on optimising forest operations for sustainable forest management & high-value applications
#CBEJU #ForestValue

OptiForValue project partners on the steps of the Teleborg Castle on the way from lunch in the grounds of Linnaeus University

Host Johan Fransson greeting us at the door of Teleborg Castle on the way to OptiForValue project lunch, in the grounds of Linnaeus University

Great to reconnect with our #OptiForValue partners!
Hosted in the inspiring surroundings of Skog och trä vid Linnéuniversitetet/Forestry & Wood Technology- Linnaeus University in beautiful Växjö, Sweden
#TeleborgCastle #Växjö #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestryResearch #SmartForest #ForestResilience

🌲🌳 Curious about #OptiForValue forestry project and what we’re working on?
👀🌍 Discover how we're shaping the future - optimising forest operations for sustainable forest management & high-value applications!
🎥 lnkd.in/e8TN5nk4
#CBEJU #SmartForest #ClimateResilience #ForestValue @luke.fi

Johan giving the welcome address with presentation slide in background

cabinet with examples of wood/timber and quality metrics

We had an excellent welcome from the Linnaeus University team for the #OptiForValue meeting in #Växjö Sweden
Host Johan Fransson opened the meeting explaining connections between the University & famous Swedish biologist & physician Carl Linnaeus & also with IKEA
#CBEJU #SmartForest #climatechange