FORWARDS project

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?

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

Where Forests Hold the Climate Together — Forwards At COP30, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility signals a cultural shift: protecting trees by pairing science, finance, and Indigenous stewardship

At #COP30 in Belém, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility was launched to support countries preserving their tropical forests.

It highlights the global need for reliable monitoring systems, the same direction we pursue at #ForwardsEU with the ForestWard Observatory.

Read more: tinyurl.com/2druu4e5

Building Trust and Knowledge: Key Insights from the Latest FORWARDS Deliverable — Forwards The FORWARDS project recently completed a deliverable reporting on European forest practitioners’ and societal perceptions towards climate-smart forestry and restoration management across 13 European ...

🔎 A new #Forwards_EU deliverable explores European forest practitioners’ and societal perceptions towards climate-smart forestry and restoration management across 13 European countries 🌲👥

Learn more and read the full report: forwards-project.eu/building-tru...

Can science, policy and practice in forest knowledge systems go together? — Forwards TRANSFORMIT project is hosting a webinar on 26 November at 4:00 - 5:30 pm

🤷‍♀️ How can scientific, indigenous and practical knowledge be brought together to support biodiversity conservation and sustainable forest management?

➡️ Mark your diaries and don't miss the #TRANSFORMIT Project webinar on 26 November!

🔗 forwards-project.eu/can-science-...

We have published #ForwardsEU second EIP-AGRI practice abstract!

It focuses on a tool enabling foresters and wood industry stakeholders to identify whether their areas of interest are affected by climatic and environmental stressors.

Read it at 👉 forwards-project.eu/wp-content/u...

Hands-On Approaches to Climate-Smart Forestry — Forwards The Climate-Smart Forestry Workshop, held in Wageningen, brought together experts from across Europe to share research insights and foster collaboration within the CSF Network.

A couple of weeks ago, the Climate-Smart Forestry Workshop at Wageningen Environmental Research brought together experts from across Europe to share research insights and foster collaboration within the CSF Network 🤝

Learn more in #ForwardsEU latest news: forwards-project.eu/hands-on-app...

We’ve just published #ForwardsEU’s first EIP-AGRI Practice Abstract! 🌲

It helps forest owners and managers use vulnerability and risk maps to monitor forests, adapt silvicultural practices, plan harvests, and prepare for future risks.

Read it here 👉 forwards-project.eu/wp-content/u...

🔎 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...

FORWARDS WP4 Lead Mariella Marzano Awarded an OBE for Services to Forestry — Forwards Congratulations to Dr. Mariella Marzano, FORWARDS WP4 Lead, awarded an OBE for her exceptional contribution to forestry and tree health research

Congratulations to Dr. Mariella Marzano of #ForwadsEU partner Forest Research, who has been awarded an OBE for her contributions to forestry and tree health research! 🎉

Learn more in our latest news: forwards-project.eu/forwards-wp4...

FORWARDS will present its Restoration Indicators at the MoniFun workshop in Madrid — Forwards FORWARDS will join the Monifun workshop in Madrid on 8 October 2025 to present its work on Restoration Indicators for Climate Smart Forestry in Europe

Today #ForwardsEU will join the MoniFun project workshop in Madrid to present its work on Restoration Indicators for Climate Smart Forestry in Europe.

Learn more: forwards-project.eu/forwards-wil...

Old Forests in the Tropics Are Getting Younger and Losing Carbon - Eos New research quantifying the global impact of forest age transitions found that 140 million tons of aboveground carbon are lost per year because of old-growth forests being replaced by younger stands.

#ForwardsEU recent open-access article on the global impact of forest age transitions in the carbon cycle has been published on Eos.org.

Find the study at: eos.org/articles/old...

You still have time to submit your proposal to the G-05-2025 grant call, closing on October 12 ⌛

All info below 👇

Capturing Perspectives: Forest Quest at Queen Elizabeth Forest Park — Forwards This summer, visitors explored the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park through Forest Quest. In this blogpost, some of them share their photos and stories of discovery, wildlife, and reflection.

☀️ This summer, we teamed up with our sister project SUPERB project to build a Forest Quest in the Queen Elisabeth Forest Park in Scotland.

The self-guided trail invited visitors to discover more about #ClimateSmartForestry.

See the pictures and listen to their stories here 👉 tinyurl.com/mrxkkx34

⏰ Last days to submit your application for two of our calls for grants!

⏰ Time is ticking: the G-05-2025 grant call is still open!

If you are focused on bringing citizens and stakeholders to the forefront of forest restoration and Climate-Smart Forestry governance, you have until 12 October to apply!

All details 🔎 efi.int/grants-train...

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...

📢 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/...

📄Our fellow #HorizonEU partner @forwards-project.bsky.social has a new publication!

👀Read on for some of the latest research into the age of forests and how it can affect the carbon balance:

#FutureForests #Biodiversity #EcosystemServices

Here are two of our open calls for grants, still accepting proposals 📢

The deadline for both is 21 September 2025 at 21:00 (UTC+2).

You can submit your application through this European Forest Institute page 🔗 efi.int/grants-train...

#FORWARDScalls

📃 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...

Updates from fellow project RESONATE — Forwards Policy briefs and learning modules

Busy times for our sister projects too! 🌲🤝

RESONATE project has recently published valuable resources and learning materials on climate-resilient European forests.

Discover them 👉 forwards-project.eu/updates-from...

New Call for Grants on Citizen Engagement — Forwards Deadline: 12 October 2025

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...

Five new FORWARDS-funded projects to characterise European forest disturbances kicked off — Forwards CAEFD, CE-ReDiFor, HALO-FARM, Image4Dist, TREAD

🏆🌲 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

A third grant call open 🚨

The G-05-2025 call fosters the development of inclusive initiatives that encourage the participation of #citizens and stakeholders in decision-making processes for #CSF and forest restoration.

To learn more and apply efi.int/news/new-for...

#FORWARDScalls

📢Our partners from @forwards-project.bsky.social have extended the application deadline for two of its grants!

☀️ Their topics deal with linking ground and remote sensing data for an improved understanding of how climate factors impact forests.

#FutureForests #Biodiversity #EcosystemServices

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

👉Today we had the opportunity to present #Image4Dist project at @forwards-project.bsky.social kick-off meeting.
Designed and led by @isaullo.bsky.social and myself from #ICIFOR-INIA @csic.es and that will contribute to the #Observatory4theResilienceEUForests. 🌳🔥🛰️📈
Let the quest begin!

YouTube video by Forwards Project Building data-driven tools to support European forests resilience to climate change

🌲 Can digital tools help forests adapt to climate change? At Università del Molise, three new web apps are being developed to monitor forests under climate stress.

Watch the interview of our partner Giovanni Santuopoli to learn more ▶️ youtu.be/qc3qaJj8MEo

#ForwardsEU

📸 Giovanni D'Amico a project partner from Università degli Studi di Firenze, presented the poster on 'Forest disturbances and vulnerability mapping: Preliminary results' at the ESA Living Planet Symposium held in Vienna last week.

Learn more: forwards-project.eu/forwards-pos...

We coordinate @forwards-project.bsky.social which will set up the ForestWard Observatory to improve the resilience of European forests by providing timely information on them. Watch @rubenvalpue.bsky.social speak about the project and its goals.