OptiForValue

6 Nov 2025

🌲🌳 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

OptiForValue@optiforvalue.bsky.social

The OptiForValue project is supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) and its members under Grant Agreement N° 101157658. Funded by the European Union. Full acknowledgement and disclaimer attached: #CBEJU #HorizonEU #BiobasedIndustriesConsortium #OptiForValue

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Eero Holmström from @luke.fi recently presented on R-TIM (Real-Time Thinning Intensity Monitor) at FORMEC 2026. Developed under other projects and being validated by OptiForValue, R-TIM uses remote sensing technologies to create a digital twin of the forest. 🔗 optiforvalue.eu/from-digital...

New OptiForValue publication by @bokuvienna.bsky.social examines how climate, competition and species mixtures drive mortality in Norway Spruce and Scots pine, using 40 years of Austrian forest data. 🔗Read full article and publication: optiforvalue.eu/new-study-re... #forestmanagement

OptiForValue is supported by the @cbe-ju.bsky.social and its members.

🌲An OptiForValue publication by @bokuvienna.bsky.social @luke.fi & Wood K Plus synthesises research examining how different storage approaches influence the quality of spruce roundwood. OptiForValue is supported by the @cbe-ju.bsky.social and its members. 🔗 optiforvalue.eu/new-review-h...

18 Sept

🌲 Updates from the field: What can drones tell us about the future health of Europe's forests? 🌲 🔎Drone campaigns carried out this summer are helping to develop RS-based EWIs for forest stress in Europe! 🔗Read in full: optiforvalue.eu/updates-from... #forestry #forestresilience #forestmanagement

18 Sept

OptiForValue is supported by the @cbe-ju.bsky.social and its members.

youtube.comOptiForValue "Beyond the Trees: In Conversation with Carmen Romeralo"YouTube video by ERINN Innovation

24 Aug

We spoke with @carmenromeralo.bsky.social about her research into forest microbial communities as part of our new 🌲'Beyond the Trees: Conversations with Researchers'🌲interview series! 🔗Read the full interview here: optiforvalue.eu/researcher-i... www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEDI... @csic.es

24 Aug

OptiForValue is supported by the @cbe-ju.bsky.social and its members.

10 July

OptiForValue research provides new evidence on how abandoned Pinus pinaster plantations in Spain can be transformed into more diverse and climate-resilient oak-dominated forests. 🔗https://optiforvalue.eu/small-harvest-gaps-offer-a-pathway-to-more-resilient-mediterranean-forests/

3 June

Great to see the #OptiForValue team at work out in the field #CBEresearch #forestry #forestManagement #treehealth

Carmen Romeralo@carmenromeralo.bsky.social

We have started the spring field sampling for the @optiforvalue.bsky.social project 🌲 In this task we aim to compare the effect of tree species and forest composition on the internal trunk fungal microbiome (as an indicator of forest tree health) using a metabarcoding approach.

30 Apr

Happy to see our #OptiForValue partner Ola Lindroos (SLU) present in this IUFRO - International Union of Forest Research Organizations - webinar last week #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #ForestResilience #CBEresearch

youtube.comAutomatic identification of forest pests: Demonstration of the EntomoscopeYouTube video by FORSAID

17 Apr

Great exchange at the 11th Research Day hosted by Österreichische Bundesforste AG — many thanks for bringing together science and practice! The Austrian #OptiForValue team from Wood K plus and BOKU University shared insights on the future of Norway spruce under increasing climate pressure #Forestry

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ForestPaths Project

@forestpaths.eu

24 Mar

📢 Explore the #FORSAIDTechnologies series - first demonstration video now out!

FORSAID Project@forsaid.eu

📽️ The first #FORSAIDTechnologies demonstration video is out now! 🔬 Our partners from @unipd.bsky.social and @kit.edu showcase how the Entomoscope can be used to improve the automated identification of crucial forest pests. 👀 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjwr...

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FORWARDS project

@forwards-project.bsky.social

16 Mar

In the Ep.3 of the podcast we asked ourselves: how can forest management become more understandable for society? Discover the role played by photography, art, and serious games on the ICONS Innovation Stories podcast🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2f3w... #TheSoundOfForests

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FORWARDS project

@forwards-project.bsky.social

25 Mar

900 participants, one shared goal: improving how we monitor Europe’s forests. At Swedish Kartdagar in Uppsala, #forwardsEU highlighted the role of remote sensing, open data, and the ForestWard Observatory in strengthening European forest monitoring. 🔗 forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...

optiforvalue.euOptiForValue Project Video - OptiForValueOptiForValue project video on transforming forest operations through sustainable climate-resilient management and high-value applications.

👀 🌲 🌳 Lookback to 21st March when we celebrated International Day of Forests 2026 - theme: “Forests and Economies”! Forests power local economies, support resilient rural communities, and supply sustainable raw materials for Europe’s growing bioeconomy #InternationalDayOfForests #CBEJU #CBEresearch

We: ✅ Optimise forest operations with data-driven tools ✅ Support sustainable forest management ✅ Boost value across forest-based supply chains ✅ Equip owners, managers & industry with knowledge and practical innovation 🎥 See how #OptiForValue is shaping future forestry #ForestBioeconomy #EUProjects

We look forward to IUFRO online webinar on "Forest Machinery Development and Automation" with experts from SLU- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and UEF- University of Eastern Finland including #OptiForValue partner Ola Lindroos (SLU) #ForestManagement #ForestResilience #CBEresearch

iufro.orgForest-Based Value Chains in Transition - Innovation, Employment, Diversity, and Inclusion for Sustainable FuturesSustainability transitions and bioeconomy are fundamentally reconfiguring the forest sector, driving shifts from timber-centric models toward integrated, multifunctional concepts that

Forest-Based Value Chains in Transition - Innovation, Employment, Diversity, and Inclusion for Sustainable Futures www.iufro.org/events/fores...

🌲 Interested in the 2026 IUFRO RG 4.05 Annual Conference “Forest-Based Value Chains in Transition – Innovation, Employment, Diversity, & Inclusion for Sustainable Futures.” 📅 23–26 Nov 2026 📍 Bolzano Italy 📢 Call for abstracts now open! #CBEresearch #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #ForestValueChain

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking

• Abstract submission: 7 June 2026 • Acceptance notifications: 30 June 2026 • Registration opens: 1 July 2026 🌱 #OptiForValue look forward to potentially joining to exchange knowledge on how forest-based value chains can support sustainable and inclusive futures.

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@cbe-ju.bsky.social

26 Mar

#CBESF2026 brought together stakeholders from across #Europe to discuss how #biobased innovation can move from research to industrial deployment. 📣Strong industrial ecosystems, support for demonstration plants, better access to finance and faster market uptake. www.cbe.europa.eu/news/innovat...

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking

@cbe-ju.bsky.social

30 Mar

♻️ Zero waste starts with innovation On #ZeroWasteDay, we highlight how CBE JU-funded projects are redesigning value chains so materials stay in use & gain new life. 🧪ENZYCLE tackles plastic waste 🌳SWEETWOODS → VIOBOND scales wood residues 🍇UP4HEALTH upcycles agri-food cbe.europa.eu/achievements

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An Taisce

@antaisce.bsky.social

30 Mar

Every year, the world produces more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste. If all that waste was packed into standard shipping containers, it would wrap around the globe 25 times. Everyone can play a part in achieving a more sustainable future. #ZeroWasteDay @unep.org

31 Mar

Welcome to Bluesky @cbe-ju.bsky.social ! #CBEresearch #CBEimpact #CBEachievements #Bioeconomy #Sustainability #HorizonEurope

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking@cbe-ju.bsky.social

Hello Bluesky 👋 We are the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, supporting #innovation to scale Europe’s #biobased industries. Since 2014: €1.3B invested, 220 projects, 1,700+ organisations in 45 countries. 📽️ See how CBE JU projects turn #EU policy priorities into real solutions.

10 Mar

Interesting online seminar, on 19th March 2026 at 15:00 (CET) two talks on ‘Forest Health in the face of climate, pests and pathogens’. Part of the TTT seminars: Third Thursday of the month at three (CET) #ForestManagement #ForestHealth #ClimateResilience #Forestpests

epsoeurope.bsky.social@epsoeurope.bsky.social

🌱📢51st EPSO seminar for European Plant Scientists: 19th March 2026 at 3 PM discussing ‘Forest Health in the face of climate, pests and pathogens’ with Elina Oksanen and Annika Perry. EPSO members suggest themes and speakers for seminars bit.ly/4u3eEIW. #PlantScience #SDG #EUAgriVision #EUForestry

9 Mar

Looking forward to the next #Adapt4K Networking Meeting! Which brings together citizen scientists, knowledge community members, & anyone interested in shaping the future of forests 📅 19.03.2026 📍 Tulln University & Research Campus (UFT) #CBEJU #CBEresearch #OptiForValue #ForestManagement

Great to have the opportunity to share our #OptiForValue research at last week’s #Adapt4K project event focused on the Almanac of Forest Research in Lower Austria. A big thank‑you to the #Adapt4K team for hosting an insightful event.

OptiForValue@optiforvalue.bsky.social

🌲 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

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🌲 Verbesserung der Wald-Resilienz der Fischauer Vorberge 🌳 LTER Forschungsflächen in NÖ - Günther Golobich (BFW) 🌲ICP forest plots in NÖ - Günther Golobich (BFW) 🌳 #DECIDE - Brady Mattson (BOKU) 🌲 #OptiForValue - Christian Kanzian (BOKU)

🌳 Borkenkäferspürhunde in der KLAR region Traisental Gölsen - Eva Leeb (KLAR) 🌲 Lehrforst Rosalia, LTER Standort - Dylan Goff (BOKU)🌳 #C4C Citizens for Copernicus - Florian Hofhansl (IIASA) 🌲 #Adapt4K - Rebecca Hood-Nowotny (BOKU) #CBEJU #ForestManagement #ValueFromDamage #ValueFromResilience

OptiForValue@optiforvalue.bsky.social

We were delighted to present #OptiForValue research and exchange perspectives alongside other important forestry projects: 🌲Forsite II - Yasmin Dorfstetter (BOKU) 🌳 #IGNITE - Yasmin Dorfstetter (BOKU) 🌲 #EMERGE - Yasmin Dorfstetter (BOKU) 🌳 #FIREDATA - Yasmin Dorfstetter (BOKU)

26 Feb

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

26 Feb

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

forestmonitoring.bsky.social

26 Feb

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24 Feb

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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/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe Forest After Tomorrow: Projecting the Impact of a Collapsing Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation on European Tree‐Species DistributionsThis study examines the effects of a collapsing Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in comparison to a common climate-change scenario. It shows that an AMOC collapse would result in co...

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social

Great Channel 4 News report on the latest #AMOC monitoring. "Trouble is: there is now growing scientific consensus that the AMOC is weakening." @noc.ac.uk youtu.be/JpOpsMOBsL4?...

youtu.beCollapse of this Atlantic current could change Europe's climate foreverYouTube video by Channel 4 News

19 Feb

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

European Commission@ec.europa.eu

2025 was the third warmest year on record, following the unprecedented temperatures in 2023 and 2024. The past year saw a series of extreme weather events across the globe, including heatwaves and severe storms in Europe, North America, and Asia. More info: link.europa.eu/Djw69t

doi.orgCurrent and future drought vulnerability for three dominant boreal tree speciesWe 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...

19 Feb

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

@forwards-project.bsky.social

18 Feb

📰 ☕ 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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Horizon Europe

@horizoneu.bsky.social

6 Feb

🔁 EU Agriculture🌱 Do you want to learn more about the #MissionSoil funded projects? Funded projects aim to achieve the #MissionSoil’s objectives on improving #soilhealth and increasing literacy🌱 Browse our website👇 link.europa.eu/yqrYN9 #EUSoil

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MARCO-BOLO project

@marco-bolo.bsky.social

5 Feb

🎉 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

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FORWARDS project

9 Feb

📢 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...

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Trees4Adapt

@trees4adapt.eu

12 Jan

🍃🌳 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

alphagalileo.orgTrees4Adapt project launched to address risks from climate change and biodiversity loss through tree-based solutionsTrees4Adapt project launched to address risks from climate change and biodiversity loss through tree-based solutions

Katharina Albrich@albrichk.eurosky.social

Our project @trees4adapt.bsky.social is already off on a smooth start since our official launch last October. Read more about what we are doing in the official press release! www.luke.fi/en/news/tree...

luke.fiTrees4Adapt project launched to address risks from climate change and biodiversity loss through tree-based solutions

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MARCO-BOLO project

@marco-bolo.bsky.social

15 Jan

📢 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 www.biomonweek.eu

EU Science, Research & Innovation

11 Feb

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

SingleTree project@singletreeeu.bsky.social

As the holiday season is here🎄 , we take a moment to reflect on the achievements of 2025 and look forward to an exciting 2026. Check out our latest newsletter with new insights from the field, technology trials, Living Labs, collaborations, and more! r.mailing.cesefor.com/mk/mr/sh/7nV...

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@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

16 Jan

⏳🧪 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

forestresearch.gov.ukCall for forestry and timber businesses to take part in sector wide surveys - Forest Research

20 Jan

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

Forest Research@forestresearchuk.bsky.social

Interested in taking part? For more information visit www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/call-fo... or contact statistics@forestresearch.gov.uk The deadline for completing the surveys is Friday 27 February 2026. #UKForestry #ForestResearch #TimberSurvey

20 Jan

' #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

12 Jan

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

12 Jan

🎉 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