👀 🌲 🌳 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
Celebrating the women of Rural BioReFarmeries, and all the many other female voices out there driving a just, equitable and fair transition towards a circular #bioeconomy – one built for all 💚
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD #GiveToGain
🇪🇺 #CBEJU @biconsortium.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
Image of the program for the meeting which includes: Presentation of the ADAPT4K Project and the Research Almanac; Presentation of the FORSITE project; Lunch and laboratory tours; and a visit to the BFW experimental garden (optional); And an Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Workshop
Invitation to the ADAPT4K Community Networking Meeting - with a photo of the forest floor
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
🌳 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
New bilateral collaboration: Rural BioReFarmeries x NUTRI-CHECK NET
We’re excited to announce a new collaboration between Rural BioReFarmeries and NUTRI-CHECK NET 👨🏽🔬 🤝 👩🌾
Check the Memorandum of Collaboration to find out how both projects will support each others’ missions 👉 zenodo.org/records/1764...
@horizoneu.bsky.social @biconsortium.bsky.social @ukri.org #CBEJU
#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
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
Some highly relevant publications from our OptiForValue partners include:
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#CBEJU #forest
📰 ☕ 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
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
CBE JU 2026 Work Programme (15 Dec 2025). www.cbe.europa.eu/news/eu1707-million-new-... €170.7 funding to support biobased innovation. ReBioCycle directly implements objectives, demonstrating circular bioplastics at scale and bridging lab-to-market innovation. #CBEJU
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
At the forefront of Western Macedonia’s transition toward a greener future, CluBE unites research, business, government, and society to foster innovation, sustainable development, and bio-based growth.
Learn more here: www.bio-inspire.eu/bioeconomy-c...
#HorizonEurope #CBEJU #Bioeconomy #Greece
The EU just dropped its new #Bioeconomy Strategy ... We dug into what it really means and where Bio-LUSH fits into this new chapter for Europe’s bio-based future. 🌿
Curious? Have a read 👇
biolush.eu/what-the-new...
#biofiber #bioeconomy #CBEJU
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
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
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!
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#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
3 partners from the CBEJU OptiForValue project standing outside the LNU building on the first morning of the meeting
partners at LNU welcome desk at the OptiForValue project meeting
Arrival of some of the team at Skog och trä vid Linnéuniversitetet/ Forestry and Wood Technology - Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden for our #OptiForValue consortium meeting!
#CBEJU #HorizonEurope #ForestryResearch #SmartForest #WoodQuality #ClimateResilence @linneuni.bsky.social
Green grass to gold: @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social is a
#CBEJU Demo project working to scale production of grass-based #bioeconomy value chains in Europe's rural regions. We will show how grass can deliver socio-economic and environmental opportunities for farmers.
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Front page Les Échos d'Ecofor issue 66
We were happy to have #OptiForValue work featured in the summer edition (Issue No. 66) of Les Échos d’Ecofor, published by GIP Ecofor! This issue explores the potential and limitations of artificial intelligence in forest ecology
#CBEJU #HorizonEurope
including articles on
🌲FORESTT-HUB
Presentation slide on seedlings and seed orchards, discussing topics like long rotation times 50-120 years & that climate change is an important factor. Leading up to the question: How do we select seedlings adapted to current and future climates that can provide maximum growth?
Thank you slide from Mat's talk - acknowledging The OptiForValue project, SNS Nordic Forest Research, Skogssällskapet, Norra skog, Adaptive BREEDING for Better FORESTs project #B4EST, and Bo Rydin Foundation for Scientific Research
WFGA-SFTIC-NFGA 2025 Joint Conference logo - with different leaves pine needles and pine cones, acorns etc and mountain vistas incorporated in the graphic.
Partner Mats Berlin (Skogforsk - Forestry Research Institute of Sweden) was a keynote speaker at WFGA-SFTIC-NFGA 2025 Joint Conference - Forest Genetics Conference 2025. Where he presented "Assisted migration in practice"
#CBEJU #HorizonEurope #OptiForValue #ForestryResearch #ClimateAdaptation
LNU researcher in white lab coat and safety glasses, standing examining the contents of a glass flask
Our partner Reza & team at Linnaeus University are working in the lab to extract biopolymers such as lignin from wood.
Wood is composed of ~20–30% lignin, and knowledge of its content & relation to growth conditions can be used to sort logs for optimal use in biorefinery.
#CBEJU #ForestryResearch
Team #OptiForValue are out in force at CS1 super test site for OptiForValue in Maissau, Austria, working both above and below the forest canopy to take a complete set of forest data measurements!
#RGB #multispectral #hyperspectral #LiDAR #dendrometers #sapflow #sensors
#CBEJU #HorizonEurope
Busy summer months for the #CBEJU #HorizonEurope #OptiForValue team working on forest drone data collection. Last week #Austria, this week #Finland!
#PrecisionForestry #ForestryResearch @luke.fi Forestry & Wood Technology - Linnaeus University, BOKU University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences
