A race to net zero: Framings and perceptions of (in)justice in the political discourse related to the EU’S Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulation

The integration of climate targets into EU forest governance is politically contentious, with policy actors pursuing conflicting objectives through justice-based claims of victimisation and marginalisation, often resulting in intractable conflicts. This paper examines how justice is framed and perceived by policy actors in political debates concerning the EU’s Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry […]
Large-scale forest resource mapping with spatial gaps in the training data: Comparison of different modeling approaches

Forest attribute maps are essential for supporting local decision-making regarding forest resource use. Such maps are produced by combining remote sensing and field data through various modeling approaches. When mapping across large areas, spatial gaps in field data used for model training are common. Our study evaluates the performance of three methods-Nearest Neighbor (-NN), Random […]
Forest in Focus: Science, Policy and the Future of EU Forest Monitoringย

Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 โ 10:00-18:00 โ Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas : Rue du Trรดne 62, 1050 Ixelles, Meeting room 3 The Final conference of the PathFinder project aims to present and discuss the scientific results, policy outputs, and practical implications for European forest monitoring. It will showcase the innovative forest monitoring and pathway […]
ForestTalks webinar explores integrating Earth observation and national forest inventories across Europe.

The latest edition of the ForestTalks webinar series, jointly hosted by the ForestNavigator, ForestPaths and PathFinder projects, took place on 23 February 2026 and brought together researchers, modellers, and national reporting experts to discuss advances in Earth observation (EO) for forest monitoring and greenhouse gas inventory support across Europe. The webinar included presentations from Martin […]
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About a month ago, our partner Jukka Miettinen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland represented PathFinder at the 8th edition of the Winter Satellite Workshop, held on January 20โ23 in Espoo, Finland , one of the leading New Space events in the Nordic and Baltic region, gathering nearly 2,000 participants. During the 21/01 poster […]
PathFinder regional stakeholders workshops

Co-creating the future of European forest policy with local stakeholders As part of the EU PathFinder project, ELO and the University of Freiburg organised five regional workshops in Madrid, Vienna, Helsinki, Ljubljana, and Brussels to gather stakeholder perspectives on EU forest policy. Across the five workshops, 57 participants representing 38 organisations contributed to discussions on […]
Towards a Greener Europe: A Unified Framework for Forest Reporting

The Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) sector is a cornerstone of Europeโs climate strategy.
PathFinder Milestone 1: Advanced Field Measurements

The development of our PathFinder project is marked by six major milestones that when reached, highlight important steps of the project…
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PathFinder, a scientific response to a political project

PathFinder aims at understanding carbon fluxes in EU forests to guide EU policy making and implementation.