ForestNavigator

This deliverable describes the input data and protocol for developing the ForestNavigator climate-sensitive models. The deliverable outlines the procedure to generate the novel forest structure data, based on national forest inventories, to initialize the detailed process-based models. Next, the deliverable presents the simulation protocol used to forecast forest dynamics in Europe under alternative climate change scenarios and the outputs of the simulations of the detailed process-based model until the end of the century. Finally, the emulator constructed based on the detailed model simulations is presented and demonstrated.

Nakhavali, M. A.; Augustynczik, A. L. D.;et al.
Ecological Modelling (2025)

This report presents an updated EU scale forestry cost model. This update is designed to more comprehensively capture relevant management activities such as regeneration and forest roads. Unlike previous models, which focused mainly on rotational forestry and timber supply, the updated model incorporates alternative management systems such as continuous cover forestry (CCF), distinguishes afforestation between tree species groups, and better accounts for spatial variability across the EU27. Furthermore, the model generates labor demand indicators, enabling integration with broader socioeconomic analyses and macroeconomic tools like GLOBIOM and MAGNET.