CLEANFOREST COST Action

COST Action CA21138
Joint effects of climate extremes and atmospheric deposition on European forest (CLEANFOREST)

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

2/2) Through interactive discussions and breakout sessions, participants will exchange ideas, share research approaches, and identify common themes.
The results of the discussion will be published as a white paper/report.
Register at https://t.co/vQTpxvDlLi

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

1/2) The COST Actions CLEANFOREST (https://t.co/7OhMpV6rSX), SHIFT (https://t.co/N9NXqJWWye) and CLIMENT (https://t.co/QfnvA3QupN) will explore how different disciplines can join forces to address challenges like climate change, forest resilience, and mental health and wellbeing.

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

On October 1st, in Brussels, the CLEANFOREST Stakeholder Dialogue will bring together researchers, policymakers and forest stakeholders to share key findings and approaches developed through the CLEANFOREST COST Action.
Register for online participation: https://t.co/5Ja3dBzlIj

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

How will future tree species respond to a warmer and wetter climate?
As part of the Polytunnel Greenhouse Experiment, three sites on the Swiss Plateau are being monitored from 2021 to 2029, with air temperature and precipitation experimentally manipulated.

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

We particularly encourage applications from PhD students and postdoctoral researchers under the age of 40.
📌 Available topics include:
🌿 Science–policy engagement and policy briefs
🤝 Interdisciplinary collaboration
📢 Science communication and stakeholder engagement

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

Call for Applications – Virtual Mobility Grant (VMG)
Are you an early-career researcher or an active member of the CLEANFOREST COST Action looking to contribute to impactful research and collaboration?
Find all the details and instructions here: https://t.co/ILJ4wqf9e0

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

Coordinated by @MunziSilvana and @RossGuerrieri, and written and illustrated by Nada Hamdani, Katarina Šoln and Midori Yajima, the book presents four beautiful stories about great trees and their tiny friends. Available in English and Italian at https://t.co/Xl4uU4sT5Y

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

Accessibility in science is also about making our research understandable and enjoyable for everyone.
Published by the @Mariecurie_alum, the book "Stronger Together: Learning from Our Forest" is dedicated to children aged 6–10 and is freely available!
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[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

Science alone doesn't change policy, it must be translated into action. At the #CLEANFOREST2026 Final Meeting, Simon D. A. Clark (EGU) showed us how to bridge the gap between researchers and policymakers. The lessons learned will soon be reflected in our policy briefs!

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

Argyro Zerva (European Commission, DG AGRI), Enrico Pompei (Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, Italy), Areti Christodoulou (Department of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Cyprus), Mark Broadmeadow (Forestry Commission, UK)

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

Evidence-based forest policies require dialogue between science and decision-makers. Our stakeholder session brought together experts from the European Commission, Italy, Cyprus, and the UK to discuss forest governance, monitoring, and conservation.
#CLEANFOREST2026

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

Giorgio Matteucci, president of SISEF – Società Italiana di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, opened the plenary session at the final annual meeting of the CLEANFOREST COST Action in Bologna, 16-18 June 2026.

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

Responses to climate extremes are becoming more complex and less predictable

Forest dynamics are shaped by interacting global change drivers, making single-driver assessments insufficient for predicting responses

Understanding forest resilience requires long-term observations

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Excited to share our perspective on "Effect of global change drivers on carbon fluxes and resilience of European forests".
Read the full paper developed as part of CLEANFOREST COST Action, here:

https://t.co/4YSyWmLxAl

Key messages from the paper 👇

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

On the 30th anniversary of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, we are thrilled to host a session designed to pull back the curtain on one of Europe’s most competitive funding programs and its active alumni community.
18 May 2026, 09:30 CEST
Register here:
https://t.co/j5c0lE3ZIH

[CLEANFOREST COST Action @CA_Cleanforest]

CLEANFOREST WG3 met at Hyytiälä Forest Station, Finland, to push forwards collaborative research on litterfall in Europe. They strategized the next steps of a collaborative manuscript, hosted by @char_angove, co-leader of the WG.
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[Rossella Guerrieri @RossGuerrieri]

Within @CA_Cleanforest, we aim to map bottom-up forest monitoring and manipulation experiment initiatives across Europe and beyond not currently part of a pan-European network. If interested to join, please fill in this form and RT, thanks!
https://t.co/geO9ZuwOgT

[Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) @Mariecurie_alum]

A global network with local Chapters at its heart. 🗺️

The letter C in our A to Z series is dedicated to the MCAA Chapters.

Read more ⬇️

#MCAAfromAtoZ

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"Taking you behind the scenes of the daily life and challenges we face while conducting research in the forest. It’s a classic Nature vs. Human story—because as every researcher knows, the forest doesn't always follow the protocol!"

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Let's follow the CLEANFOREST members in their fieldwork!
Today we are with Klaudia Ziemblińska, our active young researchers coordinator. She's reporting from the TLEN1 site in Poland, where they monitor the effects of reforestation after windthrow events.