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Findings from a systematic literature review”. Our systematic literature review examines what constitutes ‘green jobs’ related to forests. We analysed 50 English-language studies covering a wide range of countries.

The Thünen Institute for Forestry is currently investigating how the remuneration and promotion of climate protection in municipal forests can be improved in the future.

for IPCC-compliant forest CO₂ accounting. Forests play a key role in mitigating climate change, but accurate CO₂ accounting is essential to quantify their contribution. Current methods, however, often differ, making practical implementation difficult.

Nick Norman Lagrain is a student at the Georg-August University of Göttingen in the interdisciplinary Bachelor’s program Ecosystem Sciences. As part of his degree, he is completing his internship in the Thünen-Institut for Forest Economy.

As part of the ongoing task “Wood Resource Monitoring,” roundwood-processing companies will be surveyed in the coming weeks regarding their use of raw materials. The aim is to gain a comprehensive overview of wood usage in the German sawmill industry.

As part of the ongoing task “Wood Resource Monitoring,” operators of biomass combustion plants will be surveyed in the coming weeks regarding their use of wood raw materials. The aim is to gain a comprehensive overview of the use of wood for energy in German biomass combustion plants.

From September 29 to October 2, twelve members of our institute participated in this year’s Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung (FoWiTa 2025) under the motto “Rethinking Forests”, held at the University of Freiburg.

The Thünen Institute of Forestry participated in the 5th World Teak Conference, held from 17–20 September 2025 in Kochi, Kerala, India, under the theme “Sustainable Development of the Global Teak Sector – Adapting to Future Markets and Environments.”