Norwegian Forest Owners Help Shape an Agentic AI Assistant for Forest Management

On 22 September 2026, NIBIO hosted a workshop with private forest owners, organised within Small4Good together with Norges Skogeierforbund (the Norwegian Forest Owners’ Federation). The aim was to involve forest owners early in the development of an agentic AI assistant designed to support forest management decisions. The system under development uses a large language model […]
Small-scale silviculture for multifunctional management: tailoring practical solutions for small forest owners

Managing small forest properties across Europe presents unique socio-economic and technical challenges that cannot be solved by simply downscaling industrial forestry. In its latest deliverable, the Small4Good project addresses this challenge by translating tailored business models into actionable, cost-effective silvicultural guidelines designed specifically for smallholders. To ensure long-term relevance and trust, these business models were […]
Forest in Transition: Digital Tools for Small Forest Owners at the Marteloscope Therwil

On 12 June 2026, WaldBeiderBasel and the Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg organised an excursion to the Therwil marteloscope as part of the Small4Good research project. Around 20 private forest owners and forestry professionals from Germany and Switzerland came together to exchange ideas on innovative digital approaches to forest management. The excursion focused on results from the “Sustainable […]