Sebastian Brocco
@sebastianbr.bsky.social
Researcher in Innsbruck, into models, forests&climate 🌿
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Happy to share the second work from my PhD! How can management maximize the climate mitigation potential of forests? And which strategy is more effective: forest stock, harvest wood products, or substitution?
Special thanks to my supervisor @gvacchiano.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Special thanks to my supervisor @gvacchiano.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Modeling and optimizing alpine forest management to maximize carbon sequestration - European Journal of Forest Research
European Journal of Forest Research - Forests affect the Earth’s carbon cycle in different ways: by absorbing carbon into biomass and soils, by transferring carbon to the pool of harvested...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Happy to share the second work from my PhD! How can management maximize the climate mitigation potential of forests? And which strategy is more effective: forest stock, harvest wood products, or substitution?
Special thanks to my supervisor @gvacchiano.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Special thanks to my supervisor @gvacchiano.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Il linguaggio della destra è uguale ovunque.
Se Meloni usa il termine invasione per indicare le migrazioni è perché il fascismo contemporaneo ha le sue parole d'ordine.
Dovremmo smettere di votare i fascisti, perché è ora di ammettere che sono fascisti.
Se Meloni usa il termine invasione per indicare le migrazioni è perché il fascismo contemporaneo ha le sue parole d'ordine.
Dovremmo smettere di votare i fascisti, perché è ora di ammettere che sono fascisti.
January 8, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Il linguaggio della destra è uguale ovunque.
Se Meloni usa il termine invasione per indicare le migrazioni è perché il fascismo contemporaneo ha le sue parole d'ordine.
Dovremmo smettere di votare i fascisti, perché è ora di ammettere che sono fascisti.
Se Meloni usa il termine invasione per indicare le migrazioni è perché il fascismo contemporaneo ha le sue parole d'ordine.
Dovremmo smettere di votare i fascisti, perché è ora di ammettere che sono fascisti.
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My first PhD paper is out! I began researching timber and climate change after my master’s, full of doubts. I always tell myself I’d do things differently now, but I realize how much I’ve learned from the whole process.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
Decarbonization through wood-based building material substitution in mountain territories
Forests are vital for mountain regions, offering both ecological and economic benefits. Using timber in construction can reduce greenhouse gas emissio…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My first PhD paper is out! I began researching timber and climate change after my master’s, full of doubts. I always tell myself I’d do things differently now, but I realize how much I’ve learned from the whole process.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
Wooden skyscrapers point the way to more sustainable cities www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A bio-based future is desirable for many reasons: low emissions, advanced performances, new job places. Timber buildings are one of the most promising innovations, even though not really used and known
A bio-based future is desirable for many reasons: low emissions, advanced performances, new job places. Timber buildings are one of the most promising innovations, even though not really used and known
Wooden skyscrapers point the way to more sustainable cities
Buildings made of wood store carbon, instead of adding it to the atmosphere.
www.nature.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Wooden skyscrapers point the way to more sustainable cities www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A bio-based future is desirable for many reasons: low emissions, advanced performances, new job places. Timber buildings are one of the most promising innovations, even though not really used and known
A bio-based future is desirable for many reasons: low emissions, advanced performances, new job places. Timber buildings are one of the most promising innovations, even though not really used and known
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Mortality from fire & wind is increasing in Europe's forests, but what about biotic disturbances? A new, massive dataset compiled by @thlasny.bsky.social and many local experts shows a mixed picture: While wood borers increase strongly, defoliator activity generally decreases doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Mortality from fire & wind is increasing in Europe's forests, but what about biotic disturbances? A new, massive dataset compiled by @thlasny.bsky.social and many local experts shows a mixed picture: While wood borers increase strongly, defoliator activity generally decreases doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Same everywhere. Right is getting radical, left is heading to the centre
German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate
shorturl.at/OFfig
shorturl.at/OFfig
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Same everywhere. Right is getting radical, left is heading to the centre
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The Global Sumud Flotilla is being intercepted by the Israeli occupation forces in international waters. Pressure your government for the protection of Global Sumud Flotilla
October 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Global Sumud Flotilla is being intercepted by the Israeli occupation forces in international waters. Pressure your government for the protection of Global Sumud Flotilla
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For the last decades she was best known for her indefatigable commitment for conservation, but her contribution to science can't be overestimated as well. I feel priviledged to have met her on several occasions. We will miss her.
October 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
For the last decades she was best known for her indefatigable commitment for conservation, but her contribution to science can't be overestimated as well. I feel priviledged to have met her on several occasions. We will miss her.
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How expensive are 🪲💨🔥?! I can‘t believe it, but my 2nd PhD paper is finally published @natclimate.nature.com! Disturbances lower the economic value of Europes 🌲 by 29%... Climate change will increase it to up to 42%! (Now imagine a company looses 42% of its value…) doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02408-9
September 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How expensive are 🪲💨🔥?! I can‘t believe it, but my 2nd PhD paper is finally published @natclimate.nature.com! Disturbances lower the economic value of Europes 🌲 by 29%... Climate change will increase it to up to 42%! (Now imagine a company looses 42% of its value…) doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02408-9
A Practitioner's Guide to Climate Model Scenarios: a very useful guide to better understand what's behind scenario building! Any other reading suggestions?
#climate #phd #ecologicalmodeling
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#climate #phd #ecologicalmodeling
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glisa.umich.edu
September 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A Practitioner's Guide to Climate Model Scenarios: a very useful guide to better understand what's behind scenario building! Any other reading suggestions?
#climate #phd #ecologicalmodeling
glisa.umich.edu/wp-content/u...
#climate #phd #ecologicalmodeling
glisa.umich.edu/wp-content/u...
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Italia Mattanza hai fatto centro! 🎯
September 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Italia Mattanza hai fatto centro! 🎯
Restore social ties must be an absolute priority in our nation in terms of public health - from #Hyperpolitics, Anton Jäger
I know a climate activist who got married and posted her thought: marriage, in this epoque of loneliness and individualism, is a political act. So are friendship and community
I know a climate activist who got married and posted her thought: marriage, in this epoque of loneliness and individualism, is a political act. So are friendship and community
August 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Restore social ties must be an absolute priority in our nation in terms of public health - from #Hyperpolitics, Anton Jäger
I know a climate activist who got married and posted her thought: marriage, in this epoque of loneliness and individualism, is a political act. So are friendship and community
I know a climate activist who got married and posted her thought: marriage, in this epoque of loneliness and individualism, is a political act. So are friendship and community
Such a sad thing seeing our continent spending money for a fear and not for future and hope
#eu
#eu
Important corrective from Anton Jäger.
Europe already spends a ton on defense, and efforts to harmonize and rationalize spending will take far longer to coordinate than just opening the taps.
And unlike retooling factories for green tech, defense manufacturing results in nonproductive goods.
Europe already spends a ton on defense, and efforts to harmonize and rationalize spending will take far longer to coordinate than just opening the taps.
And unlike retooling factories for green tech, defense manufacturing results in nonproductive goods.
Opinion | Europe Is Making a Big Mistake
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Such a sad thing seeing our continent spending money for a fear and not for future and hope
#eu
#eu
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About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
July 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
Just finished #projecthailmary, I liked the attempt to be scientifically accurate not only about physics but life in general. Too used to Chinese sci-fi and #ursulaleguin, so the witty quips at all costs were too much - but in general nice book! Nostalgic of Rocky for sure
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#booksky
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#booksky
PeaceLoveArtSnart | Andy weir books, Book fandoms, Andy weir
Hey! This is an art blog, where I post my sketches and comics and doodles and whatever. Thanks for stopping by :) You can find my main blog at peacelovetrombones.tumblr.com
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July 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Just finished #projecthailmary, I liked the attempt to be scientifically accurate not only about physics but life in general. Too used to Chinese sci-fi and #ursulaleguin, so the witty quips at all costs were too much - but in general nice book! Nostalgic of Rocky for sure
pin.it/3dx2t6wlH
#booksky
pin.it/3dx2t6wlH
#booksky
La protesta in #Italia: grandi estimatori di chiunque bruci copertoni in Francia, grandi odiatori dei giovani italiani #decretosicurezza #xr #ultimagenerazione
July 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
La protesta in #Italia: grandi estimatori di chiunque bruci copertoni in Francia, grandi odiatori dei giovani italiani #decretosicurezza #xr #ultimagenerazione
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“Court documents show Eni has initiated legal proceedings against critics including the Italian public broadcaster Rai, Greenpeace and multiple newspapers”
#Eni #SLAPP #FossilFuel
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Eni #SLAPP #FossilFuel
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Slapp addict’ Italian oil firm accused of trying to silence green activists
Eni has filed at least six defamation suits against journalists and NGOs since 2019 in what critics say is intimidation campaign
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Court documents show Eni has initiated legal proceedings against critics including the Italian public broadcaster Rai, Greenpeace and multiple newspapers”
#Eni #SLAPP #FossilFuel
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Eni #SLAPP #FossilFuel
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“The transition seems radical and unrealistic because fossil fuel companies have been so good at making it seem so.” 👏👏👏
UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying
Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“The transition seems radical and unrealistic because fossil fuel companies have been so good at making it seem so.” 👏👏👏
When I first started working at university, one of my focuses was building with local wood resources. What surprises me isn’t that we can build wooden houses - it’s that there are still no decent policies to support this approach.
#climatechange #biobased #woodenhouse #hwp
#climatechange #biobased #woodenhouse #hwp
Everything about Building with Plants is so wild, e.g.:
"a more conservative approach of bamboo supply [China] would divide the bamboo supply shown by a factor of 10, which would lead to the ability to supply HALF OF THE HOUSING DEMAND GLOBALLY." Only... journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....
"a more conservative approach of bamboo supply [China] would divide the bamboo supply shown by a factor of 10, which would lead to the ability to supply HALF OF THE HOUSING DEMAND GLOBALLY." Only... journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....
June 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
When I first started working at university, one of my focuses was building with local wood resources. What surprises me isn’t that we can build wooden houses - it’s that there are still no decent policies to support this approach.
#climatechange #biobased #woodenhouse #hwp
#climatechange #biobased #woodenhouse #hwp
All over Europe we can see this in our lives. A couple of years ago a drough caused losses for 200 k€ to my neighbour farmer. The following year hail big as tennis balls broke the glass of my friend car while she was driving.
Every spring we are worried about the upcoming months
#climatechange
Every spring we are worried about the upcoming months
#climatechange
On June 20th, destruction and terror have a new name:
June 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
All over Europe we can see this in our lives. A couple of years ago a drough caused losses for 200 k€ to my neighbour farmer. The following year hail big as tennis balls broke the glass of my friend car while she was driving.
Every spring we are worried about the upcoming months
#climatechange
Every spring we are worried about the upcoming months
#climatechange
I was born in a small countryside town in northern Italy. After spending my 20s in Milan, I rediscovered the beauty of rural life and what it means to feel at home. But adulthood also means having your heart split across places, making every trip a little bittersweet
(sometimes needlessly nostalgic)
(sometimes needlessly nostalgic)
June 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I was born in a small countryside town in northern Italy. After spending my 20s in Milan, I rediscovered the beauty of rural life and what it means to feel at home. But adulthood also means having your heart split across places, making every trip a little bittersweet
(sometimes needlessly nostalgic)
(sometimes needlessly nostalgic)
Happy to share this new paper from Rodolfo Ceriani, for which we foresters gave some help 🌲 🌲 🌲
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hyperspectral and LiDAR space-borne data for assessing mountain forest volume and biomass
Accurate assessment and monitoring of stand volume (SV) and above-ground biomass (AGB) in mixed mountain forests is crucial for sustainable forestry, …
www.sciencedirect.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy to share this new paper from Rodolfo Ceriani, for which we foresters gave some help 🌲 🌲 🌲
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...