Episodes
June 13, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #33 | Road Trip: Elmia Wood 2025
In this on-the-road episode, we head to the forests of southern Sweden for Elmia Wood—one of Europe’s largest forestry fairs—celebrating its 50th anniversary with a spotlight on AI and innovation. We explore what happens when...
June 3, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #32 | Road Trip: Naturmødet 2025
In this on-the-road episode, we leave the studio behind and head north to Naturmødet—Denmark’s biggest festival for nature, politics, and public dialogue. From muddy boots to sharp debates, we bring you conversations straight...
May 19, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #31 | Special Guests: Louise F. Kofoed-Dam & Kristoffer Sparre from EcoTree
In this special episode, we sit down with Louise Frederikke Kofoed-Dam and Kristoffer Sparre from EcoTree—a company on a mission to make forestry accessible, investable, and nature-positive. They take us behind the scenes of ...
May 13, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #30: Super wood, driverless timber trucks, and the EUDR risk list
In this episode, we start with a breakthrough in wood-based materials: a new “super wood” that’s stronger than steel and ready for production. Made from compressed wood fibres, it promises to replace tropical hardwoods and ev...
May 7, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #29 | Wooden suspension bridges, firefighting drones, and VR forestry careers
In this episode, we kick things off with a jaw-dropping feat of timber engineering: Sweden is building a 400-meter wooden suspension bridge—its longest yet—proving once again that wood can do more than hold up a bookshelf. Fr...
May 2, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #28 | Papal caskets, space brollies, and forest certification
In this episode, we open with a papal plot twist: Pope Francis chose an untreated cypress coffin, crafted in secret by Vatican carpenters, as his final act of simplicity and stewardship. A symbolic gesture—or a quiet call to ...
April 23, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #27 | Craft, crime, canopy, and cloning
In this episode, we kick off with a handcrafted bike made of nine tree species and Kevlar—because why not ride wood through mountain passes? From there, we launch into orbit to explore how NASA is using laser tech from the In...
April 9, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #26 | Carbon sinks, Chinese scale, and AI ears in the forest
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak, Rasmus Pedersen, and Benjamin Lauridsen. In episode #26, we discuss a mix of climate data, international forestry trends, and digital monitoring innovations. We kic...
April 3, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #25 | Satellites, climate shifts, and carbon sinks
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak, Rasmus Pedersen, and Benjamin Lauridsen. In episode #25, a Starlink sighting sparks a wide-ranging discussion - from satellites in the sky to sustainability on the ...
March 25, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #24 | Special Guest: Stefano Puliti, Research Scientist at NIBIO
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak, Rasmus Pedersen, and Benjamin Lauridsen. In episode #24, we’re joined by Stefano Puliti, Research Scientist at NIBIO - the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomic Resear...
March 20, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #23 | North America’s tallest timber skyscraper & AI in forestry
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak, Rasmus Pedersen, and Benjamin Lauridsen. In episode #23, we explore North America’s tallest mass timber skyscraper breaking ground in Milwaukee and what it signals ...
March 11, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #22 | Special Guest: Maximilian Pramreiter, Senior Scientist at BOKU University
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak, Rasmus Pedersen, and Benjamin Lauridsen. In episode #22, we welcome Maximilian Pramreiter, Senior Scientist at BOKU University and host of the WoodCAST podcast. We ...
March 6, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #21 | Trump’s logging order and a forestry trade battle over EUDR
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak, Rasmus Pedersen, and now Benjamin Lauridsen. In episode #21, we discuss how policy shifts and technological advancements are shaping forestry worldwide. First, we b...
Feb. 26, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #20 | Special Guests: Ben Gunneberg (UKWAS Chair) & Peter Wilson (UKWAS Working Group Chair)
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #20, Jens and Benjamin welcome special guests Ben Gunneberg (UKWAS Chair) and Peter Wilson (UKWAS Working Group Chair). We begin with...
Feb. 11, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #19 | A quick tour around the Lumber War and chainsaw innovations
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #19, we take a quick trip down history lane to uncover the Lumber War—the long-standing softwood dispute between the U.S. and Canada....
Feb. 5, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #18 | Massive tree data and an new efficient planting machine
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #18, we discuss a fascinating study conducted on 20,000 trees from 33 species across Europe. The study explores species detection usi...
Jan. 28, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #17 | Special guest: Michael Koldsø, Auditor at WSP Danmark
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #17, we are honoured to have Michael Koldsø from WSP Denmark in the studio. Michael describes himself as a passionate tree-geek, FSC,...
Jan. 21, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #16 | Wooden satellites, space-based hyperspectral imagery, and wildfires in LA
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #16, we revisit our favourite satellite, LignoSat, and are thrilled to learn that it is now in Earth's orbit. We also discuss the mai...
Jan. 16, 2025
Foresting Tomorrow #15 | Exploring forestry practices beyond Denmark
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #15, we explore forestry practices beyond Denmark. Benjamin Lauridsen, a valued member of our Forsler team and a trained forest and l...
Dec. 19, 2024
Foresting Tomorrow #14 | The Christmas Special
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #14, The Christmas Special, we shift the focus to someone we rarely talk about – ourselves. We reflect on our journey into forestry, ...
Dec. 3, 2024
Foresting Tomorrow #13 | From wooden buildings to forest loss from wildfires
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #13, we wrap up the 2024 season’s regular shows by exploring some mind-blowing wooden buildings, including the Wisdome in Stockholm. ...
Nov. 26, 2024
Foresting Tomorrow #12 | Unveiling the inner workings of projecting stand growth
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #12, we discuss the outcomes of the recently held COP29. We also take a trip down memory lane, highlighting major milestones and expl...
Nov. 19, 2024
Foresting Tomorrow #11 | Sensing wildfires: a deep dive into the stages and technologies
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #11, we discuss the world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat. We also cover the outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 and ...
Nov. 13, 2024
Foresting Tomorrow #10 | Sensing the earth: the scoop on soil moisture
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #10, we briefly revisit the U.S. presidential election and take a quick detour into how dogs use their senses to detect invasive spec...