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 action on forest values?
From there, we launch into orbit to unpack the European Space Agency’s new “space brolly”—a 12-metre radar satellite designed to scan 1.5 trillion trees and weigh the world’s forests in 3D.
Back on Earth, we explore what this kind of satellite tech could mean for certification, deforestation monitoring, and carbon markets—and ask the hard question: will any of it reach forest managers in the real world?
Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak, Rasmus Pedersen, and Benjamin Lauridsen.
