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🌱 Forests are living systems — and their decline is happening fast.

Luxembourg artist Ben Carter explores this question in a striking series of four connected cardboard landscapes. Each 15 cm square box represents a stage of environmental decline: a thriving woodland gradually giving way to fire, infestation, extreme weather and drought.

Beneath each miniature scene, painted layers trace the continuous flow of groundwater — slowly drying as the damage above intensifies. The work also reflects a loss of natural balance: without predators, growing deer populations overgraze young shoots, preventing regeneration. In the “infestation” box, fallen trees hint at the increasing power of climate-driven storms.

Together, the four boxes form a single terrain where water flows from the hills toward sea level, reminding us that every disruption — roots, soil, canopy or climate — echoes through the entire ecosystem.

These artistic insights mirror the findings of our researchers. Forest health in Luxembourg has declined sharply in the last two decades due to droughts, pests, extreme weather and environmental pressures.

Through some of our projects, we are working with Ville de Luxembourg to better understand these changes and protect the vital services forests provide — from clean air and water to biodiversity and carbon storage.

By combining scientific evidence with artistic expression, we aim to strengthen awareness of how deeply interconnected our forests are — and why protecting them matters now more than ever.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑e𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲!

Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility ( ) is changing the ways we travel, move goods, and design our cities. However, this shift affects not only technology but also transforms jobs, skills, and innovation across the mobility ecosystem.

📌 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞. The EU must ensure that its is well prepared for the new roles, tools, and ways of working. If we do not act now, skills gaps may slow down the transition, limit competitiveness, and leave workers behind.

With the Reskilling Project, we are now introducing 🚀 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲!

The Community is an online space where professionals and organisations from across Europe can connect, share expertise, and 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲? 📣
📄 Gain early access to research, tools, and policy insights from our project
⚖️ Contribute directly to recommendations for Europe’s workforce and mobility systems up to 2050
🧠 Take part in workshops, webinars, and co-creation sessions on skills and innovation
🤝Collaborate across sectors (public authorities, industry, researchers and worker organisations)

Your perspective matters and can influence how Europe adapts to CCAM, becomes competitive in the sector, and leads a shift that is both innovative and socially inclusive.

If you want to be part of this transformation, the first step is simple 👇

🔗 Register here and start engaging today:

RESKILLING Stakeholder Forum Join the RESKILLING Stakeholder Forum — a collaborative space to engage with Europe's CCAM transition. Stay informed, exchange insights, and co-create solutions for a fair and inclusive shift in the transport workforce. Connect, contribute, and help shape the future of mobility and employment.

The has kicked off! 🔬🚀

Come dive into science and experience our six interactive workshops:

🌱 Plants under Attack – Discover how react to stress and threats | 📍N55
🦠 Microbe Hunters – Explore the secrets of microbes in our | 📍N27
📡 Ultimate Sensors – Feel the future with ultimate | 📍N37
🚐 Methavan – Learn how waste becomes | 📍N11
🤖 AI & Satellite Observation – See in action studying the sky | 📍N21
🌌 SpaceCraft – Hands-on adventure | 📍N51

👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 Huge thanks to the 70 LIST researchers making this possible, ready to share knowledge, spark curiosity, and inspire tomorrow’s scientists!

✨ Join us today and tomorrow from 10am to 6pm and explore the exciting world of science!

📍 Location: Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg City
🔗 More info: https://lnkd.in/eWyxNQS3

Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) | Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg | Emmanuel Defay | Pauline Seeburger | Alvaro Estupinan Donoso | Olivier Parisot | Mickael Stefas | Jimmy Roussel | Prasad ADHAV, Ph.D.

Welcoming Professor Olivier Guillon as our new Chief Executive Officer! 🎉

Starting today, 1 September 2025, Olivier steps into the role following a unanimous decision by our Board of Directors. With his leadership, we look forward to strengthening LIST’s role: turning scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data, and tools that empower citizens, public authorities, and businesses to make better decisions and shape a more sustainable future.

Olivier joins us from Forschungszentrum Jülich, where he directed the Institute of Energy Materials and Devices, and from his professorship at RWTH Aachen University in Germany. He brings with him not only scientific and industrial expertise, but also a passion for driving innovation with real-world impact.

A.R.T.ificial Intelligence: art meets code!

As part of our 2024 science–art collaboration, artist Faber Photography reinterprets the invisible architecture of AI through a two-part visual narrative:

📷 1. Neural connections - an abstract illustration of the digital brain — links that power AI decision-making, but remain unseen by most.
📷 2. Bias in focus - a visual grid inspired by the LIST AI Sandbox, reflecting various forms of art.
📷 3. This artwork is inspired by a scientific visual generated by Alessio Buscemi under the supervision of Jordi Cabot, blending the portraits of 25 individuals from diverse backgrounds — a visual manifesto for inclusion and fairness in AI.

💡The LIST AI Sandbox is a powerhouse platform that tests and secures trustworthy artificial intelligence.

🔗 Explore the LIST AI Sandbox 👉 https://lnkd.in/ec66adV5