Forests are one of Earth’s three largest carbon sinks. Although they serve as key habitats for biodiversity, incorrect approaches have led to monoculture forests, resulting in green deserts and the overpopulation of bark beetles.

The project “WOODn’t it be nice” raises awareness about human impact on forest ecosystems and the imbalances it causes. The newly designed Educational Observatory and Multi-species Feeder address these knowledge gaps, offering a first step towards more resilient and informed approaches.

The Observatory is designed for human interaction, where knowledge gaps are addressed and the foundations for more informed approaches are laid. On the other hand, the Multi-species Feeder becomes a space for interrelationships between five species from the forest ecosystem and a tool for actively managing the consequences of human impact remotely.

The project was part of Biodesign Challenge 2025.