diff --git a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/declarations.gms b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/declarations.gms
index e440e3a27..5caf9dd1a 100644
--- a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/declarations.gms
+++ b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/declarations.gms
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ parameters
  pc35_forest_recovery_shr(j)                             Forest share in natveg recovery (1)
  p35_forest_recovery_area(t,j,ac)                        Recovered forest (mio. ha)
  p35_maturesecdf(t,j,ac)                                 Matured secondary forest (mio. ha)
- pcm_max_forest_est(j)                                   Overall forest establishment potential in current time step (mio. ha)
+ pcm_max_forest_est(t,j)                                 Overall forest establishment potential in current time step (mio. ha)
  pc35_max_forest_recovery(j)                             Maximum forest recovery potential after land abandonement (mio. ha)
  p35_carbon_density_other(t,j,othertype35,ac,ag_pools)   Carbon density other land (tC per ha)
  p35_disturbance_loss_secdf(t,j,ac)                      Loss due to disturbances in secondary forest (mio. ha)
diff --git a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/equations.gms b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/equations.gms
index 5052d648f..662fbd914 100644
--- a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/equations.gms
+++ b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/equations.gms
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ q35_hvarea_other(j2,othertype35,ac_sub)..
 q35_max_forest_establishment(j2)..
                 sum(land_forest, vm_landexpansion(j2,land_forest))
                 =l=
-                pcm_max_forest_est(j2)
+                sum(ct, pcm_max_forest_est(ct,j2))
               - sum(ac, vm_land_other(j2,"youngsecdf",ac) )
                 ;
 
diff --git a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/postsolve.gms b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/postsolve.gms
index d92c17f22..73a02e8bc 100644
--- a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/postsolve.gms
+++ b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/postsolve.gms
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ pc35_secdforest(j,ac) = v35_secdforest.l(j,ac);
 pc35_land_other(j,othertype35,ac) = vm_land_other.l(j,othertype35,ac);
 
 * Reset forest establishment bound
-pcm_max_forest_est(j) = f35_pot_forest_area(j) - sum(land_forest, vm_land.l(j,land_forest));
-pcm_max_forest_est(j)$(pcm_max_forest_est(j) < 0) = 0;
-
+if(m_year(t) <= sm_fix_SSP2,
+  pcm_max_forest_est(t,j) = 0;
+  pcm_max_forest_est(t,j)$(fm_carbon_density(t,j,"secdforest","vegc") > 20) = sum(land, vm_land.l(j,land)) - sum(land_forest, vm_land.l(j,land_forest));
+else
+  pcm_max_forest_est(t,j) = f35_pot_forest_area(j) - sum(land_forest, vm_land.l(j,land_forest));
+  pcm_max_forest_est(t,j)$(pcm_max_forest_est(t,j) < 0) = 0;
+);
 *#################### R SECTION START (OUTPUT DEFINITIONS) #####################
  ov35_secdforest(t,j,ac,"marginal")                        = v35_secdforest.m(j,ac);
  ov_land_other(t,j,othertype35,ac,"marginal")              = vm_land_other.m(j,othertype35,ac);
diff --git a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/preloop.gms b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/preloop.gms
index 3f4750017..62aa874c0 100644
--- a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/preloop.gms
+++ b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/preloop.gms
@@ -47,8 +47,17 @@ p35_disturbance_loss_primf(t,j) = 0;
 * Forest establishment is constrained by the potential forest area in each cluster.
 * Hence, the area for forest establishments is given by the potential forest
 * area minus all forest areas in the previous time step.
-pcm_max_forest_est(j) = f35_pot_forest_area(j) - sum(land_forest, pcm_land(j,land_forest));
-pcm_max_forest_est(j)$(pcm_max_forest_est(j) < 0) = 0;
+
+loop(t,
+  if(m_year(t) <= sm_fix_SSP2,
+    pcm_max_forest_est(t,j) = 0;
+    pcm_max_forest_est(t,j)$(fm_carbon_density(t,j,"secdforest","vegc") > 20) = sum(land, pcm_land(j,land)) - sum(land_forest, pcm_land(j,land_forest));
+  else
+    pcm_max_forest_est(t,j) = f35_pot_forest_area(j) - sum(land_forest, pcm_land(j,land_forest));
+    pcm_max_forest_est(t,j)$(pcm_max_forest_est(t,j) < 0) = 0;
+  );
+);
+
 
 * -----------------------------------------
 * Land conservation for climate mitigation
diff --git a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/presolve.gms b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/presolve.gms
index abad4f86b..e2f42a501 100644
--- a/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/presolve.gms
+++ b/modules/35_natveg/pot_forest_may24/presolve.gms
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ vm_land.l(j,"primforest") = pcm_land(j,"primforest");
 * -------------------------------------------------
 
 *** Calculate the upper boundary for secondary forest recovery
-pc35_max_forest_recovery(j) = pcm_max_forest_est(j) - sum(ac, pc35_land_other(j,"youngsecdf",ac));
+pc35_max_forest_recovery(j) = pcm_max_forest_est(t,j) - sum(ac, pc35_land_other(j,"youngsecdf",ac));
 
 *** Distribute forestry abandonement
 * Abandoned forestry is directly shifted into p35_forest_recovery_area(t,j,ac_est) because it is