Forests, forestry, and the forest-based sector: REsearch and innovation for a Sustainable Transition (FOREST)

The project summary:

The FOREST Partnership aims to accelerate the transformation of the European forest-based sector into a resilient contributor to a sustainable circular bioeconomy. The Partnership will coordinate transnational R&I across 28 countries, involving 100 partners, and ensure the joint coordination of national and regional R&I programmes to overcome fragmentation and align efforts across Europe. Over a ten-year duration, the Partnership will launch seven co-funded joint calls, supporting 200-250 R&I projects. Through Living Labs, Communities of Practice and stakeholder co-creation, the Partnership will integrate ecological, technological, economic and social dimensions. It will promote international collaboration, deliver tailored solutions aligned with EU priorities, and contribute to EU climate neutrality, strategic autonomy, and global leadership in sustainable forest management.

Project activities:

Project activities are divided into 6 work packages. 

WP1: Management & Coordination
WP2: Strategic Programming
WP3: Planning and implementing joint calls
WP4: Planning and implementing additional activities
WP5: Dissemination, Exploitation & Communication
WP6: Ethics requirements

Participating organisations:

1. Coordinator: MAA- JA METSATALOUSMINISTERIO (MMM) (FI)
2. BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUR LAND- UND FORSTWIRTSCHAFT, KLIMA- UND UMWELTSCHUTZ, REGIONEN UND WASSERWIRTSCHAFT (AT)
3. OSTERREICHISCHE FORSCHUNGSFORDERUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH (AT)
4. BUNDESFORSCHUNGS UND AUSBILDUNGSZENTRUM FUR WALD NATURGEFAHREN UND LANDSCHAFT (AT)
5. SYRION INSTITUT ZUR FORDERUNG SYSTEMISCHER FORSCHUNG UND INNOVATION (AT)
6. UNIVERSITAET GRAZ (AT)
7. UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN (AT)
8. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF FOREST RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS (AT)
9. VLAAMSE GEWEST (BE)
10. FONDS DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE- FNRS (BE)
11. FONDS VOOR WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK-VLAANDEREN (BE)
12. FEDERAL DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT, ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS (CH)
13. SCHWEIZERISCHER NATIONALFONDS ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTLICHEN FORSCHUNG (CH)
14. EIDGENOSSISCHE FORSCHUNGSANSTALT WSL (CH)
15. MINISTERSTVO ZEMEDELSTVI (CZ)
16. MINISTERSTVO ZIVOTNIHO PROSTREDI (CZ)
17. TECHNOLOGICKA AGENTURA CESKE REPUBLIKY (CZ)
18. VYZKUMNY USTAV LESNIHO HOSPODARSTVI A MYSLIVOSTI VVI (CZ)
19. NARODNI LESNICKY INSTITUT (CZ)
20. FACHAGENTUR NACHWACHSENDE ROHSTOFFE EV (DE)
21. FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH (DE)
22. DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH (DE)
23. JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI (DE)
24. JULIUS KUHN-INSTITUT BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR KULTURPFLANZEN (DE)
25. ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG (DE)
26. INNOVATIONSFONDEN (DK)
27. STYRELSEN FOR GRON AREALOMLAEGNING OG VANDMILJO (DK)
28. KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET (DK)
29. KLIIMAMINISTEERIUM (EE)
30. SIHTASUTUS EESTI TEADUSAGENTUUR (EE)
31. AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION (ES)
32. FUNDACION ESPANOLA PARA LA CIENCIAY LA TECNOLOGIA, F.S.P., FECYT (ES)
33. CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO Y LA INNOVACION E.P.E. (ES)
34. FUNDACION CENTRO DE SERVICIOS Y PROMOCION FORESTAL Y DE SU INDUSTRIA DE CASTILLA Y LEON (ES)
35. AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (ES)
36. UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA (ES)
37. YMPARISTOMINISTERIO (YM) (FI)
38. SUOMEN AKATEMIA (FI)
39. INNOVAATIORAHOITUSKESKUS BUSINESS FINLAND (FI)
40. LUONNONVARAKESKUS (FI)
41. HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO (FI)
42. TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY (FI)
43. MAANMITTAUSLAITOS (FI)
44. ITA-SUOMEN YLIOPISTO (FI)
45. MINISTERE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR, DE LA RECHERCHE ET DE L’ESPACE (FR)
46. MINISTERE DE LA TRANSITION ECOLOGIQUE, DE LA BIODIVERSITE, DE LA FORET, DE LA MER ET DE LA PECHE (FR)
47. AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA RECHERCHE (FR)
48. INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L’AGRICULTURE, L’ALIMENTATION ET L’ENVIRONNEMENT (FR)
49. INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L’INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIQUE ET FORESTIERE (FR)
50. ECOFOR GIP (FR)
51. CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS (FR)
52. INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET INDUSTRIES DU VIVANT ET DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT – AGROPARISTECH (FR)
53. HOMO SILVESTRIS EUROPAE SARL (FR)
54. CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA PROPRIETE FORESTIERE (FR)
55. OFFICE NATIONAL DES FORETS (FR)
56. CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LEDEVELOPPEMENT – C.I.R.A.D. EPIC (FR)
57. UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE (FR)
58. MINISTARSTVO ZNANOSTI, OBRAZOVANJA I MLADIH (HR)
59. INSTITUT ZA JADRANSKE KULTURE I MELIORACIJU KRSA-SPLIT (HR)
60. AGRARMINISZTERIUM (HU)
61. NEMZETI KUTATASI FEJLESZTESI ES INNOVACIOS HIVATAL (HU)
62. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE (IE)
63. TEAGASC – AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IE)
64. RANNSOKNAMIDSTOD ISLANDS (IS)
65. LAND OG SKOGUR (IS)
66. MINISTERO DELL’AGRICOLTURA, DELLA SOVRANITA’ ALIMENTARE E DELLE FORESTE (IT)
67. PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI BOLZANO (IT)
68. CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L’ANALISI DELL’ECONOMIA AGRARIA (IT)
69. LIBERA UNIVERSITA DI BOLZANO (IT)
70. ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DI BOLZANO (IT)
71. ACCADEMIA ITALIANA DI SCIENZE FORESTALI (IT)
72. Lietuvos mokslo taryba (LT)
73. Viesoji istaiga Forest 4.0 (LT)
74. VYTAUTO DIDZIOJO UNIVERSITETAS (LT)
75. LIETUVOS AGRARINIU IR MISKU MOKSLU CENTRAS (LT)
76. LATVIJAS LAUKSAIMNIECIBAS UN MEZA ZINATNU AKADEMIJA BIEDRIBA (LV)
77. LATVIJAS ZINATNES PADOME (LV)
78. AGENTIA NATIONALA PENTRU CERCETARE SI DEZVOLTARE (MD)
79. MINISTERIE VAN LANDBOUW, VISSERIJ, VOEDSELZEKERHEID EN NATUUR (NL)
80. STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH (NL)
81. NORGES FORSKNINGSRAD (NO)
82. NIBIO – NORSK INSTITUTT FOR BIOOKONOMI (NO)
83. NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN I ROZWOJU (PL)
84. FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E A TECNOLOGIA (PT)
85. FORESTWISE ASSOCIACAO PARA O LABORATORIO COLABORATIVO PARA A GESTAO INTEGRADA DA FLORESTA E DO FOGO (PT)
86. MINISTERUL MEDIULUI, APELOR SI PADURILOR (RO)
87. AUTORITATEA NATIONALA PENTRU CERCETARE (RO)
88. FORSKNINGSRÅDET FÖR MILJÖ, AREELLA NÄRINGAR OCH SAMHÄLLSBYGGANDE (SE)
89. VERKET FOR INNOVATIONSSYSTEM (SE)
90. STATENS ENERGIMYNDIGHET (SE)
91. RISE PROCESSUM AB (SE)
92. SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET (SE)
93. MINISTRSTVO ZA VISOKO SOLSTVO, ZNANOST IN INOVACIJE (SI)
94. CENTRUM VEDECKO TECHNICKYCH INFORMACII SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY (SK)
95. TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU (TR)
96. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (UK)
97. FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY (UK)

Associated partners:

1. BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUR LANDWIRTSCHAFT, ERNAHRUNG UND HEIMAT (DE)
2. BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUER FORSCHUNG TECHNOLOGIE UND RAUMFAHRT (DE)
3. ZEMKOPIBAS MINISTRIJA (LV)