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European FOREST Research and Innovation Ecosystem

Project Leader: Weiß Gerhard, BOKU Project Leader

Duration:: 01.11.2022-31.10.2026

Programme:: Horizon Europe - Global Challenges - Research & Innovation Action (RIA)

EU-Project Instruments: Collaborative Project

Type of Research: Applied Research

Project partners: Centre Tecnològic Forestal De Catalunya (CTFC) – Solsona, Spain.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; European Forest Institute, European Union.
Contact person: Dr. Marko Lovric;
Function of the Project Partner: Koordinator; Forest Research Institute, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, France.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; Ministero delle Risorse Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Roma, Italy.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Forestry, Helsinki, Finland.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; National Forest Centre – Institute for Forest Consulting and Education, Sokolská 2, SK-96052 Zvolen, Slovakia.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner

Staff: Zivojinovic Ivana, Project Staff; Ludvig Alice, Project Staff; Linser Stefanie, Project Staff; Parlade Elaine, Project Staff; Dabic Isidora, Project Staff (bis 31.10.2026)

BOKU Research Units: Centre for Bioeconomy; Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy

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Funded by: Commission of the European Communities, Rue de la Loi, Brussels, European Union

Abstract: The EUFORE project supports the preparation for a possible European research and innovation partnership on forests under the Horizon
Europe Programme. It aims to develop a sustainable, transnational, co-creative environment to define, implement and evaluate research
and innovation (R&I) agendas and roadmaps for the entire forest-based value chains in The EUFORE project supports the preparation for a possible European research and innovation partnership on forests under the Horizon Europe Programme. It aims to develop a sustainable, transnational, co-creative environment to define, implement and evaluate research and innovation (R&I) agendas and roadmaps for the entire forest-based value chains in Europe. The project will assess and outline research needs, and provide a platform for increased R&I cooperation, coordination and joint funding for forestry and the forest-based sector, thus supporting the implementation of the new EU forest strategy. EUFORE outputs include a strategic R&I agenda for forestry and the forest-based sector (SRIA), along with accompanying implementation measures and stakeholder commitments. These will be co-designed with key relevant actors, in a multi-actor approach. The project team will facilitate and strive to implement broad stakeholder engagement via diverse participation mechanisms, all designed to instil a sense of co-ownership of the SRIA preparation process and thus secure support for its implementation. To enable its stakeholders to reach informed decisions, EUFORE will provide them with all the relevant information that is needed, in formats suitable for a wide range of audiences. This will entail: a review of European R&I activity in the sector, funding and governance; information on societal expectations towards the sector; analysis of the policy environment and its R&I implications; and foresight on how the sector might develop, and what the future supply of and demand for its ecosystem services and products may be.

Keywords: Forestry; Wood industry; Innovation research; Policy analysis;; Bioeconomy; Forest-based sector; Forestry; Innovation analysis; Innovation policy;