FOREST partnership with first Call! “Building Knowledge and Solutions for Resilient Forests and Sustainable Forest-Based Futures”.

The European Partnership “FOrests, forestry, and the forest-based sector: REsearch and innovation for a Sustainable Transition (FOREST)” aims to mobilise research and innovation to accelerate the transition to a sustainable use of forest resources and a circular, timber-based, bioeconomy.

The first Joint Call of the European partnership FOREST brings together 38 Research Funding Organisations (RFOs) from 28 countries. The total indicative call budget including EU co-contribution is over EUR 40 million.

This first Joint Call is intentionally broad in terms of the range of issues addressed, topics include:

TOPIC 1 – Climate-Resilient Forest Systems (“How forests function and respond to climate change”)

TOPIC 2 – Adaptive and Multifunctional Forest Management Systems (“How forests should be managed under changing conditions”)

TOPIC 3 – Timber and Innovative Wood-Based Products (“How wood is transformed into innovative products”)

TOPIC 4 – Forest Value Chains, Markets and Governance (“How forest-based sectors, markets and governance are organised”)

Important facts:

• 02.12.2026 – pre-proposal
• 02.06.2027 – full-proposal
• Min. 3 partner from 3 participating countries
• 250,000 EUR German funding per project, 300,000 EUR if acting as coordinator

Participating countries:

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom

Important LINKs:

https://forest-partnership.eu/jointcall2026/