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A Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the European forest-based sector

Published 15 October 2025 By EUFORE DOI https://doi.org/10.36333/rs12

EUFORE (the European Forest Research and Innovation Ecosystem) is a Horizon Europe project funded by the European Union.  Its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) sets out a long-term framework for research and innovation to strengthen the resilience, sustainability and multifunctionality of Europe’s forests and forest-based sector. Developed through an inclusive, multistakeholder co-creation process, this SRIA reflects the collective intelligence and shared ambitions of policymakers, industry, researchers, forest owners, and civil society.

This SRIA is accompanied by a Roadmap.

Authors: Oliver Brendel, Rach Colling, Javier Garcia Jaca, Alex Giurca, Mika Kallio, Mikko Kurttila, Isabel Rodriguez-Maribona Galvez, Jan Schmidt, Gerhard Weiss, Ivana Živojinović

Citation

EUFORE (2025). A Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the European forest-based sector. https://doi.org/10.36333/rs12 

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    EUFORE
    Project Schedule
    1 November 2022 – 31 October 2026
    Project Status
    Ongoing
    Keywords
    Innovation

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