The European Partnership FOREST announces the first call for Joint European research and innovation projects with an indicative total public funding of over EUR 40 million. Projects are due to commence in the first half of 2028.

The first Joint Call of the European partnership FOREST will be launched on 15 September 2026 and brings together 38 Research Funding Organisations (RFOs) from 28 countries. 

This first Joint Call is intentionally broad in terms of the range of issues addressed. This allows the partnership the flexibility to accommodate different research and innovation needs while fostering synergies between these areas and aligning with goals outlined in the SRIA. The following topics are included:

Topic 1 – Climate-Resilient Forest Systems

Topic 2 – Adaptive and Multifunctional Forest Management Systems

Topic 3 – Timber and Innovative Wood-Based Products

Topic 4 – Forest Value Chains, Markets and Governance

An information webinar, providing participants with an overview of the Call, will be held on 17 September. Learn more and register here.

Please find more information here and check other cascade funding opportunities in the ERRIN Cascade Funding page.
All the information and official call documents can be found on the FOREST Partnership website.
 

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. Serving as the primary instrument for collaboration among stakeholders in EU Member States and Associated Countries, the partnership will facilitate coordinated research and innovation (R&I) actions in order to reduce fragmentation and foster innovation and competitiveness in the forest-based sector. The purpose is to support further transformation towards biodiverse, climate-adaptive, multifunctional and sustainable forest management, innovating within the bioeconomy and helping achieve an increasingly productive, resource-efficient and resilient sector.