The overall objective of the ERA-NET Cofund Action "ForestValue – Innovating forest-based bioeconomy" is to promote increased innovation and competitiveness of the forest-based sector in Europe and support its transformation from a resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive, productive, resource-efficient and resilient sector.
The aim of ForestValue is to comprise the joint implementation of a trans-national call for proposals for research, development and innovation in the forest-based sector with a clear financial commitment from the participating national (or regional) research programmes and the EU.
The consortium consists of 30 partners representing different programmes in the bioeconomy funding sector, coming from different regions and countries inside and outside Europe.
ForestValue builds on the success of three forest-based ERA-NETs: WoodWisdom-Net, SUMFOREST (tackling the challenges in sustainable and multifunctional forestry through enhanced research coordination for policy decisions, 2014-2017) and FORESTERRA (enhancing forest research in the Mediterranean through improved coordination and integration, 2012-2015).
