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European advisory and extension networks on forestry

Project description

Towards a European network of forest advisors

The European Green Deal requires effective governance among agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKISs) actors, particularly advisors. These advisors must be integrated into Member States’ AKISs, stay informed on science and technology, and translate knowledge into local opportunities. The EU-funded FORADVISE project aims to create a network of European forest advisory organisations to modernise the forestry sector and meet EU and national policy goals. The initiative will enhance knowledge sharing, expand the skills of forest advisors, and develop a future forest knowledge and innovation system (FOKIS). The project will facilitate ongoing knowledge transfer, provide training modules through a massive open online course (MOOC) and a cost-benefit analysis toolkit, and engage policymakers in developing effective forest advisory systems.

Objective

FORADVISE will develop a European network of forest advisory organisations, actors, and networks, to support the modernisation of the forestry sector, and advance towards EU and national policy targets. It will speed up knowledge flows, increase the competences of forest advisors beyond traditional areas of advice, and develop pathways towards a future Forest Knowledge and Innovation System (FOKIS) in Europe. Its ultimate goal is to advance towards more resilient, multifunctional, and productive forests in Europe. To achieve this, FORADVISE, creates a EU forest advisory network on forestry, and animates an iterative knowledge sharing process, combining national and international action, and implements knowledge transfer pilots to adapt advisory practices to new contexts. It develops training modules, contextualising well proven approaches and materials, delivering them through a MOOC. It develops a Cost Benefit Analysis toolkit to increase advisors’ capacities to assess social and economic implications. Lessons learned are the basis for a systematic engagement of policy makers, to create feasible and desirable pathways for the development of forest advisory systems in Europe, and to integrate forest advisors into the Member States’ AKIS. All these activities are supported by an analysis of the Forest Knowledge and Innovation Systems, and the needs and preferences of its different actors. Project activities are supported with dedicated communication and dissemination activities, and exploited through tailored impact pathways, including a digital knowledge platform. As the project advances, a smooth transition towards a self-sustained network is embedded into project activities. A dedicate task identifies working modalities and business models for the long-term continuation of the network, building upon the experience of the FOREXT initiative. FORADVISE consortium gathers Europe’s main actors in forestry advice.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01

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Coordinator

EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE
Net EU contribution
€ 502 187,50
Total cost
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Participants (33)