Objective Under the term "new modes of governance", policy makers in Europe are striving for less intrusive means of achieving policy goals. As regards the implementation in forest policy-making, the concept of "National Forest Programmes" (NFPs) has been recognized as a promising tool. So far, neither comparative analyses nor systematic evaluations of the effectiveness of these practices have been carried out. The main objective of the GoFOR project is to evaluate new modes of governance as a basis for policy relevant conclusions and recommendations in order to safeguard sustainable forest management in Europe. Based on theoretical arguments and empirical evidence, the project will first elaborate an enlarged set of criteria that operationalise the concept of "new modes of governance" and its constituting elements (i.e. public participation, inter-sectoral and multi-level co-ordination, adaptive and iterative policy-making and the use of accountable expertise). The project will then give a comprehensive overview of new modes of governance. For that, current and evolving practices of governance (both in forestry and in "adjacent" sectors) will be analysed in a cross-national comparative research design with case studies coming from ten European countries. The countries are to be chosen, first, on the basis of the specific and complementary theoretical expertise of the partners involved and, second, by paying attention to a high heterogeneity in country-specific conditions. These cross-national and cross-sectoral comparisons which will draw on qualitative as well as quantitative data will allow the identification of "best practices" and a critical evaluation of the transferability to other sectoral or national contexts in order to foster mutual learning processes. Results will provide scientific support for the development, implementation, as well as evaluation of modern policy approaches to further promote sustainable forestry and rural development. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Keywords forest policy national forest programmes new modes of governance Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) POLICIES-1.2 - Tools and assessment methods for sustainable agriculture and forestry management Call for proposal FP6-2003-SSP-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES EU contribution No data Address Gregor-mendel-str. 33 Vienna Austria See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN Denmark EU contribution No data Address Noerregade 10 Kobenhavn See on map Total cost No data ECOLE NATIONALE DU GÉNIE RURAL, DES EAUX ET DES FORÊTS France EU contribution No data Address Avenue du maine, 19 Paris See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITÄT - STIFTUNG ÖFFENTLICHEN RECHTS Germany EU contribution No data Address Wilhelmsplatz 1 Göttingen See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY - FORESTRY FACULTY Hungary EU contribution No data Address Bajcsy-zs. u. 4. 132 Sopron See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Costerweg 50 9101 Wageningen See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MØREFORSKING Norway EU contribution No data Address Anders vassbotn v 65 325 Volda See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FORESTRY FACULTY, UNIVERSITY STEFAN CEL MARE SUCEAVA Romania EU contribution No data Address Strada universitatii, nr. 9 Suceava See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION Greece EU contribution No data Address 19 egialias and chalepa, maroussi Athens See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution No data Address Pujada del seminari s/n Solsona See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DANISH CENTRE FOR FOREST, LANDSCAPE AND PLANNING, ROYAL VETERINARY AND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Denmark EU contribution No data Address Hoersholm kongevej 11 Hoersholm See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data