ForestPathways – Building Knowledge and Solutions for Resilient Forests and Sustainable Forest-Based Futures - European Partnership for Forests, forestry, and the forest-based sector: Research and innovation for a Sustainable Transition (FOREST)

The FOREST Joint Call 2026 – ForestPathways supports transnational research and innovation activities across the spectrum from fundamental research to applied research and, where appropriate, demonstration activities. Projects are expected to generate new knowledge, develop practical solutions, and contribute to implementation in policy, management or industry contexts, while considering the diversity of forests and the forest-based sector.

Applicants must select the single topic that best reflects the primary focus of their proposal. Proposals may address multiple topics but will be evaluated and ranked under one primary topic.

TOPIC 1 – Climate-Resilient Forest Systems: “How forests function and respond to climate change”

This topic supports research and innovation addressing the resilience, adaptive capacity, and long-term sustainability of forest ecosystems under changing environmental conditions, including climate change and increasing disturbance pressures. It aims to strengthen the scientific basis for climate-resilient forest systems and support their adaptation and mitigation to climate change, within broader environmental and socioeconomic contexts.

Proposals should…