Objective
The overall objective of the proposed Cofund action “ForestValue - Innovating the 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. Sustainability and modernisation of forestry systems and downstream value chains including innovative business concepts and production technologies will be needed to develop the forestry sector and the European bioeconomy, of which forestry accounts for a large share.
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 topics of the planned ForestValue joint call will contribute to transforming the global economy from a dependence on fossil and non-renewable raw materials to a sustainable “bio-based economy”. The primary purpose is to allow the partners in the consortium to successfully implement and fund a co-funded joint call in the field of forestry and the wood sector.
ForestValue builds on the success of three forest-based ERA-NETs: WoodWisdom-Net (running since 2004, the present phase running under the FP7 ERA-NET Plus Scheme 2012-2017), 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). The consortium consists of 31 partners representing different programmes in the bioeconomy funding sector, coming from different regions and countries inside/outside Europe.
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- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.1. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry
- H2020-EU.3.2.2. - Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet
Funding Scheme
ERA-NET-Cofund - ERA-NET CofundCoordinator
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Participants (36)
00531 Helsinki
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00101 Helsinki
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00023 Helsinki
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1012 Wien
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11705 Prague
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15604 Jiloviste
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49004 Angers Cedex 01
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75013 Paris
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D-53107 Bonn
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18276 Gulzow
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53179 Bonn
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NA Dublin 2
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1981 Riga
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1050 Riga
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30 312 Krakow
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1000 Ljubljana
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28046 Madrid
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28001 Madrid
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11182 Stockholm
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632 21 Eskilstuna
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10158 Stockholm
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EH12 7AT Edinburgh
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0283 Oslo
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3003 Bern
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3003 Bern
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1002 Tunis
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06100 Ankara
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1054 Buenos Aires
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11516 Cairo
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19381 Amman
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28071 Madrid
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3003 Bern
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1425 CIUDAD AUTONOMA DE BUENOS AIRES
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LV-1050 RIGA
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1000 Ljubljana
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CF10 3NQ Cardiff
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