ForestValue2

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ForestValue builds on the success of three forest-based ERA-NETs: WoodWisdom-Net (Networking and Integration of National Programmes in the Area of Wood Material Science and Engineering; running in three different phases 2004-2017: WoodWisdom-Net, WoodWisdom-Net 2, 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).

ForestValue2 brings together 14 owners and managers of national and regional RDI programmes in 11 Member States of the European Union – FI, IE, DE, ES, SI, LV, PL, SK, IT, EE, RO – and in one Associated Country (NO) with an aim to coordinate national and regional R&I programmes by pooling national resources and contributing to the alignment of national research and innovation policies. One of the main objectives is implementation of a joint call(s), resulting in the funding of transnational collaborative R&I projects.

Six of the partners come from the widening countries, whilst at the same time representing the BIOEAST Initiative. ForestValue2 will address “improving access to excellence” through a portfolio of actions that aim at building up R&I capacities especially in EU13 and Ukraine and Republic of Moldova, to enable them to advance to the competitive edge at European and international level.