THEMATIC FOCUS
We focus our work on the following key areas:
European forest governance
- Trade-offs and synergies of forest-related policy issues
- European and global forest policy processes
- EU forest policy decision-making, implementation and evaluation
Linking bioeconomy, innovation and policy
- Innovation systems and processes in the forest-based bioeconomy
- Forest and bioeconomy policies, strategies, implementation, impact assessment and evaluation
- Innovation support for new wood products, value chains and business models
- Innovative approaches for integrated land-uses, ecosystem services and rural development.
Societal perspectives in the forest-based sector
- Gender in forestry
- Forest ownership
- Social innovation
- Stakeholder perceptions and interaction
- Urban forestry
Monitoring, Reporting and Assessment
- National, pan-European and international C&I for SFM
- Related quantitative and qualitative data and information
- C&I for SFM assessments
- C&I based reporting
- Forest-related input to bioeconomy, biodiversity and other forest-related indicator sets
LATEST NEWS FROM OUR NETWORK
FPRN 03/2025 Newsletter is out!
The latest edition of the Forest Policy Research Network (FPRN) Newsletter for March 2025 has just been released. This issue highlights recent developments within the
December 22, 2025
Call for Papers: Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Food Security, and Human Health
Special Issue of Trees, Forests and PeopleDeadline for submissions: 15 May 2026 Forests sustain far more than ecosystems. They shape cultures, diets, medicines, livelihoods, and
December 5, 2025
New Publication: Perceptions and attitudes of European urban forest and green space professionals towards public participation in planning and management
A new peer-reviewed article, Perceptions and attitudes of European urban forest and green space professionals towards public participation in planning and management, is now published
November 21, 2025
