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Workshop on International Cooperation in Research and Innovation for the future European forest-based sector

Group photo - Forest WS - 5th February 2019

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On 5^th February 2019, 32 experts of the forest-based sector from all over Europe met in Brussels to participate in a workshop on international cooperation in research and innovation for the future European forest-based sector. The workshop was organized by the SCAR SWG Forest and supported by CASA.

The overall aim of the workshop was to create an opportunity for open discussions on the topic of international cooperation on forest research and innovation and its possibilities to help the forest-based sector responding to increasing environmental challenges and societal demands. After eight presentations from experts of various organizations and backgrounds (such as umbrella organizations in the forest-based sector...

: 21 February 2019

Report "COST Connect – Climate Change and Forest Systems: New horizons for research and innovation"

Event Report Climate Change Forest Systems 05 06 2018

Climate changes and related extreme events, increasingly affect forests and their associated ecological, sociological and economic systems requiring pro-active adaptation measures for maintaining their sustainability. In parallel, the mitigation potentials of forests and forestry wood chains are progressively included in the...

: 27 November 2018

SCAR National Meeting in Poland

The presentations of the SCAR National meeting in Poland, taken place in14 November 2018 - Warsaw, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, are now available...

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: 22 November 2018

A Sustainable Bioeconomy for Europe: strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment

The 2018 update of the Bioeconomy Strategy aims to accelerate the deployment of a sustainable European bioeconomy so as to maximise its contribution towards the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the Paris Agreement.

The update also responds to new European policy priorities, in particular the renewed Industrial...

: 22 October 2018

2018 Joint Call pre-announcement

The Cofund ERA-NET SusAn is preparing a joint call for research proposals, together with the ERA-NETs ‘FACCE ERA-GAS’ (“Greenhouse gas mitigation”) and ‘ICT Agri2’ (“ICT and robotics”). Launch of the call: October 2018.

See the pre-announcement of the call at: https://era-susan.eu/

: 17 September 2018

Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda published

The Bioeconomy Strategic Working Group (BSW), together with the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), has prepared a Strategic Knowledge and Innovation Agenda (SKIA) for the bioeconomy. The document gives a view of the BSW where to put efforts in the EU research and innovation agenda, notably “Horizon Europe” and the revised...

: 08 June 2018

SCAR Forest - Assessment of ERA-Nets and COST actions

SCAR Forest has released a report on impact assessment of past and existing ERA-Nets and COST Actions within and related to the European forest-based sector. Its findings contribute to the scope and role of the SCAR strategic group for forests and forestry research and innovation (R&I).

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(Report available in "Strategic...