FORESTPathways: Building Knowledge and Solutions for Resilient Forests and Sustainable Forest-Based Futures
FORESTPathways supports transnational research teams working on wood products, forest value chains, markets and governance to build a resilient forest-based sector and a sustainable, circular bioeconomy.
Funder: Formas
Due Dates: December 2, 2026, 13:00 CET (Pre-proposal)
Funding Amounts: Swedish participants jointly: up to €300,000, or €400,000 with a Swedish coordinator, for three years
Summary: Supports transnational research and innovation for resilient forests and a sustainable forest-based sector, with Swedish funding limited to Topics 3 and 4.
Key Information: Consortia need three independent entities from three participating countries, including two countries eligible for EU funding.
Description
FORESTPathways is the first joint call of the European Partnership for Forests, Forestry and the Forest-based Sector within Horizon Europe. It supports transnational research and innovation to help transform the forest-based sector into a resilient, knowledge-intensive contributor to a sustainable, circular bioeconomy. The call brings together 36 research funding organisations from 27 countries and encourages collaboration across disciplines, sectors and national borders.
Formas, the Swedish Energy Agency and Vinnova support organisations operating in Sweden. Swedish funding covers only Topic 3, Timber and Innovative Wood-Based Products, and Topic 4, Forest Value Chains, Markets and Governance. These encompass innovative wood products, chemicals and materials, circular use, manufacturing, and systemic, policy, institutional and socio-economic issues. Projects last three years and are expected to begin in the first half of 2028.
