Research projects: Innovative, novel, outside-of-the-box research that has a high potential to change forestry practice. Projects need to be participatory (including stakeholders) and can have an interdisciplinary approach. 10 % of the budget needs to be spent for knowledge transfer and the proposed approach should be of general interest.

Science-practice projects: Specific science-practice projects facilitating collaboration: communication, dialogue and knowledge exchange to promote mutual understanding as well as coproduction between researchers and practitioners working together to develop research questions or design studies. Applications must demonstrate the commitment of the collaborating parties and the sustainability of the approach.

Thematic focus:
– Innovative and integrative sustainable forest management to develop and provide solutions for adapting to or mitigating climate change, promoting biodiversity, providing resilient ecosystems services and supplying sustainable forest products.
– Incentives or tools for action and behavioural change towards sustainable forest management by transforming theoretical and abstract values of forest products and services.