The Candidate European Forest Partnership launches strategic survey on priorities for first joint call
The Candidate European Forest Partnership has launched a strategic survey to iden-tify priority research areas for its first joint call. Stakeholders from research, policy, industry and civil society are invited to contribute.
The preparatory group of the European Forest Partnership invites stakeholders across Europe to participate in the Funders’ Strategic Survey, which aims to determine which areas of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) should be prioritised in the Partnership’s first RDI Joint Call.
Building on the earlier prioritisation work conducted in the EUFORE project, the survey broadens the consultation to include a wide spectrum of actors: research funders, policy bodies, public administration, research-performing organisations, forest owners and managers, industry representatives and civil society stakeholders engaged in forest-related R&I.
What does the survey cover?
– Brief background information (stakeholder type, country, organisation).
– A ranking of the four SRIA themes in order of urgency.
– Within selected themes, identification of up to five priority research topics for the first call.
Completing the survey takes around 20–30 minutes, depending on how many themes participants choose to answer.
The SRIA document is available here: https://doi.org/10.36333/rs12
Access the survey here:
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/b2df75ad-7081-e044-f858-ee77483e618c
Responses are requested by 16 January 2026. The results will help shape the focus of the inaugural European Forest Partnership joint call, expected to launch in late 2026. Participants are encouraged to share the survey within their organisations and networks to ensure a broad and representative input from the wider forest community.