In November 2026, OptFORESTS launched a Real-Time Delphi study to explore which policy directions experts consider both desirable and likely for improving the conservation of forest genetic resources and the deployment of forest reproductive material. The aim is to help ensure adaptive and resilient forests in Europe by 2050.

The panel brings together national experts from eight countries (Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain) with a European and international panel. Participants represent research, public administration, forest management, the private sector, and civil society.

Over the coming months, the experts will assess a series of policy statements. As part of the Real-Time Delphi method, they can see how their peers’ views evolve in real time and revise their own ratings accordingly.

The survey runs until the end of January 2027. Its results will feed into policy recommendations at EU and national levels.