Partners
OptFORESTS brings together 19 partners from 13 countries: universities, research centres, international organisations, national forest agencies, and environmental consulting firms, coordinated by INRAE (France). Filter by country:
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environment
INRAE is France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, created on 1 January 2020. It was formed by the merger of INRA, the National Institute for Agricultural Research, and IRSTEA, the National Research Institute of Science and Technology for the Environment and Agriculture.
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)
Bundesforschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für Wald, Naturgefahren und Landschaft
The Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW) is a multidisciplinary training and research centre of the federal government in the legal form of a “public law institution”. The institution consists of six departments and two forestry training centres, Traunkirchen and Ossiach.
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
The National Research Council (CNR) is the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities. Its mission is to carry out research, promote innovation and the internationalisation of Italian research, provide solutions to public and private needs, and advise the government.
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is the largest public research institution in Spain and one of the most renowned institutions in the European Research Area (ERA). It is affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the Secretary General for Research.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU)
Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) is the third-largest public university in Prague, focused on agriculture, forestry, environment, engineering, economics, and management. It provides higher education to over 18,000 people and is one of the fastest-growing Czech universities in scientific performance, cooperating with partners locally and internationally.
Bulgarian Executive Forest Agency (EFA)
The Bulgarian Executive Forest Agency (EFA) is a state-funded legal entity within the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, with its central office in Sofia. EFA implements state policy in the forest sector and oversees compliance with national and EU legislation on the management and protection of forests and forest resources.
European Forest Institute (EFI)
The European Forest Institute (EFI) is an international organisation, established by the European States. EFI conducts research and provides policy support on issues related to forests.
ETIFOR
ETIFOR is a spin-off of the University of Padova that provides international consulting services to help organisations grasp the full value of nature’s products and services. Its team improves the economic, environmental, and social benefits of policies, projects, and investments through applied science, proactive innovation, and good governance.
The Slovenian Forestry Institute (GIS)
Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije
The Slovenian Forestry Institute (GIS) is a public research institute of national importance. It conducts basic and applied research on forests and forest landscapes, forest ecosystems, wildlife ecology, hunting, and forest management. This knowledge helps further research on forest biodiversity and its management in relation to climate change.
INRAE Transfert
INRAE Transfert is a technology transfer and project engineering company that promotes innovations in food, agriculture, and the environment. INRAE Transfert leverages and manages INRAE’s portfolio of technologies via operating agreements with industrial firms.
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Luonnonvarakeskus
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is a research and expert organisation with expertise in renewable natural resources and sustainable food production. Luke provides innovative solutions for new business opportunities based on natural resources.
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Drăcea”
Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Silvicultură “Marin Drăcea
The National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry (INCDS) “Marin Drăcea” is the largest forest research organisation in Romania, in charge of forest research, the national forest inventory, and the preparation of forest management plans.
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)
Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi
The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) is one of the largest research institutions in Norway. The goal of the Institute is to contribute to food security, sustainable resource management, innovation, and value creation through research and knowledge production within the food, forestry, and other bio-based industries.
Office National des Forêts (ONF)
The Office National des Forêts (ONF) is a French public body responsible for managing public forests, under the supervision of the French ministries responsible for agriculture and the environment.
TRAGSA Group
Empresa de Transformación Agraria
The TRAGSA Group provides basic services for rural development and the environment in Spain. For more than 40 years, it has supported the Spanish administration, focusing on environmental activities, rural development, information technologies, water management and technology, and agribusiness and rural facilities.
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Technische Universität München
The Technical University of Munich has concentrated its life sciences expertise at the TUM School of Life Sciences in Freising, Germany. Members of the Research Department Life Science Systems (LSS) represent TUM in OptFORESTS, investigating natural and used systems from an ecosystem perspective, including social and economic aspects.
University of Padova (UNIPD)
Università degli studi di Padova
The University of Padova participates in OptFORESTS with the Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF). The Department reflects a diversity of disciplines, including ecology, forest management, land and forestry economics and policy, hydrology, soil conservation, and agricultural and forest engineering.
University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
The Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at the University of Copenhagen is a leading institution in natural science research and education in Denmark. Within the department, the Forest Genetics and Diversity research group specialises in the conservation, management, and domestication of trees and forests.
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) studies changes in the terrestrial environment and the use and protection of natural spaces and cultural landscapes. It monitors forests, landscapes, biodiversity, natural hazards, and snow and ice, and develops sustainable solutions together with partners from science and society.