OptFORESTS Stakeholder Survey – Information & Documents

This page provides background and ethical documentation for the OptFORESTS Stakeholder Survey, part of Task 7.2 within the project.

Led by the University of Padova (TESAF Department)in collaboration with LUKE (Finland), the survey explores awareness, perceptions, and attitudes toward Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) and Forest Reproductive Material (FRM) across Europe. It targets a wide range of stakeholders, including experts, organizations, and the general public, and is conducted in multiple languages.

The activity has received ethical approval from the TESAF Ethical Committee and complies with the EU GDPR (2016/679). Participation is voluntary and all data are anonymised and used strictly for scientific purposes within the OptFORESTS project.

Below you can access the ethical and privacy-related documents in English. Translations in additional project languages will be added soon.