FORADVISE will develop a European network of forest advisory organisations, actors, and networks, to support the modernisation of the forestry sector, and advance towards EU and national policy targets. It will speed up knowledge flows, increase the competences of forest advisors beyond traditional areas of advice, and develop pathways towards a future Forest Knowledge and Innovation System (FOKIS) in Europe. Its ultimate goal is to advance towards more resilient, multifunctional, and productive forests in Europe. To achieve this, FORADVISE, creates a EU forest advisory network on forestry, and animates an iterative knowledge sharing process, combining national and international action, and implements knowledge transfer pilots to adapt advisory practices to new contexts. It develops training modules, contextualising well proven approaches and materials, delivering them through a MOOC. It develops a Cost Benefit Analysis toolkit to increase advisors’ capacities to assess social and economic implications. Lessons learned are the basis for a systematic engagement of policy makers, to create feasible and desirable pathways for the development of forest advisory systems in Europe, and to integrate forest advisors into the Member States’ AKIS. All these activities are supported by an analysis of the Forest Knowledge and Innovation Systems, and the needs and preferences of its different actors. Project activities are supported with dedicated communication and dissemination activities, and exploited through tailored impact pathways, including a digital knowledge platform. As the project advances, a smooth transition towards a self-sustained network is embedded into project activities. A dedicate task identifies working modalities and business models for the long-term continuation of the network, building upon the experience of the FOREXT initiative. FORADVISE consortium gathers Europe’s main actors in forestry advice.

Climate change affects Boreal regions and their communities severely as these areas are warming three times faster than the global average. Primary producers, such as farmers and forest owners (actors), face a significant challenge when it comes to adapting to these changing conditions. They need tested, proven solutions to help them adapt and so become a resilient primary production sector. We need to bridge the gap between science, which has the knowledge and solutions, and targeted practical implementation with local actors who will use them. Precilience therefore applies an inclusive and collaborative approach to test and demonstrate various solutions for increasing climate resilience in the EU Boreal region. The most effective measures are tailored to their location. We will collaborate regionally, including with authorities, to find the most relevant risks and suitable nature-based solutions. Together, we will co-create the most impactful adaptation portfolios for changing conditions in the agriculture and forestry sectors of 11 focal regions in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. 4 replicating regions will also benefit from the lessons learned and demonstrated solutions (DK,FI,NO,SE). We demonstrate hands-on solutions with local actors under 8 themed demonstrations: a) Co-create adaptation strategies; b) Diversify agricultural production; c) Sustainable water management and recycling; d) Soil function enhancement by closer-to-nature management and improvers; f) Assess vulnerable forest types; g) Innovative forest regeneration in drought-prone sites; h) Closer-to-nature forest management; i) Use climate-considerate tree material to replant forests. We work with local stakeholders to further develop certain demonstrations. This involves targeted collaborations based on stakeholder mapping and categorisation. We involve all levels of stakeholders from small fast reacting units for localised fast impact to large organisations with long-term impact.