The FORESTS FOR HEALTH project idea was born in Geneva as part of the Think Tank on Green Jobs in the forest sector (Team of Specialists on Green Jobs in the Forest Sector - Joint UNECE/FAO/ILO Expert Network).The idea was developed on two observations, which have found some validation through surveys sent among the partnership network :- there is a development of forest-based health and well-being practices in European countries, some being more advanced than others. The idea behind this concept is that human beings can benefit greatly from the forest environment in health and well-being related matters. However these practices are often developed on no empirical science ground, and are being implemented without an understanding of, or respect for, preserving and conserving the natural environment. This is of major concern in light of the burgeoning interest in sylvotherapy and Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) and the need to protect biodiversity in the current climate emergency. At present many practices are taking place in un-adapted forests and/or without adhering to the rules and regulations of the forest environment and its requirements.- As a result of a recent surge in awareness among the general population of the need to protect natural environments, many people perceive the forest as the last refuge of wild nature. Therefore, some people prioritise forests as places to be respected, protected, and above all preserved. This position however is in direct conflict with a true understanding of the forests, and of sustainable forest management which validates human intervention in the forests for a better growth of the trees and sustainability of forest massifs.As a result was identified the need to professionalise the practice and make sure forest understanding is guaranteed while conducting forest-related health sessions. The FORESTS FOR HEALTH project thus aims at the training of “Forests For Health Coaches” with dual competences in forest-health practices and comprehension of forests and forestry. The FORESTS FOR HEALTH Coaches will be trained on a training course created by the project partnership, supported by European competence and training standards, and provided in a blended-learning format. The partnership will thus train FORESTS FOR HEALTH Trainers to conduct the training. These FORESTS FOR HEALTH trainers will themselves have been the first persons trained on the training course content and on the FFH methods for the organisation of forest-health sessions through the conduct of 4 short-term joint staff training events. A total of 9 FORESTS FOR HEALTH Trainers will have been trained throughout the project, as well as 9 FORESTS FOR HEALTH Coaches. Throughtout the project, the person trained pertained to the partners’ organisations and had competences in forest-health or forest and forestry. The project is conducted by a partnership of 9 organisations from the forestry vocational training sector and organisations specialised in the organisation of forest-health sessions. To achieve the goal of the project, these organisations will work on creating :- a competence standard,- a training standard- a training course developed on the aforementioned standards- an elearning platform- a training curriculum and a curriculum for the conduct of forest-health sessions- a strategy for the recognition by national authorities of the training course The impact envisaged of the project is the development and generalisation of forest-health Coaches with a dual competence in forest-health and forest thanks to the FORESTS FOR HEALTH Certificate. Thanks to the development of the training course and European certificate, the project will foster at intermediate and long term the recognition of forest-health practices at European level, the harmonisation of the concept and of its practices, and will contribute to raise awareness on the forest environment, its benefits and its functions.