The ERIAFF Network (European Regions for Innovation in Agriculture, Food and Forestry), the European Forest Institute (EFI), EUROMONTANA (the European Association of Mountain Areas), the Mediterranean Model Forest Network, the European Confederation of Forest Owners (CEPF), EUSTAFOR (the European State Forest Association), COPA-COGECA (European Farmers and Agri-cooperatives) and ERRIN (European Regions for Research and Innovation Network) are pleased to invite you to the 4th workshop “Inform-Prioritize-Collaborate: Cooperation of Regions on Innovation in Forest Management, Use of Wood and Forest-related Services”

Started in 2014 as a joint initiative of relevant European organizations interested in keeping vital and innovative the forest-based sector, the 4th edition of the European Workshop devoted to Forest innovation will take place on January 15 and 16 2020 in Florence, Italy.

The Forest Innovation Workshop is a biennial European initiative which promotes networking and exchanges among the community of forestry and wood industry innovators and actors. It focuses on the following four thematic areas:

• Managing Impacts related to Climate Change;
• Supporting Wood and Biomass Mobilization;
• Supporting the Provision of Ecosystem Services;
• Improving Sustainable Forest Management Approaches and Tools.

The 2020 workshop edition will be hosted by the Rosewood Network, a Horizon 2020 funded Coordination and Support Action which main target is the enhancement of sustainable wood mobilisation through inter-regional knowledge transfer.