R1 – Transnational research on Sustainable Forest Management
Result 1 develops transnational research on Sustainable Forest Management and restoration techniques, bringing together European and African countries to share knowledge and best practices. The research supports forest conservation, helps prevent deforestation and contributes to the restoration of degraded lands, with the aim of producing practical, scalable solutions that benefit both ecosystems and local communities.
The findings and good practices collected through this work have directly informed the content of the MOOC (R2), so that learners can build on up-to-date, field-tested knowledge from both continents.
R2 — Sustainable Forest Management
Result 2 develops a set of learning modules and an online training format (MOOC) on Sustainable Forest Management and restoration techniques. The modules provide accessible, high-quality education that equips learners with the knowledge and skills needed for sustainable forest practices and ecosystem restoration.
Thanks to its modular and flexible structure, the MOOC can be:
- integrated into the offer of vocational education and training (VET) centres, as a complement to existing technical and environmental courses;
- embedded in university and school courses, either as a full module or as supporting material for related subjects;
- followed as a self-paced pathway by anyone interested in these sectors, including professionals, jobseekers, career changers and motivated citizens.
In this way, R2 supports diverse learners and institutions, fostering expertise in sustainable forest management and contributing to the skills needed for forest restoration and the green transition.
R3 — FORestore campaign kit
The aim of the Kit is not just to raise awareness about sustainable forest management, specifically deforestation challenge and forest restoration techniques, but also to provide instruments and tools for its replication and use by NGOs and other stakeholders for continuing and amplifying awareness activities and engaging local communities. Targeted social media campaigns will be implemented across platforms, highlighting the EU’s role in supporting sustainable forest management education. The aim of the campaign is to reach target groups but also global audiences, learners, educators and the general public.
All public project results are Open Educational Resources (OER) that represent learning, teaching and research materials in multiple formats issued under copyright that have been released under Create Commons License CC BY-NC-SA.