Multilevel BIODIVERSITY for RESILIENT forests in the face of climate change
OptFORESTS is a Horizon Europe project funded by the European Union to enhance diversity and resilience of future European forests running from November 2022 to October 2027.

Tomorrow’s forests: how and why to make them more resilient? A public consultation

04/11/2026

Upcoming IUFRO International Conference: Forests in Transition

30/10/2026

OptFORESTS launches Real-Time Delphi study with around 100 European experts

Help shape the future of Europe’s forests

Forest owners and managers, nurseries, researchers, policymakers — your views will feed directly into the project's recommendations.

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The Project

OptFORESTS will support the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources through the following actions and objectives:

Taking the long view

OptFORESTS stands as an instrumental project to achieve long-term impacts related to tackling climate change and natural disasters while maintaining or increasing forest biodiversity and ecosystem services, and to support international agreements and EU policy under the European Green Deal, linking with similar initiatives in other continents.