FUTURE FOREST INITIATIVE
INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM FOR THE FORESTS OF TOMORROW AND PLANETARY HEALTH STARTUPS
Future Forest Community
Future Forest Accelerator 2024
Future Forest Forum 2024
Since September 2024, the Future Forest Innovation Hub is part of the Digital Hub Initiative of Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.
The new Digital Hub Life Science & Bioeconomy with locations in Halle (Saale) and Blankenburg (Harz) combines the strengths of research, development, start-up funding, business and financing into an integrated transformation system along the industrial value chains on a shared platform. In line with the mission statement ‘Healthy ecosystems and healthy people for a future-proof and sustainable economy’, the hub accelerates digital solutions for complex systems and combines the infrastructure of the metropolitan region with the potential of rural areas.
Formats and programmes for our international network!
We put the health of our planet at the centre of everything we do!
In line with the Planetary Health approach, our programmes focus on the regeneration of damaged forest ecosystems through innovation.
With the help of start-ups, investors and corporate partners, we are opening up new options for the forestry industry in times of climate change. Together, we are developing solutions for the sustainable use of forests and paving the way for new value chains. We measure our impact in 3 categories:
- Strengthening the CO2 compensation capacity of forests in the fight against climate change
- Restoring biodiversity
- Improving soil quality through sustainable land use
Our solutions for the forest of tomorrow
The Future Forest Initiative puts the forest at the center of the actions of innovators and financiers. Through innovation, we open up new options for action for forestry in times of climate change. Together we develop solutions for the sustainable use of the forest and pave the way for a newly conceived forest management in which the sale of wood can be complemented by new sources of income. We address three main drivers of forest change: unsustainable land use, biodiversity loss, and climate change. From these we derive our three fields of solutions:
Smart Forestry
Ecosystem Services
Climate Solutions
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Supported by Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank on behalf of the Federal Ministry
It's a wrap! That was the Future Forest Forum 2024
The highlight event for forest and climate innovation took place on 6 + 7 September 2024. Gathering hundreds of forest pioneers, we took forest innovation to the next level!
Learn more about the Future Forest Initiative:
Unser Batch#2 steht fest!
IMPACT FESTIVAL 2024
The IMPACT FESTIVAL in Frankfurt is Europe's largest B2B event for sustainable innovations, connecting start-ups, companies and investors. With exciting talks, workshops and exhibitions, the festival offers the ideal platform for discovering the latest trends in sustainability and networking with experts and visionaries. As part of the impact community, we are already looking forward to presenting our projects here and exchanging ideas with like-minded people.
Community Event
FFI Accelerate 2024
After around 50 start-ups responded to our call last year and applied for Future Forest #Accelerate, we were once again delighted to welcome promising candidates. After the Selection Day in the run-up to this year's Future Forest Forum, followed by an audience pitch, 6 of them have now made it into our Batch#3 - with a variety of innovative ideas and visionary business models up their sleeves. We will now continue to drive these forward in the upcoming weeks and are delighted about our new additions to our Alumni Startup Network.
Future Forest Forum 2023
ELO-Conference in Brussels
On 25 March, the European Landowners' Organisation (ELO) and the FFI organised a conference with three panels at the Residence Palace in the heart of the European Quarter. Speakers from science, technology and business addressed the topics of forests, biodiversity and desertification. Our start-ups also presented their solutions. The 120 or so expected participants also had the opportunity to exchange ideas and network. Those interested also had the opportunity to visit the large forum for the future of agriculture on 26 March.
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In our newsletter we summarize all the important information. To ensure you do not to miss the next event, we will invite you personally. You will also get early bird access!