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WE DO PLANETARY HEALTH

The Future Forest Initiative connects and supports visionaries and pioneers to develop innovations in harmony with nature - with an intact forest as a symbol of a healthy planet.

Future Forest
LIVING LAB
We are pioneers of innovative solutions for the forest of the future and initiate sustainable flagship projects with the help of the innovative power of a strong network.



Future GreenTech
INCUBATOR
Scientific excellence meets economic expertise: In collaboration with AWSI and DIGIT, we support early-stage start-ups in the fields of GreenTech and NatureTech. Benefit from exclusive advantages - including the opportunity to receive up to €300,000 in funding.
Future Forest
INNOVATION CAMPUS
FUTURE FOREST FORUM
The most important event for innovations in the context of forest and climate at Blankenburg Castle (Harz)!



Our stakeholders

Startups

As Europe's most important accelerator for Planetary Health start-ups, we promote innovative business models from the pre-seed to the growth phase.

Forestry

We support and accompany practice with the latest innovations.

Investors

With over 200 start-ups, we offer an attractive environment for investors looking for new deals in the Bioeconomy, NBS, Biodiversity and Nature&ForestTech sectors.

Corporates

Transparency, sustainable impact and a new innovation ecosystem are our value proposition for FFI cooperation partners!
Mission Statement

Forests as focal point of our activities

The Future Forest Initiative connects committed people and organisations who have recognised that nature and human needs must be reconciled. Together, we support visionaries and pioneers with expertise and capital to test innovations in a real environment and drive them forward vigorously.

News

Unser Batch#2 steht fest!

Nature Intelligence: Our newest Whitepaper

Nature ist not "too complex to measure": As a strategic measurement layer between ecological complexity and economic decision-making, our Whitepaper shines light on how to tackle the challenge of measuring biodiversity; paving the way for scaling nature markets and enabling investment in regeneration.

See Whitepaper

 

Future Forest Forum 2023

Future GreenTech Incubator

Official launch of our new incubation programme, the Future GreenTech Incubator! In cooperation with the AWS Institute and DIGIT, we combine scientific excellence with entrepreneurial expertise, driving forward GreenTech and NatureTech startups.

Get to know the program

Community Event

Meet us

Key partner

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Supported by Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank on behalf of the Federal Ministry.

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Innovation partner

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You too can be a driver of real innovation!

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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.

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