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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.
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INNOVATION-CAMPUS
The most important event for innovations in the context of forest and climate at Blankenburg Castle (Harz)!
Our stakeholders
Startups
Forestry
Investors
Corporates
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!
Pitch Night 2025
January once again marked the start of the ‘Oscars of Start-ups’ in Karlsruhe! Founders, investors and thought leaders in digital transformation came together to help shape the future of the German start-up ecosystem.
Community Event
Call for MRV Startups
Ready to lead the way in biodiversity conservation? Adapt your innovations to EU Biodiversity Regulations, improve your Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and ensure a sustainable impact on the remediation and ESG markets.
Future Forest Forum 2023
Paving the way for Batch #4
We do Planetary Health. You too? We will once again be offering a tailor-made programme for innovative start-ups in the forest and climate sector in 2025. The application phase is over – we'll be introducing the startups of our Batch #4 soon!
Keypartners
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Supported by Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank on behalf of the Federal Ministry.
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You too can become a driver of real innovation!
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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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!