Forestis Association is a Croatian civil society organisation seeking to join a FORESTPathways consortium preferably under Topic 1 or Topic 2. Expertise: forest and climate education, stakeholder engagement, citizen science, science-to-practice activities, dissemination and communication, engagement of local communities, schools and forest stakeholders. Interested in climate-resilient forests, adaptive forest management, biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Forestis is a Croatian NGO focused on forests, sustainable forest management and sustainability, climate change, biodiversity and environmental education and nature protection. The organisation works at the interface between forestry science, practice and society, with a strong emphasis on translating scientific knowledge into practical activities and making forest-related topics accessible to local communities, young people and other stakeholders.

Forestis develops and implements educational, awareness-raising and field-based activities related to climate-resilient forests, sustainable and multifunctional forest management, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and nature protection.

A particular strength of Forestis is its capacity to support the science-to-practice and science-to-society dimension of international projects. The organisation can contribute to stakeholder engagement, citizen science, participatory activities, demonstration and field activities, environmental education, communication and dissemination, and the development of accessible educational and knowledge-transfer materials.

Forestis is interested in cooperation with universities, research institutes, forest managers, forest owners, public authorities and civil society organisations across Europe.