Funding was submitted to the Erasmus+ program, the main financial mechanism of the European Commission for Education. FOREST-IN stemmed from the need to create a common ground to unite the various forestry agents from Portugal, Spain and France, countries that, in general, face similar forest issues. In these countries, the predominance of private forest property with very small areas and mostly under the management of owners without technical training, leads to the proliferation of practices that sometimes threaten forest integrity and productivity, while hindering overall ecosystem services. It is then urgent to promote good practices and forestry education. The project will feature workshops and international technical visits, tutorials and a mobile app aimed at helping the decision making process for sustainable forest management. All embedded in a concerted strategy involving the forestry community and the general public. The pedagogical techniques will be innovative and customized to the target audience, based on a horizontal and participatory learning model.
