• "The "INCREDIBLE" project aims to show how Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP) can
    play an important role to support sustainable forest management and rural development".
    Inazio Martínez de Arano. EFI, Consortium coordinator
  • "The Aromatic and Medicinal Plants iNet enhances the sector's competitiveness by establishing
    a collaborative and open innovation process. The iNet provides the opportunity for actors with
    complementary knowledge of the Aromatic and Medicinal Plants value chain to work together and exchange
    expertise and experience".
    Ibtissem Taghouti, INRGREF, Tunisia, iNet facilitator.
  • Wild mushrooms are the most widespread non-wood forest product in the Mediterranean
    basin and truffles provide the highest yield among them, significantly contributing to rural
    economies. The Wild Mushrooms & Truffles iNet brings together Mediterranean stakeholders
    across the mushroom-truffle value chain to boost the added value of such products, which is
    currently underestimated
    José Antonio Bonet. CTFC, Spain, iNet facilitator
  • "The Wild Nuts & Berries iNet looks to link existing networks in the Mediterranean, namely those on chestnuts
    and pine nuts. Actors in the sector are coming together in common efforts to face the major challenges
    for the value chains and their supply from forest systems: new exotic pests and diseases,
    ongoing climate change and weak market positions due to a lack of profiled product developments".
    Sven Mutke, INIA, Spain, iNet facilitator.
  • "The Resins iNet seizes the opportunity offered by the current renaissance in natural resin extraction
    activity in the Mediterranean basin. In these times of open and mould-breaking innovation,
    this rebirth is anchored to old techniques of forest management, exploitation and transformation,
    offering the chance for actors in the Mediterranean natural resin value chain to take the lead in innovation
    and launch the sector into the future."
    Javier Calvo Simón. Cesefor, Spain, iNet facilitator.
  • "Knowledge repository for Non-Wood Forest Products"
  • The INCREDIBLE project comes to an end but the INCREDIBLE Forest Newsletter was launched!

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INCREDIBLE offers Networks for Mediterranean Non-Wood Forest Products that foster innovation in science and practice exchange

The "Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin" (INCREDIBLE) creates two-way channels connecting science and practice in production, processing and trade of Mediterranean Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs).

INCREDIBLE targets five different groups of NWFPs: cork; resins; wild mushrooms & truffles; wild nuts & berries; aromatic & medicinal plants.

INCREDIBLE Innovation Networks (iNet) include stakeholders from across the Mediterranean, including non-EU countries.

Latest news

22 Dec

Join the Bioregions Open Innovation Challenge on NWFP (now)!

The Bioregions Facility of the European Forest Institute has launched its Open Innovation Challenge 2022 to identify and support the uptake of innovative solutions addressing forest bioeconomy challenges. Unleashing the potential of Non-Wood Forest Products is one of the three themes of the call.

Start-ups, research teams, companies, and individuals are all welcome to apply and present their innovative solutions. Bioregions is looking for:

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15 Sep

The INCREDIBLE Forest Newsletter #1 is out.

The 1st issue of the INCREDIBLE Forest Newsletter is out.

This newsletter replaces the INCREDIBLE Project Newsletter and the INCREDIBLE Project Events Bulletin. Through this publication, former partners of the INCREDIBLE project will promote events and initiatives on NWFPs.

Check out the exciting news on NWFPs here. 

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29 Jun

Goodbye INCREDIBLE project! Hello INCREDIBLE Forest Newsletter!

The INCREDIBLE project comes to an end. Time flies, but our three years and a half were eventful and we successfully managed to address some of the gaps in the value chains of Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) in the Mediterranean by connecting their actors to existing research results, best practices, innovations, and start-ups.

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About

The INCREDIBLE project aims to show how Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP) can play an important role in supporting sustainable forest management and rural development, by creating networks to share and exchange knowledge and expertise. ‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) promotes cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation to highlight the value and potential of NWFPs in the region.

Funding

‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) project receives funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme under grant agreement Nº 774632

Contact

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