Purpose of the Survey

This short survey collects consent, contact details and mapping information to support stakeholder engagement, consultation, communication and networking activities of the FOREST Partnership.

It is open for both stakeholders who have previously participated in EUFORE or ForestValue2 and new stakeholders with relevant expertise, interests or perspectives on forests, forestry and the forest-based sector. For example, this includes the following organisations and individuals:

- policy and public authorities

- research funding/performing organisations

- education

- forest owners and managers

- advisory services

- civil society and international organisations

- forest-based industries and SMEs

- funded R&I projects

The survey supports the identification and mapping of relevant stakeholder groups, including their areas of expertise, interests, geographical and sectoral representation, and preferred forms of engagement. The information collected will help the FOREST Partnership identify relevant stakeholders, address potential gaps in stakeholder representation and plan appropriate opportunities for stakeholder involvement throughout the Partnership.

By completing the survey you register in the FOREST Stakeholder Hub. Depending on the interest, you may be invited to FOREST consultations, surveys, workshops and networking events.

Estimated completion time: no more than 10 minutes.

Introduction and informed consent 

Before proceeding, please indicate whether you consent to the processing of your personal data for the purposes described below.

Consent to the processing of personal data

The data collected through this survey will be processed by:

Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR)

Hofplatz 1

18276 Gülzow-Prüzen

Germany

FNR supports stakeholder engagement activities within the FOREST Partnership. The purpose of this survey is to identify and map stakeholders relevant to the FOREST Partnership, understand their areas of expertise and interest, and support future stakeholder engagement, consultation, communication and networking activities.

The data collected may include your name, contact details, organisation, organisational role, country, sector, thematic interests, preferred modes of engagement and responses to the survey questions.

Your data may be used for the following purposes:

  - create and maintain a FOREST stakeholder database 

  - identify relevant stakeholders for FOREST engagement, consultation and networking activities

  - contact you about FOREST-related surveys (including surveys related to calls), workshops, events, consultations, results and engagement opportunities, where you have agreed to this

  - analyse stakeholder interests, expertise and gaps in stakeholder representation

  - prepare internal reports, deliverables and aggregated analyses related to FOREST stakeholder engagement

  - support communication and coordination within the FOREST Partnership.

Your identifiable personal data will not be published. Survey results may be used in FOREST deliverables, reports or publications only in anonymised or aggregated form, unless separate explicit permission has been obtained from you.

FNR may share relevant stakeholder information, such as your contact details, organisation, area of interest and preferred mode of engagement, with FOREST Partnership partners where this is necessary for FOREST-related stakeholder engagement, consultation, communication or networking activities. FOREST partners receiving such information are expected to process it only for the purposes described here and in line with applicable data protection requirements.

Where required by law or by contractual obligations linked to the FOREST Partnership, information may also be made available to authorised bodies such as the European Commission, auditors or ethics bodies. Participation does not make you a partner of the FOREST consortium and creates no obligations. Decisions on strategy and funding remain with the FOREST governance bodies.

Please feel free to share the survey with relevant colleagues and networks.

The survey will be made available online via the LimeSurvey platform. Personal data will be stored securely and will not be kept longer than necessary for the purposes described above. 

Participation in this survey and in the FOREST Stakeholder Hub is voluntary.

You may withdraw your consent at any time without giving a reason. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal. You may request access to your data, correction of inaccurate data, deletion of your data, restriction of processing, or further information on how your data are used, in accordance with applicable data protection rules. For questions, withdrawal of consent or requests concerning your data, please contact: e.buerstenbinder@fnr.de.

Before continuing, please read the information above and the privacy notice. 

The privacy notice explains in more detail who processes your data, for which purposes, on which legal basis, who may receive the data, how long the data are stored and which rights you have under data protection law.

Privacy notice: 

https://www.fnr.de/datenschutz

Please note: The FNR privacy notice is currently available in German only. The German version is the authoritative version. If needed, you may use a translation tool of your choice to support your understanding of the privacy notice. Please note that any machine-generated translation is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute an official or legally binding translation.