About Formas

Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, is a governmental research-funding agency related to  the Ministry of the Environment.

Formas encourages and supports scientifically significant research related to sustainable development. In particular this means support in the areas of the environment, agricultural sciences, including forestry, horticulture, veterinary medicine, food, fish and reindeer husbandry, and spatial planning, including building sciences and community systems. The projects supported cover a wide range of approaches from basic research to more applied efforts. Within the built environment also demonstration and experimental projects are supported.

Formas stimulates activities aiming at cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary approaches within its area of responsibility.

The Research Council provides mechanisms for the communication of research results and stimulates the public debate on issues of concern, originating from or related to research for sustainable development.

Formas is partly responsible for Swedish contacts with the EU programmes under the 6th Framework Programme on Environment and Quality of Life. It also has several assignments related to the urban oriented actions within the 6th FP.

Formas represents Sweden in several IEA programmes and annexes and promotes Nordic research co-operation within its areas of responsibility. Formas is the Swedish member organisation of IIASA, the International Institute for Applied System Analysis.

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