The research and development work in CARe-FOR-US II is organised according to four themes, each coordinated by a senior researcher and a PhD-student:
- Governance (coordinated by Vegard Gundersen and Helena Mellqvist)
- Forests and human health (coordinated by Anna-Maria Palsdottir and Ulrika Stigsdotter)
- Forests, recreation and tourism (coordinated by Simon Bell and Maija Faehnle)
- Quality forest management (coordinated by Arne Sæbø and Björn Wiström)