Con autorización de la editorial para autores CSIC, [EN] In the Early Modern Age (16th-18th centuries) the construction of ocean-going ships
was paramount to the development of cultural encounters during European expansion. In the
case of the Iberian Empires, the establishment of new trade routes brought the need for armed
merchantmen, galleons and smaller vessels, placing unprecedented demands on Iberian forests
for the supply of construction timber. Forestry and sea power became inextricably linked, creat ing new geopolitical tensions, alliances and forest regulations. This paper outlines the method ologies and objectives of a major multidisciplinary project funded through a Marie Curie Actions
grant (2014-18) which will see collaboration between universities, state research centres, and
maritime archaeology companies., [ES] Durante la Edad Moderna (siglos XVI al XVIII) la construcción naval fue la base principal para el desarrollo de la expansión europea. Para los Imperios ibéricos el establecimiento de
nuevas rutas marítimas implicó la necesidad de construir y armar barcos mercantes, galeones y pequeños navíos imponiendo una demanda sin precedentes sobre los recursos forestales en la
península ibérica con el objeto de surtir de madera a las necesidades navales. Bosques y poder
naval se convirtieron así en dos caras cuestiones relacionadas que crearon nuevas tensiones
geopolíticas, alianzas y regulaciones sobre los recursos forestales. Este artículo describe metodologías y objetivos del más importante proyecto multidisciplinar financiado por el Programa Marie
Curie Actions (2014-1018) que cuenta con una amplia colaboración entre universidades, centros
de investigación y empresas de arqueología marítima., ForSEAdiscovery (Marie Curie Programme, FP7-People, 2013, ITN, Multipartner). This project has received funding from the
European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under
grant agreement n.º PITN-GA-2013-607545., Peer reviewed

La presente comunicación forma parte del los resultados del proyecto ForSEAdiscovery. Este documento está sujeto a una licencia CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, My presentation intends to raise some research problems that I still consider as open line of research in the study of the relationship between human societies and forests resources.
I focus on the historical relationship between shipbuilding and timber trade and supply during the early modern centuries. Although I refer here to the Spanish case, I am going to highlight some issues that must be considered from a comparative perspective between different regions around the world, particularly since the fifteenth century, when the process of creating a global timber market began., Peer reviewed