In the future the forest-based sector could play a central role in the sustainable economic growth of the European Union through reducing dependence on non-renewable resources and managing natural resources sustainably. In order to define a national forestry strategy it is fundamental that all relevant stakeholders are consulted in an open and transparent manner. This study focuses on the analysis of the stakeholders' opinions on different actions to enhance forest-based sector. The stakeholders' opinions were analyzed statistically to identify the best strategy in order to improve the economic conditions of the forest sector in a case study in Italy. Data were collected through a questionnaire submitted to 99 stakeholders. The following two considerations can be highlighted as resulting from the analysis of the questionnaires: promoting forest certification and improving environmental and cultural forest values (e.g., eco-tourism, environmental education).