What’s driving the bioeconomy forward? Insights from recent survey show that: ✅ Access to investment and scientific knowledge are key growth drivers. ⚠️ Major hurdles? Limited stakeholder cooperation and weak policy and legislative support. Read full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🌲Discover the new #EUFGIS platform! Join us on 16 December for a live demo of the upgraded system developed with @forgenius-eu.bsky.social. Discover new tools, a refreshed interface & expanded data to support forest genetic resource conservation across Europe: www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...

Beyond timber, Finnish forests are full of quiet value. Experts from @luke.fi and @uniuef.bsky.social agree that forests hold tremendous and partly untapped value – but only if we know how to read it, measure it, and plan for it. More via TRANSFORMIT project ⬇️ transformforests.eu/beyond-timbe...

🆕EFI Policy Brief: “3×3×2030 – Nine priorities for implementing the EU’s Forest Strategy” 📖 doi.org/10.36333/pb17

In our latest ThinkForest webinar, we explored what the EU Nature Restoration Regulation means for Europe’s forests and how countries can turn ambition into real restoration on the ground. In case you missed the live webinar, we have a recording for you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwVk...

🌳🌲💧Forests and water are deeply interconnected. With the increasing water-related risks in Europe, forests are vital to sustaining water quantity and quality and must be central to future resilience strategies. Read more in our latest policy brief: doi.org/10.36333/pb16

🌱 Boreal #forests are key carbon sinks, but how do long-term nutrient inputs shape their future? On 5 December, the #HoliSoils Webinar Series explores nitrogen fertilisation & its effects on tree growth & soil carbon dynamics with experts from @luke.fi! Sign up now ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...

#job at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU): Professor in Forest Entomology Duty station: Uppsala, Sweden Closing date: extended to 1 December 2025 www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #ForestScience #ForestResearch #entomology

Our in-person only #ThinkForest event focuses on navigating through the EU forest-related objectives. 📆10 Dec 2025 📍Brussels More info and registration: www.eventbrite.fi/e/thinkfores...

The #Mediterranean is facing unprecedented environmental and socio-economic challenges! Join the #EFIMedForum 2026 will bring together researchers, policymakers, & practitioners to explore how #forests can become drivers of #resilience, cooperation, & #innovation ➡️ efi.int/efimed-netwo...

🐝 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐇𝐢𝐯𝐞: 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 The BEEHive is a new online space for exchanging knowledge, resources and ideas on biodiversity footprinting and natural capital accounting. Learn more and join a hub: circhive.eu/beehive

Read the recap from our final Bigger Picture event of 2025 as we explored the topic of science communication with Welsh scientist, adventurer and film maker Huw James. 🔗 efi.int/news/every-s...

The upgraded #EUFGIS system now integrates enhanced data & smarter tools to support long-term monitoring of forest genetic resources in Europe. A great effort led by @euforgen.bsky.social and @forgenius-eu.bsky.social with the support of many partners across Europe! medforest.net/2025/11/18/m...

🌍The #Mediterranean took centre stage at #COP30 as new findings confirmed it as a climate hotspot. Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat (EFIMED) & Grammenos Mastrojeni ( @ufmsecretariat.bsky.social) highlighted rising risks, calling for coordinated regional action. Read more: medforest.net/2025/11/19/c...

Policy Lab 3 kicks off in Berlin 🇩🇪 with project coordinator Dr Hans Verkerk (@efieuropeanforest.bsky.social) presenting ForestPaths and its key results! More info on the project: forestpaths.eu Details on previous Policy Labs: forestpaths.eu/policy-labs

Join us at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil! We are happy to invite you to the side-event “Building partnerships and solutions for deforestation-free value chains”! 📅 19 November 2025 📍 French Pavilion (Blue Zone), COP30, Belém, Brazil ⏰ 11:30

📹 Our latest #ThinkForest webinar is now available as a recording. We looked into the topic "From nature restoration to national restoration plans – What support can the latest science offer?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwVk...

You still have time to sign up for the webinar 'How horizon scanning shapes the forest bioeconomy' on 17 November at 14 CET. Join to explore how horizon scanning can inform strategic management, develop research agendas, and guide scientific research. Register here: forhorizonweb1.eventbrite.fi

Do you know what the Genetic Conservation Unit (GCU) network is? If not, check out the latest addition to our "What is" series! 🔗 efi.int/sites/defaul... @amfarsakoglou.bsky.social @euforgen.bsky.social

#ForestSoils are more than dirt beneath our feet: they regulate water, store carbon, & support #biodiversity 🌱 On 18 November, the #HoliSoils Webinar Series continues with a session dedicated to understanding & mapping forest soils across Europe! Sign up now ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...

The Forest Information System for Europe (FISE) is an entry point for data, information and knowledge on European forests – gathered or derived through key forest-related policy drivers. EFI and @w-u-r.bsky.social have been working on updating the site! 🔗 Explore the website: forest.eea.europa.eu

Our new forest questions shares insights by Moses Kazungu and Marcel Hunziker from @wslresearch.bsky.social as they set out to ask what do people in 12 European countries think about forest restoration. The work was done within #SUPERB project. 🔗 efi.int/forestquesti...

How can genuine dialogue about forests succeed? This question became the starting point for a new guide “Forest Dialogues”, developed at EFI together with colleagues from the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg (FVA). The full story ⬇️ resilience-blog.com/2025/10/29/f...

On 17 November, join the European Forest Institute and the University of Eastern Finland for the horizon scanning webinar 'How horizon scanning shapes the forest bioeconomy'. 📣 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.fi/e/how-horizo... #HorizonScanning #webinar #bioeconomy

🌲🌳What do people think about #forest restoration in Europe? WSL researchers Marcel Hunziker and Moses Kazungu give answers in the “Key questions on forests” series by @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social 🌳🌲Read about their results at efi.int/forestquesti... #forestrestoration #socialsciences 📷 M. Bolliger

What is genetic monitoring and is it important to forest(ry)? As climate change and environmental pressures reshape our forests, understanding how tree populations adapt is more important than ever. This is where forest genetic monitoring comes in. Read more: efi.int/forestquesti...

One year after the 2024 #DANA floods in #Valencia, recovery is still underway. EFI researcher Cecilia Fraccaroli explores how towns are rebuilding & how nature-based solutions can strengthen resilience to future floods. Read more: medforest.net/2025/10/29/b... #FloodResilience #ClimateAdaptation

🎙️ New #ForestChats episode! Dr. Hans Verkerk (EFI) & Dr. Alba Viana Soto (TUM) talk about the Next-Gen Forest Disturbance Atlas, which uses AI & satellites to track fires, storms, pests & harvesting across Europe’s forests. 🌲 🎧 Listen on Spotify, YouTube & more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...

How do windstorms affect forests in Europe? In the latest addition to our Key Questions on Forests series, @drtomlocatelli.bsky.social from @forestresearchuk.bsky.social explores the complex impacts of windstorms on forests. 🔗 efi.int/forestquesti...

Join Huw James, Science Presenter, Adventurer and Content Creator from Wales, UK, as he explores how storytelling transforms research into resonance - bridging the gap between knowing and understanding. 📆19 November 2025 ⏰ 10-11 am CET 📍online www.eventbrite.fi/e/the-voice-...

Are you a creative based in Europe? 🎨 Join the REWRITE + WILDCARD art initiative exploring #rewilding and renewal through art, photography, and film. No experience needed — just creativity & vision. Submit your work wildcard-project.eu/rewilding-th... #OpenCall #ArtForNature #HorizonEurope

Forest research is inherently future-oriented by the models and scenarios we work, as well as the forest governance related questions. But how do governments prepare for the future? 🔭 In a new article, Päivi Pelli (EFI) discovers how Finland looks ahead. 🔗 biogateway.efi.int/wild-cards-a...

🌿 What does rewilding mean to you? Join the #REWRITE & #WILDCARD call for creative works exploring nature’s renewal and our changing relationship with it. Submit your art & be part of a Europe-wide exhibition. 🗓️ Open till 30 Nov 2025 🔗 wildcard-project.eu/rewilding-th... #RewildingArt #OpenCall

📣EUFORE project just launched its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) setting out a long-term framework for research and innovation to strengthen the resilience, sustainability and multifunctionality of Europe’s forests and forest-based sector. Download it here: doi.org/10.36333/rs12

📢Join the 5th webinar in a global webinar series on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches: Building the future: Innovative wood solutions for carbon neutrality and sustainable bioeconomy. 🗓️ 20 October 2025 ⏰ 15.00–16.30 UTC+2 Register here: 🔗 ow.ly/qjZc50X9yVW @fao.org

Our #ThinkForest webinar on "From nature restoration to national restoration plans – What support can the latest science offer?" brings you a talk on forward-looking forest restoration with lessons from SUPERB project, followed a lively panel discussion! More ⬇️ www.eventbrite.fi/e/thinkfores...

You can still join the #HoliSoils event live via YouTube, and there will be a recording to watch afterwards! www.youtube.com/live/1zQrVez...

EFI and the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification have inked a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen sustainability, reinforce traceability, and ensure that Malaysian palm oil remains a trusted choice in global sustainable trade. efi.int/news/efi-and...

🌲 Forests and fresh perspectives – the Integrate Network convenes in the Irish North Atlantic! 👉 Read the latest feature on what makes this network unique – through the voices of its members: integratenetwork.org/2025/10/06/n...

🌳#ForestNavigator enters its final year! 📊 With advanced models, high-resolution data & strong stakeholder engagement, we’re paving the way to the ForestNavigator Portal (2026) - supporting smarter, sustainable EU forest & climate policy. 🔍 www.forestnavigator.eu/about

#ForwardsEU recent open-access article on the global impact of forest age transitions in the carbon cycle has been published on Eos.org. Find the study at: eos.org/articles/old...

🌱 ♻️ #JobAlert! PhD in #EnvironmentalSciences and in-depth knowledge of #SoilScience and biogeochemical cycles? Strong skills in analysing large datasets? Our Research Unit Forest and #SoilEcology offers a #TenureTrack position in #NutrientCycling: apply.refline.ch/273855/1778/... #ScienceJobs

Why is biodiversity important for the circular bioeconomy? 🌱 We talked with Erika Winquist, @luke.fi, about the CircHive project, where EFI leads the BEEHive – a community dedicated to exploring biodiversity footprinting & natural capital accounting. biogateway.efi.int/why-is-biodi...

Join Our Team! 🌟 We're excited to announce that we have several open positions available! - Forest Governance Expert - Network & Learning Facilitator - Knowledge Curator - Leadership Team – International Forest Governance Hub, Edinburgh (UK) More details and how to apply: careers.efi.int

Our Scientific Seminar on 18 September in Prague explored the challenges facing forests, and looked at how we can navigate uncertainty, build resilience and guide policy responses. Read more ⬇️ efi.int/news/forests...

🎙️ The Bigger Picture – Part 2 AI & the Law: What You Need to Know 📅20 October 🕒 14-15 CET 💻 Zoom Join us for a quick dive into the EU AI Act, IP rights, and data protection in AI. Register now: www.eventbrite.fi/e/european-r... #TheBiggerPictureAI #AIRegulation #EUAIAct

🌳 What makes a tree a tree? And how this definition can be applied in the #Mediterranean? A new inventory of #MediterraneanTrees tackles these vital questions! Discover how this resource was developed by @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social & @inrae-france.bsky.social ➡️ medforest.net/2025/09/08/n...

Read a recap from our Annual Conference! efi.int/news/annual-...

Mark your calendar for the Bioeconomy Innovation Day on 25 November 2025! Explore bio-based innovations and connect with key stakeholders in the circular bioeconomy. #event #Catalonia 📍 Lleida, Spain, at the Agrobiotech Forum 🔗 Register: bioregions.efi.int/bioeconomy-i...

📢 One week to go! Join us for the second session of the #HoliSoils webinar series: How biochemistry may support microbiology? 📅 23 September, 11:00 – 11:45 CEST Open to researchers, policy-makers, & anyone interested in #SoilHealth, #forests, & climate resilience! ⬇️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...