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...

🎧Climate change, geopolitics & rapid tech advances suggest several future bioeconomy paths. Teppo Hujala @uniuef.bsky.social & Päivi Pelli (EFI) call on forest researchers to develop more systematic horizon scanning to better anticipate risks + seize opportunities. biogateway.efi.int/horizon-scan...

Our Annual Conference 2025 has started in Prague today with a Members’ Dialogue session. Today is such a great opportunity for our member organisations' representatives and staff members to meet up! More photos in comments!

🌿 Urban nature & human health on the spotlight at the Internazionale Festival of Journalism 🌿 In October, @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social Biocities Facility will join the festival in Ferrara to discuss health benefits of urban trees and green spaces! Find out more ⬇️ medforest.net/2025/09/12/e...

This #ESPON GILL project collects examples of planning documents by local authorities relevant to Green Infrastructures (GI). EFI is participating in the project. Read more ⬇️

EFI is seeking a Project Manager for West and Central Africa, based in Barcelona, Spain. The deadline for applications has been extended to 22 September 2025 23:59 CET. Check out the details for the open position: careers.efi.int/o/project-ma...

EFI is assembling a leadership team to establish the International Forest Governance Hub and is currently seeking two Leaders to guide the Hub’s development and establish and oversee its governance and operations. Read more ⬇️ Note the closing date of 19 October 2025. oxfordhr.com/jobs/leaders...

Have you noticed that our "Key questions on forests" has a new section on Forests and monitoring? Check it out here: efi.int/forestquesti...

We are seeking a Forest Governance Expert to join our Forest Governance team to support delivery of the FLEGT components in the programmes in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. Apply by 3 October 2025 at 23.59 CET, using our online application form. All details ⬇️ careers.efi.int/o/forest-gov...

📢Mark your calendars for the 🌳16th Canadian Urban Forestry Conference (CUFC)🌲 🗓️14-16 Oct 2026; 📍Quebec City, Canada to discuss and learn about innovative strategies, policies, technologies, research, and best management practices in urban forestry. 🔗 treecanada.ca/research-eng... #ForestScience

This autumn, don't miss the #HoliSoils webinar series 🌱 This six-part series will explore cutting-edge approaches to #SoilHealth, monitoring, #biodiversity, peatlands & microbial processes, with expert presentations and space for discussion! Find out more & register ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-la...

🌲🌱🧬 Climate #resilience begins at the #genetic level, but Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) are often overlooked! Dive into this #FORGENIUS policy brief to discover what tools can help us strengthen FGR conservation for #ClimateResilience ➡️ www.forgenius.eu/fileadmin/We... @colombewarin.bsky.social

🤔 Should we plant trees, or let nature take its course? 🌳 Climate Arena 2025's second session, 'Investigating nature restoration in #Europe', explores how to intervene (or not) to influence the future of our #ecosystems and #biodiversity continues to spark debate across the continent [1/3👇]

🇪🇺 The new EU Restoration Law means journalists need to be geared to critically look at local and national nature restoration efforts. [2/3👇] Join Rina Tsubaki of @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social, @jonassimons.bsky.social at KU Leuven and Arena's @jelena-prtoric.bsky.social to explore:

Ever wondered what 100,000 trees can tell us about Europe’s forests? #IntegrateNetwork has an interactive map with data from 270+ marteloscope sites in 27 countries with insights ranging from big-picture patterns down to the details of a single tree. 👉 integratenetwork.org/2025/09/03/n...

Traineeship Opportunity: EU Forest Governance A unique chance to work at the science–policy interface and support EU forest governance! Details and apply by 8 September👇

Calling all city leaders and public institutions: this November4–6, we will be at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, where over 850 cities and 25,000+ professionals will come together to collaborate, innovate, and shape better urban spaces. Be sure to join #SCEWC25! www.smartcityexpo.com

#JobAlert! Experience in leading #research groups and developing research projects? Are you proactive and do you have strong negotiation skills? We are looking for a new head of the #ForestResources and Management Research Unit: apply.refline.ch/273855/1725/... #ScienceJobs #SustainableManagement

Would you like to learn about the sustainability transformation from the leading experts in the field? Syke and ten universities are offering public lectures as part of the Sopuli PhD course organised by SusTra Doctoral Education Pilot. Read more: www.uef.fi/en/article/s...

What happens when forests are valued not just for timber, but for clean water, biodiversity, and climate resilience? 🍃💧🦌 WWF Bulgaria , runs a pilot model for Payments for Ecosystem Services shows how nature can be part of the economic equation. Full story: intercede-project.eu/payments_fes...

🌲 Did you know #EUFORGEN hosts a collection of webinars on #ForestGenetics & #Resilience? 🌍 From stone pines facing pests to genetic diversity & ash dieback resistance, top experts share insights for sustainable #ForestManagement Explore all the recordings here 👉 www.euforgen.org/resources/we...

🦠 #PhDAlert! MSc in #Environmental Sciences or a related field? Interested in #Microbiology and #SoilScience? Our #Forest and #SoilEcology group is offering a 4-year #PhD position in #Soil #Biogeochemistry: apply.refline.ch/273855/1760/... #ScienceJobs #globalchange #radiocarbon