There is not one take on forest bioeconomy. Some bioeconomy conceptualizations focus on economic growth through biotechnology and biomass use, and others emphasize de-growth, new social organization, and inclusive social innovations. Read more in our one-pager: https://shorturl.at/LVe8h

Harvested wood products (HWPs) consist of bio-based materials, primarily wood sourced from forests. These materials are ultimately directed towards channels intended for product utilisation like furniture, panels, and paper or energy generation. Read more in our one-pager: https://shorturl.at/D0n8K

Forest resilience is the ability of forests and society to recover and adapt to environmental, climatic and societal changes. Read more in our one-pager: https://efi.int/sites/default/files/files/publication-bank/what%20is-%20series/EFI_what%20is_forest_resilience_2025.pdf

Innovative wood products are new or improved materials derived from wood that significantly enhance sustainability, materiality, functionality, and market value through advanced processing, bioengineering, and novel applications. Read more in our one-pager: https://shorturl.at/9CEUP

#OpenCall Do you have a forest bioeconomy project and would like to take the next step on your investment journey? Check out the Forest Bioeconomy Investment Accelerator Open Call for Projects. Learn more: https://bioregions.efi.int/fbia2026/

EFI is seeking an experienced senior professional to lead its Biocities Facility, contributing to climate‑neutral, nature‑positive and resilient urban development in line with EFI’s 2040 strategy. See details and apply by 4 May: https://careers.efi.int/

Floods tell a landscape’s story. This article, written after a field visit linked to the EFI Mediterranean Network Forum, looks at the 2024 #DANA and how land management influences #resilience. A must-read by Patricia Carbonell #REVOLVE👉 revolve.media/features/fol... @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social

Non-wood forest products include berries, mushrooms, aromatic, medicinal, and decorative plant materials, nuts, saps, and resins, + game and wild honey. Read our one-pager: https://efi.int/sites/default/files/files/publication-bank/what%20is-%20series/EFI_what_are_non_wood_forest_products_2025.pdf

New policy framework adopted by the EFI Council, reinforcing a strong focus on impact. Read more👇https://efi.int/news/efi-council-adopts-new-policy-framework-and-reinforces-impact-focus-2026-04-28

Closing soon! Apply for the Young Leadership Programme 2026 and learn more about futures thinking, meet with local companies and entrepreneurs, and connect with peers. See full programme and apply now: efi.int/ylp-2026/pro...

🌲We have launched a Europe-wide stakeholder survey to help strengthen forest #resilience. Scientists, policymakers & #forest practitioners are invited to share insights on genetic diversity and forest reproductive material. 👉 Have your say for Europe’s forests! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...

#OpenCall 📣 Join us for the Young Leadership Programme 2026 and explore this year’s topic, “Future Forests, Future Leaders”. Develop your leadership skills and strengthen your understanding of using futures thinking and innovation to inform the present. 🔗 efi.int/ylp-2026

New brochure out from the @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social on аiphoria 🌿 It breaks down how the open-source tool helps track #wood flows, understand circularity and support carbon insights — all in a clear and accessible way. 📄 Take a look and explore what aiphoria can do: bit.ly/48dag0P

EFI is seeking an experienced senior professional to lead its Biocities Facility, contributing to climate‑neutral, nature‑positive and resilient urban development in line with EFI’s 2040 strategy. See details and apply by 4 May: https://careers.efi.int/

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐨-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬? 📅 Register now👉 bit.ly/4sxUNQk

🌱 Looking to start your career in an international organisation? We’ve just opened two traineeships at EFI. Details and application info 👉 https://careers.efi.int/

🍃New in our “What is” series: the Index of Biodiversity Potential (IBP) – a practical, rapid diagnostic tool for biodiversity-friendly forest management. 🔗 efi.int/sites/defaul...

🤔 Do we know what Europe's wood ends up being used for? A new study from the @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social and @vito.be mapped the full flow of wood across all 27 EU member states in 2021 - from forest harvest all the way to end-of-life. forestpaths.eu/news/what-wo...

New study highlights the value of systematic conservation planning and spatial optimization for supporting informed, context-sensitive decisions in forest landscape management and biodiversity conservation. doi.org/10.1016/j.je... 1/6

EFI is seeking an experienced senior professional to lead its Biocities Facility, contributing to climate‑neutral, nature‑positive and resilient urban development in line with EFI’s 2040 strategy. See details and apply by 4 May: https://careers.efi.int/

A new policy brief from CLEVER project outlines a science-based strategy to align EU policies for global biodiversity restoration. More about CLEVER: clever-project.eu Download the brief: clever-project.eu/wp-content/u... Our news item about the brief: efi.int/news/eu-biod...

Last week we celebrated #IntlForestDay by sharing our new Strategy 2040. Our EFI mission is to generate, expand and facilitate the use of knowledge in forest-related decision-making. 👉 https://efi.int/news/efi-strategy-2040-forests-changing-world-2026-03-20

900 participants, one shared goal: improving how we monitor Europe’s forests. At Swedish Kartdagar in Uppsala, #forwardsEU highlighted the role of remote sensing, open data, and the ForestWard Observatory in strengthening European forest monitoring. 🔗 forwards-project.eu/forwards-at-...

The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), will be at the centre international exchange and collaboration during a dedicated three-day workshop focusing on its ecological, cultural, and economic relevance. Read more: efi.int/news/carob-d... @efimedfacility.bsky.social

EFI’s Mediterranean Network Forum is LIVE from Valencia! 🌿✨ Kicking off an exciting week of knowledge exchange, dialogue, and collaboration for Mediterranean forests. Stay tuned for highlights and key moments! #MediterraneanNetworkForum

We were pleased to welcome Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Finland, Patrick Héber to EFI HQ for an update on our work and programmes, accompanied by Trade Commissioner Seppo Vihersaari. A warm thank you to our guests. We greatly appreciated the insightful discussion.

Researchers, policymakers, practitioners and institutions from 28 Mediterranean countries and beyond gather at EFI Mediterranean Network Forum in Valencia to address shared challenges for Mediterranean forests. @efimedfacility.bsky.social

✍️Applications for the Young Leadership Programme (YLP) 2026 are now officially open. Centred in Joensuu, Finland, this year’s programme explores how innovation and futures thinking can add local value in a changing climate. 🔗 Learn more and apply: efi.int/ylp-2026

Join us in connecting forest-related knowledge with societal needs to shape a world that is more resilient, just, and aware of our interdependence with nature. #IntlForestDay #EFIStrategy2040 https://efi.int/sites/default/files/files/Strategy%202040/EFI%20Strategy%202040%20FINAL%20March%202026.pdf

Out today! Our major new strategy will shape our work over the next 15 years! Discover the strategic goals that define our journey, the themes where we aim to make a difference, and the values behind what we do. More: https://efi.int/news/efi-strategy-2040-forests-changing-world-2026-03-20

Today on #InternationalDayofHappiness we celebrate the people who bring our mission, connecting knowledge and action, to life every day. We thank our incredible staff, dedicated members, valued partners, and inspiring collaborators for being part of our journey!

📗 Download our Communicating Forest Science Manual, a guide for forest scientists and communicators, and stay tuned as we explore each chapter of the manual. 🔗 www.iufro.org/publications... #forests #ScienceCommunication #comms #report #mustread #nature #ForestScience #ForestResearch

💡The Forest Risk Facility (FoRISK) serves as a collaborative and knowledge exchange hub, designed to integrate all pan-European countries and forest risk experts in a communal, interactive and informative exchange setting. EFI is hosting the secretariat. efi.int/news/forisk-...

🥳 Our third ForestChats podcast episode is out! In this episode, our coordinator Hans Verkerk and project partner Florencia Franzini (@efieuropeanforest.bsky.social ) dive into the human side of #forestmanagement. Listen to the podcast to find out more: open.spotify.com/episode/6zOz..

Calling young professionals to explore how futures thinking and innovation can help shape sustainable forest-based economies. EFI’s Young Leadership Programme (YLP) 2026 focuses on adding value locally, drawing on the example of Northern Europe. 👉 Learn more https://efi.int/ylp-2026

Are you an early-career professional interested in the forest-based bioeconomy, foresight and the role innovation can play in shaping more sustainable futures? Join the Young Leadership Programme 2026 “Future Forests, Future Leaders”. 👉 More info efi.int/ylp-2026

EFI Member organisation, the Slovenian Forestry Institute, opened their new Centre for Seeds, Nurseries and Forest Protection in Ljubljana on 9 March. Read more: efi.int/news/strengt...

The policy brief will be online friday morning... This is crucial evidence for several European policies!

Various policies have high expectations on forests, as carbon sinks, as biodiversity habitats, as source of renewal resources for the bioeconomy - future disturbance regimes will strongly affect all of these! Check out both the Science paper and our policy brief!

Policy implications: Together with @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social, we’ve also published a summary for policy makers alongside the scientific paper, highlighting important implications for European forest policy wrt forest planning, monitoring and management (7/10) Link: doi.org/10.36333/pb20

The future of Europe’s forest disturbance regimes– a thread. Tl, dr: Disturbances from wildfire, bark beetles & wind will continue to increase in the coming decades. Under unabated climate change disturbances could more than double by 2100. New paper out in @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scie...

One of the aspects we focused on in the first episode of the #ForwadsEU podcast was water availability 💧🌳 We discussed how climate change and subsequent water scarcity affects the forest growth. Listen to the whole podcast 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/3vzO... #TheSoundOfForests

🔥 From risk to resilience, from science to policy The next EFI Mediterranean Network Forum webinar facilitates a discussion on how forest fire management effectiveness can be measured and improved across the Mediterranean. 📅 4 March | 10:00 CET https://efi.int/efimed-network-forum-2026/webinars

As part of EFI’s support to the coffee sector in Ethiopia, our partner, the Ethiopia Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI), held an event to launch its work on collecting spatial data on coffee and forest cover. Read more 👇 efi.int/news/collect...

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Another interesting article done in collab with colleagues from EFI and our network! 📄Climate-driven increases in wildfire projected to affect European forest types differently iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

EFI Mediterranean Network Forum 2026 gathers a spectrum of actors to address shared challenges for Mediterranean forests, advance dialogue & cooperation on finding common solutions. https://efi.int/news/efi-mediterranean-network-forum-2026-strengthening-forest-resilience-across-mediterranean-2026

Eco2Adapt, FORGENIUS, FRUITDIV and OptFORESTS gather European experts to discuss nature-positive actions. Read more 👇 https://www.inrae.fr/en/events/science-policy-event-tree-and-forest-biological-diversity-treasure-chest-european-global-wealth-well-being-resilience-and-leadership-future

We're seeking a Project Manager, based in Yaoundé, to lead the implementation of the Sustainable and Competitive Cocoa Value Chain project in Cameroon. Apply by 9 March. Details👇 https://careers.efi.int/o/project-manager-cameroon

An event this week marked the launch of EFI’s work in Ghana to support multi-stakeholder forest governance platforms and tree tenure reform. Read more: efi.int/news/support...