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A space for stakeholders to quickly find the latest research and development, innovation, and current trends is necessary. Such a space can be a source of knowledge to foster innovation, facilitate...

A unique EFI science-policy study assesses how national and regional policies meet the goals of the EU Forest Strategy and presents nine policy recommendations to aid the Strategy’s...

The European Union aims to be climate neutral by 2050 under targets set in the Paris Agreement. Forest soils contain larger amounts of carbon (C) than standing...

EFI Policy Brief 4

Wild forest products such as cork, natural resins, mushrooms, medicinal plants, nuts and berries have huge potential to contribute to green growth in Europe and to the achievement...

This EFI report on wood-based textile fibres and modern wood buildings is based on comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) studies and interviews with experts. The authors present the foreseen...

This publication presents the results of the EU FP7 project “Multipurpose trees and non-wood forest products: a challenge and opportunity (StarTree)”. This project received funding from the European Union’s Seventh...

In 2022, EFI launched the Biocities Facility to better connect science-based knowledge to policy and practice, and to unlock the potential of forest-based solutions in rethinking and co-creating sustainable, healthy and resilient...

Ten years have passed since the formulation of the Mediterranean Forest Research Agenda 2011-2020 (MFRA 2020). New knowledge generated over the last decade by a vibrant research...

Experts answer 15 commonly asked questions about forests and the benefits which they provide.