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Despite a slight positive trend since the year 2000, a JRC study shows that a third of our forests are in decline. The study supports the EU Biodiversity Strategy by assessing...

Reducing the intensity of forest management increases carbon sequestration in forests. However, even if forest management were removed altogether, the mitigation potential of this strategy is limited.

European forests are being increasingly affected by natural disturbances, a new ground-based observation study shows.

Report finds that most nations are not on track to meet global pledge to protect Earth’s forests.

The young scientists took the EFI Annual Conference by storm with a slick and sophisticated session on Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF). Through the diverse presentations of their ongoing research, culminating...

Nordic forests are more exposed and vulnerable to damages such as fire, flood, pests and pathogens due to climate change. Collaboration between nations is a vital tool...

The region of North Karelia, Finland, has a strong forest-based bioeconomy sector as a result of many years of determined work. A new report by researchers from the European Forest Institute...

The EU’s agriculture ministers have welcomed the publication of a new EU forest strategy for 2030. In conclusions adopted during the agriculture and fisheries meeting, ministers recognised the need...

It's been 30 years since the first tree was planted in a rewilding revolution in the heart of England, aiming to reclaim an industrial landscape scarred by centuries of mining.

The European Commission adopted the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030, a flagship initiative of the European Green Deal that builds on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. The strategy contributes...