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Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon...

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...

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...

Among the three Baltic countries, Estonia has the strongest marine culture. Given the geographical position, the country’s coastline is five times longer than its landline. Despite...

Vidzeme is the largest region in Latvia occupying almost one-third (30,6%) of its territory. Favourable climate conditions and a high concentration of natural resources make the Vidzeme region...

EFI’s 2022 Scientific Seminar shattered any notion of a forest research silo with a cross-sectoral exploration of the transformative potential of trees, forests and wood to rethink the built environment.

Establishing protected areas (PAs) is important for the conservation of species but more data is needed on their effectiveness. Drawing on a large data set from previous observational studies worldwide...

New research has identified sites that may serve as climate refugia in Mediterranean Europe over the next 50 years. Most refugia are located outside...

The study provides insight into the future of the forest-based bioeconomy sector in selected Southeast European (SEE) countries. It elicits experts’ understanding of forest-based bioeconomy, their opinion...

Organizational-level innovations are one of the key pathways for reaching the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy; and analysis of factors behind their development is missing within forest-based bioeconomy. In this study we...