European Forest Institute
Budget
€20,688,311
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
EFI's mission is to carry out, strengthen, and mobilise forest research and expertise aimed at addressing policy-relevant needs with regard to forests and their governance. The aim of EFI’s research activities is to provide scientific basis for policy support, using applied, integrated and multidisciplinary methods in addressing policy needs at the European level and in different European regions and countries.
EU Legislative Interests
• COM(2021)706 Deforestation-free supply chains • COM(2022)304 Nature Restoration Law • COM(2022)672 Carbon Removal Certification • COM(2023)415 Forest Reproductive Material • COM(2023)728 Monitoring Framework for resilient European Forests • COM(2021)554 LULUCF Revision • COM(2021)572 New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 • Horizon Europe
Communication Activities
• The Bigger Picture event series: The voice behind the science is ours, webinar 19.11.2025 • ThinkForest Webinar - From Nature Restoration to National Restoration Plans, 4.11.2025 • The Bigger Picture event series: European regulatory approaches to artificial intelligence, webinar 20.10.2025 • Shaping the future of forest research & innovation for a competitive Europe, Brussels, 15.10.2025. Launching event of Strategic R&I Agenda for forestry and the forest-based sector. • ThinkForest Ask A Scientist: Carbon Farming in European Forests, webinar, 7.4.2025 More at: https://efi.int/events Publications, i.a.: • Policy Briefs -series: https://doi.org/10.36333/pb • From Science to Policy -series: https://efi.int/publications-bank/fstp • Knowledge to Action - series: https://efi.int/publications-bank/k2a • See more at https://efi.int/publications-bank
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Member of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Organisation Members
https://efi.int/membership. All members are legal persons (organisations).
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.