
THEMATIC FOCUS
We focus our work on the following key areas:

European forest governance
- Trade-offs and synergies of forest-related policy issues
- European and global forest policy processes
- EU forest policy decision-making, implementation and evaluation

Linking bioeconomy, innovation and policy
- Innovation systems and processes in the forest-based bioeconomy
- Forest and bioeconomy policies, strategies, implementation, impact assessment and evaluation
- Innovation support for new wood products, value chains and business models
- Innovative approaches for integrated land-uses, ecosystem services and rural development.

Societal perspectives in the forest-based sector
- Gender in forestry
- Forest ownership
- Social innovation
- Stakeholder perceptions and interaction
- Urban forestry

Monitoring, Reporting and Assessment
- National, pan-European and international C&I for SFM
- Related quantitative and qualitative data and information
- C&I for SFM assessments
- C&I based reporting
- Forest-related input to bioeconomy, biodiversity and other forest-related indicator sets
LATEST NEWS FROM OUR NETWORK

Join ForGEDI MOOC anniversary Webinar!
We are pleased to invite you to a special event celebrating one year of the ForGEDI MOOC—the first open-access course dedicated to Gender Equity, Diversity,
March 21, 2025

Join the webinar on European Forest Policy and Governance by F. Aggestam
The EFI Forest Policy Research Network (FPRN) invites you to an engaging virtual book launch celebrating the launch of “European Forest Policy and Governance” by
March 13, 2025

EFI-FPRN is now on LinkedIn!
We’re excited to announce that the EFI-Forest Policy Research Network (EFI-FPRN) is now on LinkedIn! This marks a significant step in expanding our reach, fostering
February 25, 2025