
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

RootLinks set to empower primary producers
Revealing the untapped potential of circular bio-based value chains for primary producers In the riverbed of the Circular Bio-based Europe Join Undertaking (CBE-JU), RootLinks is
April 15, 2025

Book Launch Webinar: European Forest Policy and Governance Now Available to Watch
On 7th April 2025, the EFI Forest Policy Research Network (EFI-FPRN) hosted a successful webinar to celebrate the launch of the book European Forest Policy
April 14, 2025

EFI-FPRN 1/2025 Newsletter is out now!
We’re excited to announce the release of our 1/2025 Newsletter! Packed with the latest updates, upcoming events, call for papers and key activities across our
April 4, 2025