About EFI

The European Forest Institute is an international organisation, established by European States.

• 30 European States have ratified the Convention on EFI.
• We have c.130 Associate and Affiliate Member organisations in 42 countries.
• Our Headquarters is in Joensuu, Finland, and we also have offices in Barcelona, Bonn and Brussels as well as project offices in Malaysia and China. 

Our work

We conduct research and provide policy support on issues related to forests.

• We facilitate and stimulate forest-related networking and promote the dissemination of unbiased and policy-relevant information on forests and forestry.
• We also advocate for forest research and for the use of scientifically sound information as a basis for forest policies.

Our work in the field of policy support includes enhanced support for decision takers and policy makers. We host the International Partnerships Facility which is a global centre of knowledge and expertise that supports policy and governance reforms to safeguard the world’s forests. It facilitates partnerships between producing and consuming countries to foster legal, deforestation-free and sustainable timber, and agricultural commodity production and trade. 

Find out more in the EFI Strategy 2025.

See EFI's general presentation here.