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Upcoming events
FOREXT Fridays: Agroforestry
Join FOREXT Fridays on 26 September to explore agroforestry policy, tools and field evidence supporting its adoption across Europe.
25 September 2026, 13:00–14:00, CEST
- Sustainable economy
Forest Momentum: From Strategy to Action
Forest Momentum brings together EUFORE, MoniFun, and FOREST Partnership for dialogue, exchange, and collaboration for the future of Europe’s forests.
28 September 2026 – 30 September 2026
- Co-created solutions
Public and private financing forest restoration and biodiversity conservation: aligning expectations
This event aims to examine how forest restoration and biodiversity conservation might be financed and incentivized more effectively.
30 September 2026, 13:00–13:30
- Sustainable economy
EFI Biocities webinar: Urban forests for climate change adaptation
Urban heat is rising, and green infrastructure is part of the answer. Explore how at the next EFI Biocities webinar on 30 September.
30 September 2026, 17:00–18:30
- Cities
Biodiversity Footprinting: understanding the options and choosing the right approach
Join the launch of CircHive's Biodiversity Footprinting Guidance and Decision Tree.
7 October 2026, 13:00–13:45, CEST
- Sustainable economy
Session ecosystem services assessment and biodiversity footprinting at SETAC Europe 27th LCA Symposium
Anyone working on ecosystem services, biodiversity metrics, LCA, or sustainability assessment in bio‑based value chains is invited to join.
18 October 2026 – 21 October 2026
- Sustainable economy
Event series
FOREXT Fridays
A meeting point for forest advisors, professionals, and stakeholders – sharing knowledge, tools, and practices in forestry.
- Forests and people
Annual Conference
EFI’s Annual Conference gathers Associate and Affiliate Members to advance science, policy and collaboration for sustainable futures.
- Resilient forests
Young Leadership Programme
Our YLP is aimed at young professionals working in the research and development, governance, administration or business side of the forest sector.
- Co-created solutions
ThinkForest
ThinkForest – Connecting science and policy for informed decisions on forests
- Inclusive governance
Past events
Forests for resilient water
Discover how agriculture needs forested areas to retain more water and reduce the speed of water in the catchments.
23 April 2026
- Resilient forests
EFI Mediterranean Network Forum 2026
The event united the EFIMED community to advance shared research and practical solutions for Mediterranean forests.
23 March 2026 – 27 March 2026
- Resilient forests
Let's Talk About Planted Forests
Discover the fast‑spreading pine wood nematode threat and what science is doing to protect Europe’s planted forests.
27 February 2026, 14:00–15:30, GMT+1
- Resilient forests
Navigating through the EU forest-related objectives
This ThinkForest event presented key insights from the study on EU forest policy objectives and discussed opportunities for better policy coherence
10 December 2025, 17:00–18:30, CET
- Inclusive governance
From nature restoration to national restoration plans
This event discussed how to develop effective, realistic and socially accepted National Restoration Plans under the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.
4 November 2025, 10:00–11:30
- Inclusive governance
EFI 2025 Annual Conference
The EFI 2025 Annual Conference and Scientific Seminar took place on 17-19 September in Prague, Czechia.
16 September 2025 – 19 September 2025
- Cities
The European Deforestation-free products Regulation
This event provided updates on how countries in the Global South are preparing for the implementation of the EUDR and shared learnings.
16 September 2025, 15:30–17:00
- Sustainable economy
Ask a Scientist - Carbon Farming in European Forests
This event explored the potential, challenges and science behind carbon farming in European forests, including carbon storage, monitoring and policy integration.
7 April 2025, 14:00–15:30
- Resilient forests
8th Mediterranean Forest Week
The MFW fosters cooperation among researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders, encouraging dialogue on challenges facing Mediterranean forests.
4 November 2024 – 7 November 2024
- Resilient forests