Events

Event

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

Large weeping willow over a canal with historic buildings and a stone tower in Bruges.

Event

Regional Bioeconomy in Action

Explore how regions across Europe are advancing the bioeconomy transition, from forestry and agricultural regions to coastal communities.

19 October 2026, 13:30–16:00, GMT, UTC+0

Co-created solutions

Webinar

FOREXT Fridays: Closer-to-nature Forestry

Join us to explore tools and field examples that can help advisors promote sustainable management practices.

30 October 2026, 13:00–14:00, CET

Resilient forests

A dense forest with tall, slender pine trees, moss-covered rocks, and a dirt path winding through the trees under a canopy of green and yellow leaves.

Event

Voices of the Mediterranean Forests: Media Workshop on Forest Genetic Resources

A Mediterranean workshop uniting journalists and scientists to communicate forest genetic resources through storytelling.

30 November 2026 – 2 December 2026

Forests and people

Event series

FOREXT Fridays

A meeting point for forest advisors, professionals, and stakeholders – sharing knowledge, tools, and practices in forestry.

Forests and people

collage with a bee next to a sunflower, harvester in a forest, wooden house, trees

Event series

Annual Conference

EFI’s Annual Conference gathers Associate and Affiliate Members to advance science, policy and collaboration for sustainable futures.

Resilient forests

Event series

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

The Young Leadership Programme 2025 brought together individuals from diverse backgrounds, united by a shared passion for forests

Event series

ThinkForest

ThinkForest – Connecting science and policy for informed decisions on forests

Inclusive governance

A peaceful woodland path leading through a diverse, healthy green forest.

Past events

Conference

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

participants at the 2025 EFI Annual Conference

Event

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

Webinar

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

Event

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

A man resting on a bench in the shade of a large, leafy Mediterranean oak tree within a rocky, mountainous landscape.