EFI Director
Marc Palahí
Marc Palahí has been the Director of the European Forest Institute since 2015.
He is responsible for leading the organisation towards an acknowledged pan-European science-policy platform. Previously he led EFI’s policy support activities and during this time was instrumental in launching ThinkForest, the European high-level science forum on the future of forests. He has also worked as Head of EFI’s Mediterranean Regional Office, EFIMED. Marc has a PhD in forestry and economics and an MSc in forestry engineering.
| Podcasts | ||
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| Is bioeconomy the answer to a sustainable and fair future? Coaching Talks podcast, hosted by Marc Siles. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, iVoox |
December 2019 |
| Blog posts | ||
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| On pandemics and forest fires | June 2020 | |
| Seeing the wood in the forests | April 2020 | |
| Bioeconomy: the missing link to connect the dots in the EU Green Deal | March 2020 | |
| Why Humboldt? Why now? | September 2019 | |
| From climate change to climate crisis: a new normal for natural disturbances | August 2019 | |
| Forests and education: building a sustainable future | March 2019 |
| Speeches and popular articles | ||
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| De pandemias e indencios forestales | Opinion piece in El Pais | June 2020 |
| The bioeconomy – bringing life to the center of our economy | Opinion piece in Revolve Media | March 2020 |
| La ecología es la economía | Opinion piece in El Pais | June 2019 |
| European forest city award 2019 to the city of Aberdeen | Speech given at the award ceremony in Aberdeen | April 2019 |
| Bosques y educación, catalizadores para transformar nuestro mundo | Opinion piece in El Pais | March 2019 |
| 木材で持続可能な都市開発 化石資源の使用抑える「バイオシティー」 Forests for sustainable urban development: 'Biocity' as the solution to minimise the use of fossil fuel based resources | Interview with The Mainichi (Japan), about the biocity concept | February 2019 |
| Opening speech, 2018 Biocities Forum | Speech given at the 2018 Biocities Forum, Barcelona | November 2018 |
| The key transformational role of forests as basis for an ecological civilization |
Speech given at the Conference on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Chinese Academy of Forestry | October 2018 |
| Reflexiones sobre el papel trasformador de nuestros bosques | Blog for Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Montes | October 2018 |
| The updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy | Interview with Il Bioeconomista | October 2018 |
| Opening speech, Forest & Photonics 2018 | Speech given at the Forest & Photonics 2018 conference, Koli | October 2018 |
| Speech to the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Montes | Speech given at the Actos Conmemorativos San Francisco de Asís 2018, Madrid | October 2018 |
| Speech for 25th EFI anniversary | Speech given at the Gala dinner, EFI Annual Conference | September 2018 |
| Bioeconomía: La clave del negocio | Speech given at CMPC, Santiago, Chile | August 2018 |
| Russia-Finland Business Roundtable: Bioeconomy and circular economy – bases for new global breakthroughs | Panel discussion at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF'18) | May 2018 |
| The key role of forests in developing a tertium quid | Speech given during the inauguration of the academic year of Italian Academy of Forest Sciences | March 2018 |
| "We need a new economic paradigm" | Speech given at the 2017 Bioeconomy Investment Summit, Helsinki | December 2017 |
| Forestry combating climate change: an inconvenient truth? | Open letter from Marc Palahí | October 2017 |
| Opening ceremony of the IUFRO Congress | Speech given at the 125th IUFRO Anniversary Congress, Freiburg | September 2017 |
| Role of forests in climate change mitigation | Speech given at the World Circular Economy Forum in Helsinki | June 2017 |
| Insights on the bioeconomy | Speech given at the ThinkForest seminar "Leading the way to a new European bioeconomy strategy", Berlin | May 2017 |
| “La bioeconomía será el motor de crecimiento del siglo XXI” | Interview with Marc Palahi in La Vanguardia | April 2016 |
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Director's letters to the EFI network |
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| 2020 | August, March, February | |
| 2019 | November, September, August, June, May, March, February | |
| 2018 | November, September, June, May, March | |
| 2017 | October, September, June, March |
Photo: Johanna Kokkola, Salama Visual