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Latest publications
aiphoria: A Python package for dynamic wood material flow and carbon stock analysis
aiphoria is an open-source Python package for dynamic material flow analysis (DMFA) of wood.
- Sustainable economy
Wood type influences tree responses to recurring hot and dry summer tree water deficits across European forests
Article shows that wood type and its associated functional traits influence tree responses to recurring stem dehydration periods.
- Resilient forests
Annual Report 2025
Explore EFI's 2025 achievements, impact, partnerships, and key milestones shaping forests, sustainability, and society.
Interdisciplinary insights on climate-smart rewilding
Lessons from 30 years of rewilding show how adaptive thinking, policy support and partnerships can drive climate resilience and biodiversity.
- Resilient forests
Featured explainers
What is social innovation?
Social innovation refers to rethinking and reshaping social practices to improve society’s well-being in response to different challenges.
- Inclusive governance
How bark beetles became a forest crisis?
Bark beetle outbreaks have become a powerful symbol of forest crisis and a visible sign of climate change reshaping Europe’s forests.
- Resilient forests
How to live with bark beetles in a warming climate?
Bark beetle outbreaks expose tensions between conservation, forest resilience, timber production and economic interests.
- Resilient forests
Featured resources
GeoRoots
A browser-based tool for creating, checking, and editing geolocation information for EUDR compliance.
- Inclusive governance
Wood production maps for European forests
The wood production maps for Europe show the volume of wood production in European forests for the years 2000-2010 at a resolution of 1 km x 1 km.
- Sustainable economy
CO2Fix
A tool which quantifies the C stocks and fluxes in the forest biomass, the soil organic matter and the wood products chain.
- Resilient forests
Database on Forest Disturbances in Europe
The Database on Forest Disturbances in Europe (DFDE) provides historic information about disturbances in the forests of Europe.
- Resilient forests
Latest news and blogs
Exploring closer cooperation with Portugal
EFI Director Robert Mavsar visited Lisbon to discuss closer cooperation with Portugal and speak at a new forest exhibition.
From classroom to forest: students explore sustainable forest management
As part of capacity building, we organise field visit, this time for students to perform virtual forest management exercises at a marteloscope.
- Forests and people
EFI Biocities webinar: Nature in cities, or cities in nature?
Discover how cities can plan, measure and grow urban biodiversity, linking EU policy with practical action on the ground.
- Cities
