Publications bank

Publication Bank

EFI Publications

What Science Can Tell Us Based on collective scientific expert reviews providing interdisciplinary background information on key and complex forest-related issues for policy and decision makers, citizens and society in general
From Science to Policy Brings together cross-boundary scientific knowledge and expertise to strengthen science-policy dialogue
Knowledge to Action Brings a wide range of research, projects and initiatives on forest-related issues closer to society
Policy Briefs (2022 onwards)

You can also find in the Publication Bank:

Annual reports EFI News (1993-2016) ThinkForest briefs (2013-2016)
Project publications and final reports Policy Briefs (2008-2013) Discussion Papers (1997-2012)
Technical Reports (2000-2017) Research Reports (1994-2011) Proceedings (1994-2010)

View scientific articles published externally, including in journals and project materials

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Meeting the European Union’s Forest Strategy goals: A comparative European assessment

Download the report. Download the supplementary materials. A unique EFI science-policy study assesses how national and regional policies meet the goals of the EU Forest Strategy and presents nine
Governance
Policy support
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2022 Annual Report and Supplement

2022 : Reconnecting and collaborating More information : Download the 2022 Annual Report Supplement here .
Bioeconomy
Capacity building
Governance
Members
Network
Policy support
Research
Resilience
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2021 Annual Report and Supplement

2021: Evolution and action More information: Download the 2021 Annual Report Supplement
Bioeconomy
Capacity building
Governance
Members
Policy support
Research
Resilience
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Exploring how commodity traders’ strategies can influence the forest conservation effects of the proposed EU regulation on deforestation-free products

The EU consumes significant amounts of products made from agricultural commodities, such as cocoa, palm oil, and soy, and the related agricultural expansion of these commodities causes vast forest
Governance
Trade
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Out of the Flames Mapping Online Engagement and Public Narratives Around the 2019 Amazon Rainforest Fires

Under NewGo!, a start-up project of EFI’s Governance Programme funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Out of the Flames aimed to gain deeper insights into online
Forest fires
Governance
Media
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2020 Annual Report and Supplement

2020: Enhancing dialogue and interaction More information: Download the 2020 Annual Report Supplement
Capacity building
Governance
Mediterranean
Members
Network
Policy support
Research
Resilience
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Protecting old growth forests in Europe - a review of scientific evidence to inform policy implementation

The study reviews scientific literature on the topic of old-growth forests and held a workshop with around 20 external scientific experts in February 2021 to discuss preliminary findings. The experts
Biodiversity
Forest management
Governance
Research
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Key questions on forests in the EU

A solid and holistic understanding of the different roles forests play is necessary to be able to design policies that help to maximize synergies and minimize trade-offs between the different forest
Agroforestry
Biodiversity
Bioeconomy
Climate change
Cities
Forest management
Forest owners
Forest products
Governance
Health and wellbeing
Media
Non-wood forest products
Policy support
Resilience
Sustainability
Urban forests
Water
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Russian forests and climate change

More information Recommended citation: Leskinen, P., Lindner, M., Verkerk, P.J., Nabuurs, G.J., Van Brusselen, J., Kulikova, E., Hassegawa, M. and Lerink, B. (eds.). 2020. Russian forests and climate
Bioeconomy
Climate change
Forest management
Governance
Land use
Policy support
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General EFI brochure

EFI general brochure
Bioeconomy
Governance
Members
Network
Policy support
Research
Resilience
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Join us! - Membership brochure

Membership brochure
Bioeconomy
Governance
Members
Network
Policy support
Research
Resilience
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European forest governance post-2020

Forests and forest-relevant policies in Europe face a wide array of challenges in a rapidly changing world. Issues such as Brexit, the new European Parliament and European Commission, and the recent
Governance
Policy
Policy support
ThinkForest
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Naturschutz im Landeswald. Konzepte, Umsetzung und Perspektiven

Der Naturschutz im Wald hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten signifikant weiterentwickelt. Die Bewertung des bisher Erreichten ist allerdings zwischen Forstwirtschaft und Naturschutz umstritten. Dies
Biodiversity
Forest management
Governance
Resilience
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A forest-based circular bioeconomy for southern Europe: visions, opportunities and challenges

Reconciling economic prosperity with environmental protection requires wise regional development Over the last years, the bioeconomy has been held aloft as the eco-friendly solution for a post-oil
Bioeconomy
Climate change
Forest management
Governance
Mediterranean
Policy
Policy support
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EFI News 2015-1

In this issue: Reaching outside the forest community Shaping the future of sustainable forest management Can wood construction live up to the positive expectations? Social capital in forest governance
Biodiversity
Forest management
Governance
Members
Network
Wood construction
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