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Upcoming events
Tercer encuentro ‘Exportar sin Deforestar’
Abordamos los avances realizados, las herramientas disponibles y los principales retos para la implementación de la EUDR en Colombia.
30 October 2026, GMT-5
- Sustainable economy
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
Building the Future: Wood, Bioeconomy and the New Bauhaus
This ThinkForest event explores how wood and other bio-based materials can contribute to a sustainable and climate-neutral European built environment.
19 November 2026, 09:00–11:30
- Sustainable economy
Seeing the forest clearly
Join the discussion on Europe’s primary and old-growth forests and how accurate mapping can help protect them.
26 November 2026, 10:00–11:30
- Resilient forests
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Public and private financing forest restoration and biodiversity conservation
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
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
Forests of the Future: Research and forest management in an era of change
Contemporary approaches to forest ecology, close-to-nature silviculture, biodiversity, monitoring, and long-term research.
17 September 2026 – 20 September 2026
- Resilient forests
EFI 2026 Annual Conference
EFI 2026 Annual Conference took place on 16-18 September in Växjö, Sweden. Conference was organised together with our member organisation Linnaeus University, Växjö.
16 September 2026 – 18 September 2026
- Forests and people
Let’s get a grip on future shapers creating forest futures
Join this EFI Annual Conference side event to understand the opportunities and challenges of horizon scanning within the forest-based sector.
15 September 2026
- Resilient forests
