European Forest Institute (EFI)

Mandate

  • provides relevant information for policy-making and decision-making in European countries relating to the forest and forest industry sector
  • conducts research in the above-mentioned fields
  • develops research methods
  • organises and participates in scientific meetings; and
  • organises and disseminates knowledge of its work and results

    Mission

    Undertake research on the pan-European level on forest policy, including its environmental aspects, on the ecology, multiple use, resources and health of European forests and on the supply of and demand for timber and other forest products and services in order to promote the conservation and sustainable management of forests in Europe

    Relevance to forests by key words

    Forest modelling and mapping, certification, research, forest health, forest production forecasts