Founded in 1998, this association aims to facilitate and coordinate exchanges between stakeholders in research, education and the forestry sector. From 2009, the IEFC has slowed down its activity to support the EFI regional office for the Atlantic arc regions and since 2018 the EFI platform for plantation forests. In 2020, following the closure of the EFI regional offices in France, the association hired a director and staff to ensure the animation of the network and the coordination of activities and projects on the topic of planted forests.

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IEFC is a transnational network of scientific and technical cooperation for the sustainable management of cultivated forests. IEFC brings together more than 30 organizations: research institutes, technical centers, universities, engineering schools, insurance companies, cooperatives and professional organizations. Any legal entity can become a member and participate in networking activities (thematic groups, events), as well as in the setting up and implementation of collaborative research and development projects. IEFC Membership provides access to a broad scientific and technological expertise and privileged contacts.

IEFC promotes sharing of experience and capacities between its members and more broadly with actors involved in the sustainable management and use of planted forests. Among these long-term activities resulting from the IEFC network, we can mention the REINFFORCE network, the IUFRO Task Force on planted forests, or the Silvalert application produced by the PLURIFOR project. This activity is carried out within the European Union as expected of a European association. Do not hesitate to contact us to share your ideas and initiatives or to join the association.

Our latest projects

KEBBE

The project aims to inform teachers and pupils in primary and secondary schools about the importance of the forest and to promote territorial cooperation using the forest bioeconomy as a main theme.

HOMED

This project aims to improve the rapid detection and eradication of new pathogens that may arrive in forests, detection being all the more crucial for plantation forests.

B4EST

B4EST is an EU-funded H2020 project which focuses on adaptive breeding for productive, sustainable and resilient forests under climate change.

l’IEFC Recrute

27/09/2023

L’Institut Européen de la Forêt Cultivée est à la recherche d’un Expert Junior (H/F) en aménagement du territoire et implication des collectivités locales dans la gestion des risques d’incendie pour

Webinar – Let’s Talk About Planted Forests – Registration

14/09/2023

The Let’s talk about Planted Forests webinar will take place on 29 september 2023 at 1.30 pm CET. Registrations are now closed (The replay will be available soon – access

Events

October 2023

Oct 04

04 October 2023

Bioeconomy Innovation Day

Dear friend, Did you know that forest biomass and agricultural, fishery and food by-products are the main sources of local renewable materials in the Basque Country, and that they can …

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Oct 06

06 October 2023

29ème Xylodating Le Douglas : une essence qui cherche et qui innove !

École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Clermont-Ferrand (ENSA), 85 Rue du Dr Bousquet,
Clermont-Ferrand, 63100 France

L’association France Douglas et le Pôle de Compétitivité Xylofutur s’associent aujourd’hui pour vous proposer un Xylodating dédié au douglas, afin de présenter les projets de recherche, de développement ou d’innovation …

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Oct 18

18 October 2023

Woodrise event 2023 Bordeaux - Workshop on Forest Resources

PARTNERS Most of the world's forests have already been used by humans. Their sustainable management can be ensured either by natural regeneration or by plantation. Plantation forests have several functions …

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