European Institute of Planted Forest – IEFC
The multi-actor network for sustainable management and resilience of planted forests
Boreal conifer forests face increasing climate-related stress that threatens their productivity and resilience. In productive forests, sustainable forest management must therefore focus not only on timber production but also the
The final conference of the European FIRE-RES project, entitled “Towards a Wildfire-Resilient Europe: From Knowledge to Policy Action”, was held on 4 and 5 November 2025 in Brussels. This major
Imagine you were a bird flying over Europe. You would see cities and villages, rivers, agricultural landscape, and forests covering almost one-third of Europe. You will distinguish many different types
• The objective is to leverage complex forests as a climate-smart strategy to mitigate climate change and promote biodiversity. • Provide a classification of the benefits provided by complex forests as well as
Complex forests and mixed plantations, as a resilient alternative, can increase, and in many cases, improve the potential quality of ecosystem services compared to other forest systems.
Sustainable forest management plays a key role in climate mitigation strategies. This is due to the carbon sequestration potential of forests and their provision of raw materials that can substitute
The Pan-European Network for Climate Adaptive Forest Restoration and Reforestation (PEN-CAFoRR), a network of experts from Europe and beyond addressing the entire cycle of forest restoration and reforestation in different
Governing and managing forests for multiple ecosystem services across the globe, Bonn, Germany Feb 26, 2020 – Feb 27, 2020 The conference was organized by EFI in collaboration with more