Creation of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

8 January 2008 0 Comments 0 tags

The European Parliament adopted today the Regulation establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The next steps include appointing the EIT’s Governing Board by June 2008 and establishing

Five full proposals to establish new EFI Regional Offices invited

8 January 2008 0 Comments 0 tags

The European Forest Institute intends to gain more regional presence and raise more core funding to enhance joint activities in the next few years by establishing new Regional Offices in

Best wishes from IEFC

7 January 2008 0 Comments 0 tags

The IEFC team wishes you Health and Success in 2008 ! We hope that this new year will bring success to the actions undertaken and will offer the network new

European Commission addresses challenges of forest-based industries

3 January 2008 0 Comments 0 tags

The 27 February 2008 the European Commission has adopted a 19-point plan to address the challenges facing forest-based industries, which are adapting to deal with increased global competition, climate change

Voluntary Guidelines for Responsible Management of Planted Forests and for Fire Management

28 July 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

FAO collaborated with a wide range of partners and stakeholders in preparing these guidelines, through technical and expert consultations and six Regional Forestry Commissions during 2006. The two voluntary guidelines

DEFOR project : 2 demonstration meetings in November

17 July 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

The transnational project DEFOR initiated in June 2006 aims at diffusing new forestry technologies to small enterprises with an objective of sustainable development and enhancement of the competitiveness of South

Forestry in a New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme

12 July 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

New Zealand will use an emissions trading scheme as its core price-based measure for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing forest carbon sinks. The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ

12 July 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

11 July 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

Interreg Project DEFOR : Innovation for wood extraction in the Pyrenean chain

3 July 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

The aim of DEFOR is to transfer technological innovation to small forestry enterprises at any level of the forest wood chain. The task 1.4 deals with wood extraction in mountainous