European Institute of Planted Forest – IEFC
The multi-actor network for sustainable management and resilience of planted forests
The 8th public meeting of the Gemm_Est & ExtraFor_Est projects, related to extractable chemical compounds from trees, was held online on 22 April 2021. This event, which was open to
A popular-analytic piece for IEFC — exploring the environmental footprint of Europe’s online entertainment sector and practical ways it can help planted forests. Introduction — two worlds that can meet
CARTON ("optimisation of carbon traits") is a collaborative project coordinated by INRAE (ANR project, 2020-2025). This project aims to identify European tree species that offer optimal soil carbon sequestration capacity,
An important debate about the forest-based bioeconomy in Europe and its impact on forest harvesting
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
At the time when the stronger development of the bioeconomy will help the European Union accelerate progress towards a circular and low-carbon economy, global experts on non-wood forest products (NWFP)
Two videos (in French) aimed to promote better understanding of the phenomena responsible for climate change and their impacts on forests.
Forestry in Britain is reliant on a small number of tree species and is facing the challenges of climate change and an increasing number of new pests and diseases; this
Between 2011 and 2013, thanks to the REINFFORCE project of the Interreg Atlantic Area programme, a collection of 38 arboretums with different origins from 32 different forest species was established
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