European Forest Institute

Help DigitAF project to understand the use and needs for digital tools and platforms in the agroforestry community. Are you a farmer, advisor, manager, or student working with or interested in agroforestry – take the short survey here: https://lnkd.in/eCzwbrQy? EFI is a partner in DigitAF. 

Do poplar plantations enhance organic carbon stocks in arable soils? Read a new comprehensive study from Northern Italy, with Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza from our Biocities facility as one of the authors. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/djrR_Cdm

Today #COP16 talks about forests and water. Check out our Forest Questions for a short intro on the role forests play in the water cycle! https://lnkd.in/g6wrav2Y

Are you thinking about applying for the European Forest Institute’s Young Leadership Programme 2025? 📝 Fill the application by 15 December ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dJcuNpGe Not convinced yet? 📽️ Watch #YLPMED 2023 participants sharing their experience of the edition that was held in Barcelona 2 years ago ➡️ https://lnkd.in/djQmkzKA Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb | Univerzitet u Novom Sadu | Univerzitet u Sarajevu - Šumarski fakultet | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Šumarski fakultet | Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci | International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) | Mediterranean Youth Task Force | #youth | #opportunity | #forestry | #forest

🌲 During panel three at the 9th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference, signatories and observers endorsed the Bonn Ministerial Decision and the creation of the Forest Risk Facility (FoRISK). 🔑 A key takeaway was the need to rethink and adapt strategies and approaches to maintain and enhance the resilience of #forests, landscapes, and society to the ever-increasing risks that #climatechange, the #biodiversity crisis, but also, e.g., land degradation and desertification pose for European forests. 🌍 Strengthening synergies across borders and sectors and committing to transboundary Sustainable Forest Management will enhance forest #resilience and secure the future of our forests. #9MC #FutureForests

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How our cities should look like in future as climate warms and more people choose to live in cities? See this amazing paper on biocities (myself and Jessica Cueva from Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as co authors among others) led by Jerylee Wilkes-Allemann and funded by European Forest Institute. https://lnkd.in/ej6CypeK

🌍 Last week, on Wednesday 16 October, we launched the latest From Science to Policy report on “Carbon Farming in the European Forestry Sector” at the ThinkForest event at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU in Brussels, organised and funded by the European Forest Institute (EFI). As a contributor to the economics and policy section, I’d like to highlight four key points we stressed: 1. Prevent market leakage – Emissions reductions in one region can cause increases elsewhere, so broader macroeconomic impacts on prices and demand must be factored into carbon market regulations. 2. Carbon credits must be temporal – Forest carbon sequestration is time-limited, and temporal credits reflect this, ensuring realistic expectations of climate benefits. 3. Ensure additionality – A combined use of on-site checks, remote sensing, and modelling techniques must verify that carbon sequestration is truly additional, balancing accuracy, transparency, and cost-effectiveness. 4. No offsetting – Instead of compensating for emissions, temporal credits should contribute to climate action, aligning with broader climate strategies and supporting EU member state GHG reporting efforts. These points are essential to ensure that carbon credits provide real value and lead to genuine emissions reductions. Full reference to the study: Chiti, T., Rey, A., Abildtrup, J., Böttcher, H., Diaci, J., Frings, O., Lehtonen, A., Schindlbacher, A., Zavala, M.A. 2024. Carbon farming in the European forestry sector. From Science to Policy 17. European Forest Institute. https://lnkd.in/eauDDpPq #CarbonFarming #CarbonMarkets #Forestry #CarbonCredits #ClimateAction #Additionality #MarketLeakage #CarbonOffsets

🌳 The latest EUFORGEN Newsletter is out, packed with important updates from the 9th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference. Ministers signed the Bonn Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to sustainable forest management and acknowledging the role of EUFORGEN in bolstering forest genetic diversity. The newsletter also dives into the latest #EUFORGEN policy summary on boosting forest resilience, strategies for tackling forest pests and diseases, and new tools for monitoring biodiversity. It also covers research on the adaptability of European tree species and a conservation strategy for Salzmann’s pine in France. 🌲 Don’t miss the upcoming events and #Evoltree webinars, like discussions on rainforest tree genetics and deep-time perspectives on European woodlands. 💚 #ForestGenetics #ClimateAction #Environment #Forests #GeneticDiversity Explore all the insights in this must-read edition! 👇 https://lnkd.in/duHKMRUb

Today, I had the pleasure of meeting with Robert Mavsar, Director at the European Forest Institute, here at the CIFOR-ICRAF campus in Nairobi. Accompanied by our CIFOR-ICRAF team—Peter A Minang, Alice Muchugi, and Isaac Rutenberg—we explored pathways for collaboration that align with our shared vision for sustainable forest management and policy support. Both CIFOR-ICRAF and EFI are committed to leveraging research to inform and advocate for sound forest policies that benefit trees, people, and the planet. As we move forward, we look forward to working together to enhance support for decision-makers and promote sustainable practices that safeguard the world’s forests. #Trees4Resilience