European Forest Institute

The European Forest Institute is an international organisation, established by European States. 30 European States have ratified the Convention on EFI. We have c.130 Associate and Affiliate Member organisations in 41 countries. Our Headquarters is in Joensuu, Finland, and we also have offices in Barcelona, Bonn, Brussels and Rome, as well as project offices in Malaysia and China. We conduct research and provide policy support on issues related to forests. We facilitate and stimulate forest-related networking and promote the dissemination of unbiased and policy-relevant information on forests and forestry. We also advocate for forest research and for the use of scientifically sound information as a basis for forest policies.