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Strengthening the foundations for future forests EFI Member organisation, the Slovenian Forestry Institute, opened their new Centre for Seeds, Nurseries and Forest Protection in Ljubljana on 9 March.

EFI Member organisation, the Slovenian Forestry Institute, opened their new Centre for Seeds, Nurseries and Forest Protection in Ljubljana on 9 March.

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09.03.2026 13:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The policy brief will be online friday morning...

This is crucial evidence for several European policies!

05.03.2026 19:43 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Various policies have high expectations on forests, as carbon sinks, as biodiversity habitats, as source of renewal resources for the bioeconomy - future disturbance regimes will strongly affect all of these!
Check out both the Science paper and our policy brief!

06.03.2026 06:58 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Policy implications: Together with @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social, we’ve also published a summary for policy makers alongside the scientific paper, highlighting important implications for European forest policy wrt forest planning, monitoring and management (7/10) Link: doi.org/10.36333/pb20

05.03.2026 19:36 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2

The future of Europe’s forest disturbance regimes– a thread.

Tl, dr: Disturbances from wildfire, bark beetles & wind will continue to increase in the coming decades. Under unabated climate change disturbances could more than double by 2100.

New paper out in @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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One of the aspects we focused on in the first episode of the #ForwadsEU podcast was water availability 💧🌳

We discussed how climate change and subsequent water scarcity affects the forest growth.

Listen to the whole podcast 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/3vzO...

#TheSoundOfForests

02.03.2026 14:39 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

🔥 From risk to resilience, from science to policy
The next EFI Mediterranean Network Forum webinar facilitates a discussion on how forest fire management effectiveness can be measured and improved across the Mediterranean.

📅 4 March | 10:00 CET
https://efi.int/efimed-network-forum-2026/webinars

02.03.2026 08:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Collecting spatial data on coffee and forest cover in Ethiopia As part of EFI’s support to the coffee sector in Ethiopia, today our partner, the Ethiopia Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI), held an event to launch its work on collecting spatial data on...

As part of EFI’s support to the coffee sector in Ethiopia, our partner, the Ethiopia Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI), held an event to launch its work on collecting spatial data on coffee and forest cover.

Read more 👇
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02.03.2026 06:43 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

SimInForest Project – building an innovative approach to link marteloscope exercises to simulation models - Resilience Blog Written by Andreas Schuck, Senior Researcher at the European Forest Institute For forest managers, it is quite challenging to integrate multiple forest management objectives and increase forest

Now reading 👇

26.02.2026 06:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Climate-driven increases in wildfire projected to affect European forest types differently Climate-driven increases in wildfire projected to affect European forest types differently, Patacca, Marco, Grünig, Marc, Schelhaas, Mart-Jan, Alberdi, Iciar, Filipek, Sara, Fridman, Jonas, Järvikylä, Janne, Seidl, Rupert, Senf, Cornelius, Staritsky, Igor, Zudin, Sergey, Lohbeck, Madelon, Nabuurs, Gert-Jan

Another interesting article done in collab with colleagues from EFI and our network!

📄Climate-driven increases in wildfire projected to affect European forest types differently

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

25.02.2026 13:40 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

EFI Mediterranean Network Forum 2026 gathers a spectrum of actors to address shared challenges for Mediterranean forests, advance dialogue & cooperation on finding common solutions.

https://efi.int/news/efi-mediterranean-network-forum-2026-strengthening-forest-resilience-across-mediterranean-2026

18.02.2026 09:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tree and forest biological diversity : a treasure chest of European global wealth, well-being, resilience and leadership for the future A science & policy event on biodiversity and nature-positive actions to ensure protection and maintain resilience of tomorrow’s trees and forests.

Eco2Adapt, FORGENIUS, FRUITDIV and OptFORESTS gather European experts to discuss nature-positive actions. Read more 👇
https://www.inrae.fr/en/events/science-policy-event-tree-and-forest-biological-diversity-treasure-chest-european-global-wealth-well-being-resilience-and-leadership-future

17.02.2026 08:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

European Forest Institute - Project Manager The European Forest Institute (EFI) is an international organisation with 30 member countries and around 130 member organisations. EFI undertakes policy support and forest research at pan-European and

We're seeking a Project Manager, based in Yaoundé, to lead the implementation of the Sustainable and Competitive Cocoa Value Chain project in Cameroon. Apply by 9 March.
Details👇
https://careers.efi.int/o/project-manager-cameroon

16.02.2026 09:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Support to forest governance platforms and tree tenure reform in Ghana An event this week marked the launch of EFI’s work in Ghana to support multi-stakeholder forest governance platforms and tree tenure reform.

An event this week marked the launch of EFI’s work in Ghana to support multi-stakeholder forest governance platforms and tree tenure reform.

Read more: efi.int/news/support...

13.02.2026 11:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Forwards Annual Meeting 2026: Collaboration and Knowledge at the Heart of Forest Innovation — Forwards From 3 to 5 February, the Forwards Consortium gathered in Florence for its Annual Meeting, hosted by the Department of Architecture (DIDA) at the University of Florence. Partners came together to revi...

To learn more about our recent annual meeting held in Florence, we just released a dedicated news release 👇

Read about the meeting activities and partners' contributions here: forwards-project.eu/forwards-ann...

@efieuropeanforest.bsky.social @luke.fi

12.02.2026 13:53 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Establishing a Network of Marteloscopes in Western Ukraine - Resilience Blog Guest article by Vasyl Lavnyy and Peter Spathelf, originally written in German and published here. One of the central tasks of forest management is deciding when, where, and

#NowReading: A fascinating piece on establishing a network of Marteloscopes in Western Ukraine, authored by two of our member organisation representatives.

https://resilience-blog.com/2026/02/10/establishing-a-network-of-marteloscopes-in-western-ukraine/

12.02.2026 06:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ahead of the EFI Mediterranean Network Forum 2026, this webinar explores how forests can support human well-being while enhancing their social and economic value.
📅 17 February | 10:00 CET
https://efi.int/efimed-network-forum-2026/webinars
#ForestWellbeing #NatureBasedSolutions #EFIMedForum2026

10.02.2026 06:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🎉Celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and register for the

👩🏽🔬3rd Annual Women in Science IUFRO webinar series
🗓️11 February 2026, 🕖07:00 UTC -
🗓️12 February 2026, 🕓16:00 UTC

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#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #ForestScience #ForestResearch

09.02.2026 09:45 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2

Looking ahead: how forestry can benefit from exploring horizon scanning | European Forest Institute What is the next big thing? What are the emerging trends and signals you have spotted? These were the questions we often encountered when introducing the UEF

Looking ahead: how forestry can benefit from exploring horizon scanning. What is the next big thing? What are the emerging trends and signals you have spotted?
More👇https://efi.int/news/looking-ahead-how-forestry-can-benefit-exploring-horizon-scanning-2026-02-05

09.02.2026 07:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Screenshot of GeoRoots app

Meet GeoRoots Editor: a free, open source browser tool to create, check and edit geolocation for #EUDR. Fast, secure & GeoJSON ready—no software installation needed. Try it: georoots.eu/editor/ #Geolocation #Traceability

05.02.2026 10:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🔥 A fire‑resilient Europe needs a new approach

EFI’s latest Policy Brief calls for a shift toward Integrated Fire Management, as extreme wildfires continue to escalate with over 1 million hectares burned in the EU in 2025.

📄 Read the full Policy Brief: https://doi.org/10.36333/pb19

04.02.2026 10:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Junior research scientist on the impact of the microbiota on tree health CR26-ECODIV-3 - You will join the Tree-Microbe Interactions (IAM) Joint Research Unit (UMR) 1136, which has around 90 staff, including 46 permanent employees, divided into three teams (INRAE and University of Lorraine). The research conducted at IAM focuses on the biology and ecology of interactions between microorganisms and forest trees. It aims to improve our understanding of the interactions between trees, fungi (pathogenic, symbiotic and saprotrophic) and rhizosphere bacteria, which contribute to the functioning and sustainability of forest ecosystems. The host team (Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi), composed of three researchers, two engineers, two assistant engineers, and three technicians, conducts research on the biology of forest pathogenic fungal populations.In this context, you will be responsible for developing an emerging theme within the unit, which will focus on the role of microbiota in the development of tree diseases. Trees host a collection of microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, fungi, oomycetes and viruses), commonly referred to as the microbiota. This microbiota colonises the tree's various ecological niches, such as the phyllosphere, rhizosphere, and endosphere and, together with the host plant, forms the plant holobiont. The regulatory role of tree microbiota in disease development has been demonstrated in certain cases and constitutes an innovative area of research. Recent work by the host team has highlighted the role of microbiota in regulating ash dieback. However, knowledge remains incomplete, particularly regarding the other pathosystems studied by the team. In the short term, your mission will be to study the role of microbiota in the development of one of the forest diseases studied by the team, Diplodia shoot blight of pine. In this pathosystem, the pathogen is present in trees in endophytic form long before symptoms appear. It has been shown that the wood microbiota plays a role in triggering the disease by modifying the composition of key metabolites in the tissues. You will be responsible for studies aimed at elucidating the role of endophytic microbiota in the epidemiological cycle of the pathogen. Initially, you will characterise the microbiota of symptomatic and non-symptomatic pine stems under natural conditions and its relationship with the onset of symptoms using metabarcoding and/or metagenomics approaches. In a second phase, you will develop innovative approaches for manipulating the microbiota (synthetic microbial consortia) in greenhouses in order to functionally validate its role. These experimental approaches may incorporate simulations of different climate change scenarios in order to study the interactions between plants, pathogens, microbiota, and climate. Furthermore, the study of the rhizosphere microbiota of trees, in particular ectomycorrhizal fungi and associated bacterial communities, is a topic that has been extensively studied within the unit, which will promote collective dynamics.You will thus benefit from the appropriate infrastructures and tools available locally and from the expertise in metabarcoding and metagenomics data analysis already present in the unit and, more widely, on the Lorraine site. More broadly, you will be involved in national (ECODIV Division, Holoflux Metaprogramme, RisqFor, SymbiPhyt and PhytoMic networks, Francophone Forest Pathology Group, PEPR Forestt) and international scientific networks (cross-border networks, European projects, IUFRO workgroups, Phytobiome Alliance) in the field of plant microbiota and forest health.

#job at INRAE Department of Tree-Microbe Interactions:
Junior research scientist on the impact of the microbiota on tree health, to study the role of tree microbiota in interactions between trees and forest pathogenic fungi.

Closing: 5 March 2026

jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp...

03.02.2026 13:56 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

🔮 Can a little magic bring scientists and journalists together? 🧙‍♂️🪄 YouTube video by European Forest Institute

🔮 Can a little magic bring scientists and journalists together? 🧙‍♂️🪄
Meet @jonassimons.bsky.social who within INFORMA project spoke to journalists from across Europe at the Climate Arena. He highlights that the interests don’t always align.

informa-forests.eu

youtu.be/Cw8DyCSrD8w?...

02.02.2026 09:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Join the EFI Mediterranean Network Forum 2026 #webinar series 🌍

Free online discussions on key challenges shaping #Mediterranean forests: forest health, forest therapy & forest fires.

📅 5 Feb | 17 Feb | 4 March

Register now! - efi.int/efimed-netwo...

26.01.2026 15:38 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

EFI Network News - Mediterranean, January 2026 Don’t miss the latest from the EFI Mediterranean Network News! Discover news, blog stories, events, workshops, and opportunities from across the Mediterranean basin and beyond — all in one bulletin. E...

🌿📣 Our January EFIMED Newsletter is out!

Discover the webinar series shaping the conversation ahead of #EFIMedForum2026, plus new research, calls, videos, and events across the #Mediterranean.

👉 Read more and register for the webinars & forum!
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🌍 Towards the EFI Mediterranean Network Forum 2026! This webinar is part of the official pre-Forum webinar series, designed to explore key challenges shaping the future of Mediterranean forests. Focus: Transboundary forest pests and diseases

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https://efi.int/efimed-network-forum-2026/webinars

30.01.2026 06:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When good forests look bad: new research highlights distorting effects in EU conservation reporting A new peer-reviewed study by European Forest Institute (EFI) researchers Harald Mauser and Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, together with Bart Muys from KU Leuven, examines how current EU conservation status...

When good forests look bad: new research highlights distorting effects in EU conservation reporting.

@bartmuys.bsky.social @magdaboudagher.bsky.social

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30.01.2026 06:03 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

🔥#NowReading "Economic incentives for reducing wildfire risk: Taking stock of an emerging field" with EFI's Cecilia Fraccaroli and Sven Wunder as authors, along with former EFI colleagues Elena Górriz-Mifsud and Elsa Varela.

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

27.01.2026 12:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🌲 Forest reproductive material matters! Future forests start with today’s seeds🌱

New #EUFORGEN resources bring together science-based guidance, policy & practical recommendations to support climate-resilient forest management. 👉 Explore all the materials here:
www.euforgen.org/resources/fo...

27.01.2026 10:31 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Do you work with carob? 🌳 Join the #CarobDays (25–27 March 2026, Valencia) during the EFI Mediterranean Network Forum: 3 days of science sessions, a multi-stakeholder hackathon & field visits to boost innovation and sustainable carob value chains.

Register now! - efi.int/efimed-netwo...

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