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“Foresta2021” – the joint 79th session of the ECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) and the 41st session of the FAO European Forestry Commission will be held from 22 to 25 November 2021. The joint session will focus on “Future of Forests”, providing experts, policy-makers, business leaders as well as national delegates an opportunity […]

The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC will take place from 31 October to 12 November 2021, in UK (Glasgow). The UK aims to bring countries together to agree a comprehensive, ambitious and balanced outcome that takes forward coordinated climate action and resolves key issues related to the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris […]

Being part of the EFI Annual Conference, this scientific seminar organized on the second day (7 October 2021 from 11.00 to 14.45 CEST) will aim to explore the current state-of-the-art forest monitoring systems in Europe, get an insight into the latest scientific and technical developments in the field of remote sensing and forest monitoring, and […]

CEPI, in partnership with Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF), is pleased to invite you to an open policy discussion on the revamped EU Forest Strategy and Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) regulation, both published in the context of the EU Fit for 55 legislative package. This package is meant to bring the […]

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize organizes a webinar on 16 September from 15.00 to 16.00 CEST to discuss the rapid technological development and how to avoid misinterpretation of complex “big data” on forests. The EU is moving towards new and revised policies on forests to maintain and enhance biodiversity at the same time as forests may […]

A webinar to discuss how to strengthen forest ecosystem services and integrated forest management for biodiversity and climate change. IUCN and EFI have joined forces to present an open, high-level webinar and exchange on the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 on 22 September from 11.00 to 13.00 CEST. The webinar, organised via the SINCERE project and Integrate […]

The sixth edition of the “Raw Materials Week” will take place from 15 to 19 November 2021 as hybrid and online events, gathering a wide range of stakeholders discussing policies and initiatives in the field of raw materials. The 2021 Raw Materials Week will be centred around the eight annual High-level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership […]

The 69th International Softwood Conference (ISC) will be a hybrid Conference taking place in Helsinki on 13-14 October 2021 The European Timber Federation (ETTF) and the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS), together with hosting association Sahateollisuus (Finnish Sawmills Association) announce that the 69th International Softwood Conference (ISC) will take place in a hybrid […]

Due to Covid19-regulations, the conference venue was changed from TU Wien to Marriott Imperial Riding School Renaissance Hotel Vienna.It will take place in a dual-mode: digitally and physically. Besides some excellent science, the 2021 event will have a distinct focus on the operational applications of LIDAR in forest inventory and mapping. Benchmarks are planned of […]

Due to the continued uncertainties created by the pandemic, the IBFRA 2021 Conference has been moved to an entirely online format. The dates for the conference remain unchanged, August 16-20, 2021. This decision was made to prioritize the health and safety of attendees. The objectives of the 2020 IBFRA Conference are: Present and discuss the […]