About Us

The European Forest Institute (EFI) is an international organisation established by European States. It is the leading institution conducting and advocating forest research and facilitating forest research networking at the pan-European level. It is an acknowledged provider of and a major contact point for unbiased, policy-relevant information on European forests and forestry.

EFI has its Headquarters in Joensuu, Finland, and Regional Offices across Europe.With an extensive network made up of nearly 130 Organisational Members and six Project Centres; it offers the best forest research contacts and acknowledged collaboration at the European level.

The EU FLEGT Facility has been established to support the European Commission and Member States in negotiating Voluntary Partnership Agreements with forest rich countries and achieving the broader aims set out in the EU FLEGT Action Plan.

For more information see our EU FLEGT Facility page