1. European Forest Institute
XXII IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS, Brisbane
Satellite meeting
International Organisations and Global Forest Issues
12 August 2005
European Forest Institute
The leading forest research network in Europe
Risto Päivinen
- Iw ould like to now tell the story of EFI very briefly, and also where we are today.

2. EFI is an independent non-governmental organisation conducting European forest research in order to promote the conservation and sustainable management of Europe’s forests.
EFI
Research Report 14

3. Today: the leading forest research network in Europe
1993 : 12 founding members
2005: 136 member organisations
in 37 countries

4. 7 EFI Project Centres: thematic and regional
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5. Facts & Figures Launched in 1993 as Finnish Association In 2004:
27 person-years in research
11 person-years in research support
Funding:
total budget 3,1 Mill EUR
Finnish Government 1,0 Mill EUR
External funding 2,1 Mill. EUR
(e.g.EU, EEA, ESA, JRC)

6. Activities 2004 30 research projects 12 events 8 EFI publications
Centres

7. 4 Research Programmes Forest Ecology and Management
Forest Products Markets and Socio-economics
Policy Analysis
Forest Resources and Information

8. Signatory countries Convention ratified
Convention on EFI: Change of status to international organisation from 4 September 2005
Signatory countries
Convention ratified

9. Research Capacities in Europe
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10. Global Forest Issues: The role of EFI in the future ?
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provider:
’first stop shop’?
Representing forest
research community
meetings, communication
Networking:
Centre of Excellence:
research expertise
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11. XXII IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS, Brisbane, Australia
12 August 2005
Thank you !
- Iw ould like to now tell the story of EFI very briefly, and also where we are today.