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Published: 11 April 2017

EFI Network News 3/2017 is available: http://www.anpdm.com/newsletterweb/44455F437740445E4A73444559/41445142744042584676414B5D4071

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Published: 28 March 2017

Dear Associate Members of EFI,
 
Please find enclosed a letter from the Chair of the EFI Board, Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza.
 
Thank you for your continuous support towards EFI.
 
Yours sincerely,
Marc Palahí

European Forest Institute
Yliopistokatu 6, 80100 Joensuu, Finland

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Published: 22 March 2017

Dear colleagues,
Today is the International Day of Forests and a good occasion to share EFI's new vision and strategic ambitions. Our new strategy is very much based on the vision that our forests will play a key transformational role in creating a new economic paradigm; one where biological resources, and not fossil ones, are the growth engine for an economy that prospers sustainably within the renewable boundaries of our planet. In this context, I invite you to watch a short video we have prepared for this year's International Day of Forests to reflect on the importance of our forests and our new strategic ramework. Please spread it widely through your channels!

Furthermore, I would like to highlight our recent work in implementing our new strategy and reflecting on the needed structural changes at EFI. The first step has been the establishment of two new Research Programmes: Bioeconomy and Resilience. The Bioeconomy Programme, coordinated from Joensuu, is possible thanks to the increased funding agreement with the Finnish Government. The Resilience Programme is established within our new Office in the city of Bonn as result of a long-term commitment by the German government, including a Host Country Agreement and funding contract, which provides for the first time German core funding to our Institute in addition to project resources. These programmes will play a key role in generating the EFI knowledge base and addressing our strategic themes. More information on their scope can be found here.

In addition to the new programmes, other important structural developments related to each of our different units are now being planned in order to effectively implement the new strategy. I look forward to sharing the new structural framework with all of you in our forthcoming Council meeting (April 2017) and Annual Conference (October 2018). We are in a transition towards a new world and EFI is ready for the new challenges and opportunities to come!

With best wishes
Marc Palahi
Director

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Published: 13 March 2017

New issue of EFI Network News available here: http://www.anpdm.com/newsletterweb/4445594B7846475A4779414B59/41445142744042584676414B5D4071

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Published: 27 January 2017

In December 2016, an information bulletin of the regional office of the European Forest Institute, the Central-East and South-East European Regional Office, was published featuring two Polish forest journals: Folia Forestalia Polonica, Series A - Forestry and Forest Research Papers. The bulletin also contains other information from the region that is included in the attachment. In addition, the link to the January EFI News: http://www.anpdm.com/newsletterweb/44465D417147425F4A77404A59/41445142744042594075474A5E4371