EFI Policy Portal

EFI Policy Portal

Information Portal on Forest Policies, Institutions and Instruments
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The EFI Policy Portal is dedicated to collecting and displaying already existing information sources about forest and forest-related (cross-sectoral) policy processes, instruments and institutions that have shaped and influenced the development of the pan-European forest sector. The main objective is to ensure easy access to structured and up-to-date forest policy information useful for forest policy research and advice. By providing a comprehensive overview of relevant information sources, the policy portal maps the complexity and dynamics of the pan-European forest policy arena. It provides also linkages between FOREST EUROPE Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management and ToSIA indicators in relation to a particular forest policy process, instrument and institution.

Policy Processes

Policy processes are the chains of activities, initiatives and events, from the very beginning of raising an issue on the political agenda, to argumentation, possible confrontation, political struggle, coalition, negotiation, compromise, solution and finally to implementation.

International level

• Agenda 21, Chapter 11 Combating Deforestation
• Alpine Convention
• Carpathian Convention
• Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention)
• Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)
• Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention)
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
• Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)
• Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention)
• Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention)
• Europe and North Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (ENA FLEG)
• European Commission (EC) Climate Action
• FOREST EUROPE
• The Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA)
• The Montreal Process

National level

• Proposal for a National Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (Finland)
• The national strategy for sustainable development (Finland)
• Long-Term Climate and Energy Strategy (Finland)
• A Natural Resource Strategy for Finland (Finland)
• National Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Finland 2006-2016 (Finland)
• Finland's National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (Finland)
• National Strategy for Mires and Peatlands - Proposal (Finland)
• Grenelle Environnement (France)
• National Forest Programme (PFN, France)
• Irish National Climate Change Strategy (Ireland)

Policy Instruments

Policy instrument is a category that comprises regulatory, economic and informational policy tools.

International level

• Aarhus Clearinghouse for Environmental Democracy
• Agenda 21, Chapter 11 Combating Deforestation
• Alpine Convention
• Carpathian Convention
• Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention)
• Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)
• Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention)
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
• Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)
• Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention)
• Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention)
• Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (C&I for SFM)
• Developing the EU Biodiversity Research Strategy (Biostrat)
• Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law
• EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy
• EU Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)
• EU Timber Regulation (EU Timber Regulation)
• European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)
• LIFE
• Strasbourg Declaration (Strasbourg Declaration)

National level

• Act on the Financing of Sustainable Forestry (Finland)
• Finnish Forestry Centre (Finland)
• Act on the Prevention of Insect and Fungi Damages in Forests (Finland)
• Metsähallitus (Finland)
• Forest Act (Finland)
• Act on Trade in Forest Reproductive Material (Finland)
• National Forest Programme 2015 (Finland) (Finland)
• National Sustainable Development Strategy (SNDD, France)
• French Forest Law (France)

Institutions

Institutions are defined as forest and forest-related (cross-sectoral) entities that have interest in and/or influence on the pan-European forests and forest activities.

International level

• Advisory Committee on Forest-based Industries (FBI Committee)
• Advisory Group on Forestry and Cork (AGFC)
• Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)
• Environmental Investigation Agency – Forests for the World Campaign (EIA)
• European Forest Institute (EFI)
• FAO Forestry department
• Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg (FVA)
• International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA)
• International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
• International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
• Standing Forestry Committee (SFC)
• UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
• World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
• World Bank Group (WBG) – Forests and Forestry (WBG-Forest and Forestry)
• World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Forests for Life Programme

National level

• Finnish Forest Management Association (Finland)
• Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA, Finland)
• Forestry Development Centre Tapio (Tapio, Finland)
• National Centre for Forest Owners (CNPF, France)
• France Nature Environnement (FNE, France)
• Technological Institute for Forestry, Cellulose, Construction Timber and Furniture (FCBA, France)
• National Institute for Agricultural Research (Inra, France)
• French Forestry Commission (ONF, France)
• National Research Agency (ANR, France)
• French Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning (MAAPRAT, France)
• National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (IRSTEA, France)
• French Ministry of Environment Protection, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing (MEDDTL, France)
• Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB, France)
• Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME, France)
• Public Interest Group for Forest Ecosystems (GIP EcoFor, France)
• Institute of Ecology and Environment (INEE, France)
• France Bois Forêt (France)
• Society of Irish Foresters (Ireland)
• Forest Service (Ireland)
• Council for Forest Research and Development (COFORD, Ireland)

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