EFI Policy Portal
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EFI Policy Portal
Information Portal on Forest Policies, Institutions and Instruments
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The EFI Policy Portal is dedicated to collect and display already existing information sources about forest and other sectors 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.
Policy Processes
- A Natural Resource Strategy for Finland
- 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
- Finland's National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
- Grenelle Environnement
- Irish National Climate Change Strategy
- Long-Term Climate and Energy Strategy
- National Forest Programme (PFN)
- National Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Finland 2006-2016
- National Strategy for Mires and Peatlands - Proposal
- Proposal for a National Strategy on Invasive Alien Species
- Tatu Liimatainen/Goverment Resolution on the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland 2008-2016 (METSO) Forest biodiversity
- The Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA)
- The Montreal Process
- The national strategy for sustainable development
Policy Instruments
- Aarhus Clearinghouse for Environmental Democracy
- Act on Trade in Forest Reproductive Material
- Act on the Financing of Sustainable Forestry
- Act on the Prevention of Insect and Fungi Damages in Forests
- 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)
- Finnish Forestry Centre
- Forest Act
- French Forest Law
- LIFE
- Metsähallitus
- National Forest Programme 2015 (Finland)
- National Sustainable Development Strategy (SNDD)
- Strasbourg Declaration (Strasbourg Declaration)
Institutions
- Advisory Committee on Forest-based Industries (FBI Committee)
- Advisory Group on Forestry and Cork (AGFC)
- BiodivERsA
- Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)
- Council for Forest Research and Development (COFORD)
- Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME)
- Environmental Investigation Agency – Forests for the World Campaign (EIA)
- European Forest Institute (EFI)
- FAO Forestry department
- Finnish Forest Management Association
- Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA)
- Forest Service
- Forestry Development Centre Tapio (Tapio)
- Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg (FVA)
- Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB)
- France Bois Forêt
- France Nature Environnement (FNE)
- French Forestry Commission (ONF)
- French Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning (MAAPRAT)
- French Ministry of Environment Protection, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing (MEDDTL)
- Institute of Ecology and Environment (INEE)
- International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA)
- International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
- National Centre for Forest Owners (CNPF)
- National Institute for Agricultural Research (Inra)
- National Research Agency (ANR)
- National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (IRSTEA)
- Public Interest Group for Forest Ecosystems (GIP EcoFor)
- Society of Irish Foresters
- Standing Forestry Committee (SFC)
- Technological Institute for Forestry, Cellulose, Construction Timber and Furniture (FCBA)
- 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
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Criteria and indicators
FOREST EUROPE and ToSIA (Tool for Sustainability Impact Assessment) have developped criteria and indicators, which are used ...
