The European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) represents state forest companies, enterprises and agencies that have sustainable forest management (SFM) and sustainable wood production as major concerns.
EUSTAFOR currently has 39 members in 28 European countries.
We are pleased to share an update on the conclusion of the SUPERB project (Systemic solutions for upscaling of urgent ecosystem restoration for forest-related biodiversity and ecosystem services), which has officially concluded after four years of collaboration across Europe. EUSTAFOR was proud to contribute to SUPERB as a member of the Stakeholder Advisory Board, providing input, critical reflection, and sector perspectives throughout the project. SUPERB brought together researchers, practitio...
By 405 votes to 242 and with 8 abstentions, Parliament has adopted targeted changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation already informally agreed with EU member states on 4 December 2025. Key Outcomes New Compliance Deadlines - 12 months delay 30 December 2026 – Large operators and traders | 30 June 2027 – Small operators and private individuals Authorities must also report any major technical issues affecting the functioning of the IT systems. ...
The Forest Europe process held its Expert Level Meeting (ELM) on 9 December 2025 in Brussels to discuss political commitments about the future of the process, to be finally adopted at the next Ministerial Conference next June in Stockholm. The ongoing Work Programme of FOREST EUROPE stems from the Ministerial Declaration adopted by the European ministers responsible for forests in October 2024 in Bonn, Germany. It consists of two work streams: Workstream 1 is to ensure that Forest Europe...
The second two-day workshop for delivering the new Eustafor strategy was held in Brussels on the 11th–12th of December. Roland Kautz, the Chairman of the EUSTAFOR Strategy Working Group, guided the participants in an experienced and effective way through the days towards the set goals of the workshop. Before the workshop a small survey was sent to the members to make sure that everybody had an opportunity to contribute to the strategy’s content. The questions asked were: Which topics do y...
10/06/2026 | EUSTAFOR 2026 STATE FOREST CONFERENCE IN DENMARK |
16/09/2026 | EFI 2026 Annual Conference |
