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 40 members in 29 European countries.
A new EUSTAFOR associate has started work at the European Forestry House, as Anna Jolkkonen continues the expert exchange program following Ulla Lehtonen from Metsähallitus, Finland. In February 2026, Anna Jolkkonen transferred for one year to an expert exchange position at EUSTAFOR’s office in Brussels. Anna, originally from North Karelia, Finland, holds a Master of science in Forestry from the University of Eastern Finland and has worked in Metsähallitus since 2021 as a forest manage...
The CBE JU 2026 Call for Project Proposals will open for submissions on 23 April 2026 and close on 22 September 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time. The call budget is 170 million euros and the call identifier is HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026. The CBE JU calls follow the rules and procedures of Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme. The call topics are all related to Research and Innovation concerning bio-based products. At first glance, the most interesting for state forest organizati...
In December 2025, EUSTAFOR formally applied for membership of the EU Bioeconomy Alliance. Today on 23 February 2026, EUSTAFOR's membership has officially been confirmed during the EUBA's Secretary General meeting, in which Mr. Piotr Borkowski introduced EUSTAFOR to the rest of the alliance. The EUBA is an alliance between key-stakeholders in the Bioeconomy sector, founded in 2015. Notable founding members include, besides known allies like CEPF, COPA-COGECA and CEPI, also EUBP (bioplastics) a...
The European State Forest Association has published its official contribution accompanied by a statement on the future EU Climate Resilience Framework during the open consultation closed in February, setting out a clear vision for how forests and public forest managers must be positioned within Europe’s adaptation strategy. The statement comes at a pivotal moment, as the European Union advances work on a more integrated and forward-looking approach to climate resilience. EUSTAFOR’s messag...
23/03/2026 | EFI Mediterranean Network Forum 2026 |
23/03/2026 | Congrés BIT2026 |
22/04/2026 | Nordic Forest Summit 2026 |
23/04/2026 | Forests for Resilient Water |
26/05/2026 | European Forum on Urban Forestry |
