The ninth Ministerial Conference of Forest Europe, a pan-European forest policy process, has agreed to establish a Forest Risk Facility (FoRISK) in Bonn, Germany. European Forest Institute (EFI) will provide the secretariat for the Facility, which is initially funded by the German government.
The Facility aims to help countries reach a common understanding on approaches for tackling the most pressing forest risks and support their work by:
- further strengthening international and transboundary cooperation and networking on disaster risk management, forest adaptation and resilience;
- stimulating knowledge and information exchange within the policy-science-practice interface;
- increasing proactive engagement with the public and the media and disseminating information in an accessible and appropriate format.
Robert Mavsar, EFI Director, said: “We are delighted to host the Forest Risk Facility (FoRISK), reinforcing our core belief at EFI that pan-European cooperation is key to tackling forest related challenges. FoRISK will serve as a crucial platform for sharing knowledge, ideas, and innovative approaches, uniting expertise across borders to build resilience and ensure sustainable forest management.”
The European Forest Institute is an international organisation established by European States.
