Established in 1991, the European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) is a forum for communication between European organisations, researchers, EU institutions and others concerned with (sub-)tropical forest research. The ETFRN Network seeks to promote the involvement of European research expertise towards the conservation and wise use of forests and woodlands in tropical and subtropical countries.
The network has participants in 16 European countries, including Norway, Switzerland, and all European Union member states, except Luxemburg. There is an ETFRN focal point (national node) in each of these countries.
WWW site includes:
- information on ETFRN
- directory of European tropical forestry research institutes
- reports on the EU INCO programme
- addresses of national focal points in Europe
- International calendar of events; Question & Answer service
- links to other sources/databases on tropical forestry research
- ETFRN News: full text of quarterly newsletter available on the ETFRN website (see separate entry)