APFNet and the European Forest Institute (EFI) have agreed to increase their collaboration on sustainable forest management and rehabilitation through policy research, human resource development, information exchange and joint projects. APFNet Executive Director Dr Lu De and EFI Director Dr Marc Palahí signed the Memorandum of Understanding on 15 November 2019 at APFNet office in Beijing, China. 

Front: Dr Lu De (APFNet Executive Director) (left), Dr Marc Palahí (EFI Director); Back (from left): Dr Zhang Zhongtian (APFNet Assistant Executive Director), Dr Chen Xiaoqian (EFI Senior Expert), Dr Lauri Hetemäki (EFI Assistant Director)