The European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN) is a collaborative mechanism among European countries to promote conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources.

The Programme was established in October 1994 to implement Strasbourg Resolution S2 (Conservation of forest genetic resources) of the first Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE), held in France in 1990.

Phase III (2005-2009) of EUFORGEN started in January 2005 and it focuses on promoting appropriate use of forest genetic resources as an integral part of sustainable forest management.

Thus EUFORGEN also contributes to the implementation of Vienna Resolution 4 (Conserving and enhancing forest biological diversity in Europe), adopted by the fourth MCPFE Conference in Austria in 2003.

EUFORGEN is financed by its member countries and coordinated by Bioversity International in technical collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The EUFORGEN Steering Committee is composed of National Coordinators nominated by all member countries and it is overseeing of the Programme, following the mandate given by the MCPFE process.

Further information can be found on the EUFORGEN website.