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SUPERB Project Launch in Romania
6 June 2022
From 30 May to 3 June, SUPERB held meetings in Sibiu, Romania focused on further defining the goals of this important research project on European forest restoration.
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CEPF General Assembly 2022 – finally in person!
14 June 2022
On 7 – 9 June 2022, CEPF members and secretariat gathered in Bled, Slovenia for the yearly General Assembly. After two years of online meetings, CEPF members from all over Europe were finally able to meet each other in person.
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The State of the World’s Forests 2022
15 May 2022
FAO has published its 2022 report on The State of the World’s Forests. It explores three pathways for forests to contribute to a green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies in a post pandemic world.
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EU Nature Directors Meeting in Strasbourg
10 June 2022
The Meeting of EU Nature Directors organised under the French Presidency of the EU Council took place on 1-2 June 2022 in Strasbourg.
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The EU Council has taken important positions on LULUCF and RED III
28 June 2022
The Member States have agreed on general approaches to bioenergy rules in RED III (renewable energy directive) as well as to LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry regulation).
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European Commission published proposal for a Nature Restoration Law
23 June 2022
The European Commission published its proposal for a Regulation on Nature Restoration on 22 June 2022 with the main aim to restore degraded ecosystems.
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2022 Natura 2000 Awards & LIFE Awards – Celebration of 30 year anniversary
18 May 2022
The winners of this year’s Natura2000 Awards and LIFE Awards were announced in May 2022. This year is special for Natura 2000, as it marks the 30 year anniversary of adoption of the Habitats Directive and thus creation of the Natura 2000 network and LIFE fund.
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Seoul Forest Declaration - XV World Forestry Congress
6 May 2022
The Seoul Forest Declaration was adopted as conclusion of the XV World Forestry Congress. The Declaration encourages actions for a green, healthy, and resilient future with forests.
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Several important forest-related votes in European Parliament committees
14 July 2022
On 12 and 13 July 2022, European Parliament committees adopted reports on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030, on the Proposal for a Regulation on Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and on amending the Renewable Energy Directive.
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2022 Forest Academy for EU Decision Makers
6 July 2022
CEPF participated in the Forest Academy for EU Decision Makers which brought together 35 participants in the last week of June in 2022 in Sweden. The event was organised by the Finnish Forest Association and the Swedish Forest Agency.
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Statement of European forest owners on the devasting 2022 heatwave and fire season
21 July 2022
European forest owners express their full solidarity with all people affected by the ongoing terrible droughts and wildfires raging across Europe.
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Statement | Sustainable Forest Management: Keeping the potential of forest biodiversity unlocked
30 August 2022
Joint statement by CEPF, Copa-Cogeca, EUSTAFOR, ELO, FECOF, Pro Silva, UEF and USSE for the FOREST EUROPE High-Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Forest Management: unlocking forest biodiversity’s potential on 30 August 2022.