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3rd Forest Academy for Decision Makers
25 September 2023
The 3rd Forest Academy, organized by Finnish Forest Association, took place in Finland from 20-22 September with the primary aim to bring EU policies closer to the reality of forestry in the Nordic region. CEPF representative participated in the event.
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CEPF feedback on the EC proposal for a Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive
3 November 2023
Soil is one of the fundamentals of forest management. European forest owners have at heart to manage and to maintain it. External factors, including changing climate, could significantly decrease possible positive results, so overall objective should fit uncertainty of results.
Press Release | A positive framework for climate change mitigation with discouraging regulatory barriers for forestry
21 November 2023
Today’s vote on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework in the European Parliament’s vote underlines forestry’s contribution, while at the same time risks limitations to capitalise on the true potential of sustainably managed multifunctional forests.
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Press Release | EU Forest Monitoring: will this data collection improve forest resilience?
22 November 2023
While European forest owners fully support the general principle of increasing resilience of European forests, we have substantial doubts whether the proposed provisions of of the European Commission's proposal might be the right tool for achieving it.
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CEPF Statement | Provisional agreement on Nature Restoration: A disappointing outcome
20 November 2023
European forest owners have strong concerns regarding the known outcomes of the trilogue negotiations. The agreed restoration targets, their implementation, and their weak financing basis make the compromise appear unrealistic.
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FOREST EUROPE High Level Talks
9 November 2023
FOREST EUROPE High Level Talks meeting took place on 9 November in Berlin, Germany. The meeting was an opportunity to address the increasing risks posed by climate change and biodiversity crises to European forests.
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European Forest Owners’ Manifesto: Caring for European Forests!
5 December 2023
European Forest Owners’ Manifesto is published on 05 December 2023. It encapsulates our achievements, vision, and commitments, but at the same time it puts forth key requests for consideration in the upcoming European mandate.
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Forest fires’ report: 2022 marked the second-worst fire season in recent history
27 November 2023
The European Commission Joint Research Center’s (JRC) latest report “Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2022” was published on 22 November 2023. It highlights 2022 as the second-worst fire season in recent history.
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CEPF Statement | EU 2040 Climate Target: A positive repositioning of the bioeconomy, and which role for forestry?
8 February 2024
The European Commission’s long-awaited interim Climate Target outlines an ambitious path until 2040, building on sharp reductions of net greenhouse gas emissions, embracing bioeconomy, and involvement of land-based sectors.
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CEPF Feedback on the EC proposal for an EU Forest Monitoring Framework
7 February 2024
While CEPF supports the general principle of increasing resilience of European forests, the real added value of this proposal and the actual means it offers for resilient of EU forest are tenuous. The question of a need of EU action and real added value of this proposal remains.