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The Eighth FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference
26 March 2021
The 8th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe will take place on 14 and 15 April. The conference will address issues regarding the current challenges European forests and the forest sector face.
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Press release | #WelcomeToMyForest – To make the voices of those who take care of forests heard
30 March 2021
Press release on the #WelcomeToMyForest information campaign raising the voice of European forest owners by CEPF, Copa-Cogeca and ELO.
The preparation of the new EU Forest Strategy
31 March 2021
The preparation of the new EU Forest Strategy is currently in the phase of public consultation - open until 19 April - and the European Commission aims at publishing the new strategy before summer.
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CEPF team grows - welcome Tim Hartl!
15 March 2021
On 15 March, Tim Hartl started as our new Junior EU Policy Officer. He will support CEPF with its work on EU forest-related policies, including agricultural and rural development and policies aiming at halting deforestation.
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Spanish forest owners raising their voice on the future CAP
24 March 2021
On 24 March, FAFCYLE and COSE, representatives of forest owners in Castilla y Leon and representative of Spanish Forest Owners (and member of CEPF), organised a conference day to exchange on how the future CAP could and should support forest management.
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Statement | Sustainable forest management – our joint answer to the vision of sustainable development
15 April 2021
Joint statement of CEPF and Copa-Cogeca on the occasion of the 2nd Ministerial Roundtable of the 8th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on 15 April 2021.
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Statement | Adapting forests to changing climate
14 April 2021
Joint statement of CEPF, Copa-Cogeca and EUSTAFOR on the occasion of the 1st Ministerial Roundtable of the 8th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on 14 April 2021.
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CEPF participated to the Council and IUCN high-level event on Restoring Europe's Forests for People and the Planet
24 May 2021
On 20 May 2021, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council together with IUCN European Regional Office invited stakeholders to exchange on the upcoming legally-binding nature restoration targets and the future EU Forest Strategy.
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Press release | EP vote on the EUBS for 2030: A missed opportunity to embrace the complexity of forests and forestry
9 June 2021
CEPF press release on the adoption of the European Parliament's report on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
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CEPF General Assembly 2021
17 June 2021
CEPF General Assembly – the annual meeting of CEPF members to discuss and decide – took place online on 10 June 2021.
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CEPF congratulates the winners of the LIFE Awards 2021!
4 June 2021
The winners of LIFE Awards 2021 were announced on 2 June. The forest-related project, LIFE FORECCAsT, won the "Climate Action" category.
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Statement | Draft new EU Forest Strategy: time to really consider the opinion of EU forest and forest-based sector
23 June 2021
Joint statement by the EU forest and forest-based sector regarding the draft new EU Forest Strategy.