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Forestry winner in 2011 MEP Awards announced
06.12.2011
For the very first time, a prestigious award for members of the European Parliament (MEP Awards) carried a forestry theme. This one-off award highlighted celebrations of the International Year of Forests 2011 and it was awarded to MEP Kriton Arsenis.
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The CEPF Members Day calls to look beyond the forest sector needs
21.11.2011
The traditional CEPF Members Day brought together representatives of family forestry to Brussels. The event attracted interesting speakers from both the Commission and the European Parliament. Together with forest owners they looked at the challenges and opportunities arising from the current European policy development. These included actions on climate change and renewable energy, as well as the debate on the role of forests in Common Agriculture Policy and Rural Development.
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CEPF milestones of the year 2011
21.11.2011
The CEPF Annual Report 2011 identifies priority areas for the forest sector in a challenging economy and environment. Climate change and globalisation exert pressure on natural resources around the world. Both issues encompass a variety of ecological, social, economic, as well as political challenges. The implications of these, for forests as well as for the decisions of individual forest owners, are growing.
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Connecting small forest owners to developing demand for woodfuel in South Yorkshire
18.11.2011
The main objective of the AFO-project (Activating Private Forest Owners to Increase Forest Fuel Supply) is ‘to activate private forest owners to develop and establish woodfuel supply clusters’ and thereby increase the amount of woodfuel coming to the market.
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European project kick-off: INTEGRAL ”Future-oriented integrated management of European forest landscapes“
18.11.2011
The new project focuses on the vital environmental and socio-economic role of European forests.
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