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CEPF response to the Green paper on forest protection and information
20.07.2010
CEPF welcomes the Green Paper as a step forward in the right direction to integrate sustainable forest management into EU legislation and processes. Anticipating that the feedback from the consultation will steer further development in the EU forest policy, we urge for an appropriate framework that enables the sector to cope with new challenges.
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Guidance for sustainable mobilization of wood in Europe
12.07.2010
Mobilisation efforts are necessary to meet the ambitious targets set for renewable energy and the growing demand for wood from industry. Examples of concrete measure provided by “Good Practice Guidance on the Sustainable Mobilization of Wood in Europe” aim to help reach successful and sustainable mobilisation of wood resources. Suggestions on the greater contribution of the forest owners are also given.
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Future of a EU forestry strategy discussed in the European Parliament
30.06.2010
Morten Thorøe, CEPF Secretary General, called for coherent and holistic approach on an integrated EU forestry strategy. Only through sustainable forest management can we protect forests and all their functions, including amenity values as well as the supply of freshwater and biodiversity. Giving forests this extended role could be a way to fulfill one of the main objectives of the EU2020 strategy – the green economy.
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Managing forests for the future was showcased at Brussels Green Week
08.06.2010
CEPF put forests in the limelight of the biodiversity debate in a recent extensive conference - the Brussels Green Week 2010. Philipp Guttenberg, CEPF board member addressed a Green Week session, saying that sustainable forest management has rendered valuable results to the environment and society. He called for setting a European comprehensive, integrative and coherent strategy for the use of our natural resources.
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New ways of exploring biodiversity in forests
08.06.2010
Forest is one of the specific ecosystems portrayed in the '10 messages for biodiversity 2010' report. This baseline report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the current state of biodiversity to be used by policymakers. This is one of the Commission’s new tools to combat biodiversity loss, unveiled during the Green Week conference in Brussels. The forest sector is in the spotlight of all these, including biodiversity a information platform and business forum.
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