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European Forest Owners’ Manifesto: Caring for European Forests!

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.

EUDR

Joint Statement | Further steps are needed to make EUDR simplification a workable reality for farmers, forest owners and their cooperatives

In this joint statement on the EUDR simplification review, farming and forest organisations stress that further efforts are needed to make the Regulation workable in practice, putting forward concrete proposals on declarations, reporting obligations and implementation timelines.

CEPF's feedback on the revised EU Taxonomy draft act

Forest owners' feedback acknowledges certain steps in the right direction that this revision brings while asking the Commission to recognise that fundamental barriers remain. CEPF highlights disproportonality of the MRV costs and the climate benefit analysis.

CEPF's feedback to the mid-term evaluation of 2023-2027 CAP

Forest owners' feedback stresses the need to reduce administrative burden, ensure adequate funding for forestry under EAFRD, and safeguard rural development in the future CAP architecture.

30th anniversary

CEPF 30th Anniversary Celebration

On 26 March 2026, CEPF marked its 30th anniversary in Brussels, bringing together forest owners, EU policymakers and forest-based stakeholders from across Europe. The event highlighted the vital role of forests for Europe’s future, reaffirmed CEPF’s core values, and looked ahead to the opportunities for sustainable forest management, innovation and a thriving bioeconomy.

CEPF's reply to the Commission's call for evidence on applying DNSH principle under the 2028-2034 MFF

CEPF would like to express fundamental concerns about applying DNSH to public funding under the MFF, as the principle was designed for voluntary private investment classification and is the wrong instrument for public fund governance.