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CEPF General Assembly 2024

The annual General Assembly of the Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) took place from May 29-31, 2024, in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany. This gathering brought together the CEPF Secretariat and members from across Europe and was co-hosted by CEPF’s German members: the Federation of German Forest Associations (AGDW) and Familienbetriebe Land und Forst Bayern.

Belgian Presidency

Forest Directors Meeting under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU

From 28th to 30th May, the Belgian Presidency of the Council organised a meeting for EU Forest Directors, in Spa. CEPF representatives took part in this meeting.

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Forest management in the climate crisis: Insights from the PEFC Forest Forum 2024 in Paris

On 16 May 2024, CEPF participated in the PEFC Forest Forum 2024 which gathered nearly 200 participants, over 40 internal & external speakers and it focused on forest management amid the climate crisis. During the session "Regulations and Beyond: Delivering Impact on the Ground", CEPF Vice President, Luc Bouvarel, discussed the implications of recent European Commission legislation on forest management.

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EUFORE Project: Strategic R&I agenda (SRIA)

The European project EUFORE is currently working on a strategic R&I agenda for forestry and the forest-based sector (SRIA), which will be used for the establishment of a future European partnership on Forest and Forestry.

To this aim, the project is running a stakeholder engagement survey to collect the views and opinion of stakeholders regarding the content of the future partnerships strategic research agenda.

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Joint statement on the forest-based bioeconomy on the occasion of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council 29th April 2024

European forest owners and managers see bioeconomy as a crucial component in the green transition of the European economy and in strengthening the strategic autonomy of the European Union. We therefore welcome the timely initiative of EU Member States to recognize and include sustainable bioeconomy to the work programme of the next European Commission.

EFI ThinkForest

CEPF participated in the insightful ThinkForest Webinar organised by European Forest Institute (EFI)

On 29 April 2024 EFI organized its ThinkForest webinar which focused on sustainable finance and biodiversity in the context of the EU Taxonomy. CEPF Secretary General, Fanny-Pomme Langue participated in the panel discussion and addressed the question of forest owners’ motivation to look for private funding opportunities.