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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.

CEPF is searching for an enthusiastic Junior EU forest expert to support the work of its Secretariat in Brussels for at least 6 months.

On 14 March, Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič hosted a dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy. This dialogue was the 6th under the clean transition dialogue and gathered around 30 organisations.

Since the publication of the Commission's proposal of the EU Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation (EUDR) on 17 November 2021, primary producers have supported the objective of the EUDR. However, it has become obvious that key parts of the final text that remained unclear are to be interpreted so strictly that their implementation will lead to a high level of administrative burden and costs. It will therefore not be possible to implement the EUDR in practice.

The Bureau of Nordic Family Forestry (NSF) held its yearly thematic event in Brussels on March 20th, dedicated to voluntary measures for biodiversity promotion in Nordic family forest management. Marko Mäki-Hakola, NSF Chair and MTK Forestry Director welcomed 45 attendees who represented all paths of forest policy: from EU institutions through member state diplomatic corps to farmers’ and foresters’ national organisations.