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The Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) welcomes the EC initiative to publish the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030 as part of the European Green Deal and the consideration about negative effects of climate change on species and habitats.

The European Commission recently released European Green Deal with a set of policy guidelines that will bring the EU closer towards its transition to a climate-neutral continent by 2050. This Communication encompasses several initiatives which are key for the EU forest sector.

On 27 November 2019, the annual conference of the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) took place in Espoo, Finland. The highlight of the conference was the launching of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda 2030 of the European Forest-based Sector.

CEPF welcomes the Council Conclusions on the European Commission Progress Report on the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy and on a new strategic framework for forests, and highlights the importance of having an EU strategy for forests as a part of the European Green Deal.

CEPF warmly welcomes Maja Drča who joined the CEPF Secretariat as a Policy Officer from December 2019 until the end of June 2020.

In the European Union, forests are a key resource for improving quality of life and job creation and thereby keeping our rural communities alive and thriving. Good dissemination of forest innovations, through regional cooperation, in the EU is thus essential.