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No room for doubt: European Parliament ComAGRI and ComENVI reject the EC proposal on forest monitoring

European forest owners welcome the rejection of a proposal for regulation on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests by a large majority of members of the Agriculture and Environment Committees of the European Parliament. This sends a clear message that the concerns voiced by European forest owners over the last two years have been heard.

CEPF Feedback on the Commission’s Proposal for the EU 2040 Climate Target

Forest owners strongly support the EU’s decarbonisation agenda and highlight the dual role of reducing dependence on fossil fuels while fostering a sustainable bioeconomy. CEPF stresses that active and sustainable forest management, supported by an enabling EU policy framework, will be essential to strengthen forest resilience, maintain Europe’s carbon sink capacity, and ensure forests continue to contribute meaningfully to climate mitigation and the EU’s strategic autonomy.

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Beyond SUPERB: the future of forest restoration in Europe

After an excursion to the Dutch SUPERB demo area, the SUPERB project organised a full day workshop focusing on the future of forest restoration in Europe. The day closed with a panel discussion on building communities for scaling up restoration, which CEPF took part in.

CEPF's reply to the Commission's Call for evidence for a European climate resilience and risk management initiative

Europe is experiencing increasing impacts of climate change, from record wildfires to more frequent droughts and storms. The Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) supports a stronger EU approach to climate resilience—one that focuses on practical action, sustainable investment, and adaptive forest management to safeguard forests and the communities that depend on them.

CEPF's reply to the Commission's call for feedback on the Bioeconomy Strategy

In June 2025, CEPF's replied to the Commission's call for feedback on the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy. European forest owners underline forestry's important role in increasing the EU's strategic autonomy while contributing to climate change mitigation through short to long-lived forest-based products and ecosystem services provided by sustainably managed multifunctional forests.

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European Commission publishes proposals on the EU budget

The European Commission published its proposals for the 2028–2034 EU budget, including changes to CAP and rural development funding, with implications for forest-related measures.