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Nature Restoration Law passes its final Stage in the Parliament: a disappointing outcome

On 27 February 2024, the European Parliament adopted the provisional agreement on the Nature Restoration Law with 329 votes in favour, 275 votes against, and 24 abstentions. The tight majority for adoption correlates with the doubts of European forest owners on the agreed text.

CEPF Feedback on the EC proposal for an EU Forest Monitoring Framework

While CEPF supports the general principle of increasing resilience of European forests, the real added value of this proposal and the actual means it offers for resilient of EU forest are tenuous. The question of a need of EU action and real added value of this proposal remains.

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Press Release | EU Forest Monitoring: will this data collection improve forest resilience?

While European forest owners fully support the general principle of increasing resilience of European forests, we have substantial doubts whether the proposed provisions of of the European Commission's proposal might be the right tool for achieving it.

CEPF Statement | Provisional agreement on Nature Restoration: A disappointing outcome

European forest owners have strong concerns regarding the known outcomes of the trilogue negotiations. The agreed restoration targets, their implementation, and their weak financing basis make the compromise appear unrealistic.

CEPF feedback on the EC proposal for a Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive

Soil is one of the fundamentals of forest management. European forest owners have at heart to manage and to maintain it. External factors, including changing climate, could significantly decrease possible positive results, so overall objective should fit uncertainty of results.

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SUPERB project: Forest Restoration Talk webinar

Within its Forest Restoration Talk’s serie, SUPERB project and IUFRO hosted a panel discussion on “(In)Coherences in EU Forest-Related Policies under the framework of the Nature Restoration Law”. CEPF Secretariat took part of the panel.