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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.

European forest owners welcome the final adoption by the European Parliament on an EU Deforestation Regulation. For its successful implementation, it will now be important to ensure sufficiently clear and realistic modalities to carry out the new obligations.

On 14 March 2023, the International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA) held its General Assembly. During this yearly meeting the Alliance elected a new President and two new Board Members.

On 7 December 2022, the first FOREST EUROPE workshop on Ukraine took place. These workshops are organised to identify the needs and to develop action to support the recovery and sustainable management of Ukrainian forests and its forest sector.

Joint statements by CEPF, Copa-Cogeca and EUSTAFOR on the Forest Observation, Data Collection and Reporting Framework, on the EU Nature Restoration Law, and on the Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation for the EU Forest Directors’ Meeting on 20 October 2022, in Prague.

On 13 - 14 September 2022, the European Parliament voted on its positions on EU Forest Strategy for 2030, Deforestation and RED.