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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 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.

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.

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.

In September and October 2023, the Spanish Presidency of the Council organised a meeting for EU Nature Directors, in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, and one for the EU Forest Directors, in the Alcornocales Natural Park. CEPF representatives took part in both meetings.

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