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Press release | EP AGRI committee is paving the way towards a self-standing and realistic new EU Forest Strategy

CEPF press release on the European Parliaments' AGRI Committee adopting its report “The European Forest Strategy - the way forward”.

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CEPF participated to the ThinkForest webinar focusing on the Green Deal and forests

On 20 May 2020, ThinkForest webinar “Science Insights to the European Green Deal and Forests” brought together researchers, stakeholders, experts and NGOs to discuss the potential of the European forest-based sector to contribute to the Green Deal targets.

Letter | The European forestry sector must be part of the future EU COVID-19 recovery plan

On 5 May 2020, CEPF, together with six organisations representing the European forestry sector, published a joint letter while the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 is having a significant impact on forests and forestry in a growing number of European regions.

FISE’s website launched on 4 February 2020

Foreseen in the EU Forest Strategy to 2020 as the hub for data and information on forests and forestry in Europe, the Forest Information System for Europe (FISE) was launched during the European Commission’s conference on Forests for Biodiversity and Climate.

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Press release | Multifunctional forests hold the key to reaching the EU’s climate and biodiversity objectives

Joint press release of CEPF, Copa-Cogeca, ELO and EUSTAFOR on the event "Seeing the forest for the trees - the multifunctional role of EU forests".

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Going back to the basics: what do multifunctional forests practically mean?

On 21 January, EU forests' representatives organised an event: “Seeing the forest for the trees, the multifunctional role of EU forests” in the European Parliament. Hosted by MEP Sarvamaa, it addressed the contribution of EU forests to EU’s climate and biodiversity objectives.