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On 23 April, Commissioner Jessika Roswall hosted a high-level roundtable on the topic of nature credits and biodiversity certification. The discussion aimed to address market development and identify drivers for demand.

The final annual meeting of the HoliSoils project took place in Marseille 8-10 April where researches shared the most important findings of the five-year project.

On 25 March 2025, CEPF met with Jessica Roswall, Commissioner for environment, water resilience and competitive and circular economy to exchange on EU forest-related policies at the beginning of the new EU political mandate.

In ComENVI and ComAGRI of the European Parliament, the co-rapporteurs presented their draft report and MEPs tabled amendments on the legislative proposal on forest monitoring.

CEPF stresses the need for a realistic perspective on the potential contributions of forests in the development of the European Water Resilience Strategy. While water is important for forests and forests are important for water, forests' potential contribution to solving water challenges is limited and should thus not be the focus of the Strategy.

On 13 January 2025, the Environment and Agriculture Committees of the European Parliament held a joint public Hearing to discuss the European Commission's proposal on forest monitoring, titled “Forest Monitoring for resilient European Forests”. The panelists presented their views on the initiative and discussed current state and future strategies for monitoring Europe’s forests in the relation to the European Commission’s proposal.