Press release | Support from European Parliament to sustainable forest management and those implementing it
13 September 2022
Joint press release of CEPF, Copa-Cogeca and ELO on the European Parliament report on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 adopted on 13 September 2022.
Statement | Parliament’s position on Deforestation and Forest Degradation - Improvements made but some concerns remain
13 September 2022
CEPF statement on the European Parliament position Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation adopted on 13 September 2022.
Statement | European Parliament’s vote on RED: total incomprehension on the part of European forest owners
14 September 2022
CEPF statement on the European Parliament's position on the Renewable Energy Directive revision proposal adopted on 14 September 2022.
RED III discussed at the World Bioenergy Association event “Seeing the wood for the trees”
9 September 2022
Ahead of European Parliament Plenary vote on its RED III report, European Bioenergy Association organised an event “Seeing the wood for the trees: Possible implications of RED III on renewable energy development and EU energy security” on 7 September 2022.
FOREST EUROPE High-Level Policy Talks in Bonn
2 September 2022
On 30 August 2022, FOREST EUROPE organised High-Level Talks on “Sustainable Forest Management: unlocking forest biodiversity’s potential” in Bonn, Germany. CEPF Secretary General, Fanny-Pomme Langue, participated to one of the two panel discussions.
CEPF took part in the POLITICO Future of Food and Farming Summit
4 October 2022
On 29 September the POLITICO Future of Food And Farming Summit took place in Paris. CEPF Policy Advisor Maria Pohjala participated a panel discussion “Forest emissions and carbon sinks: finding the right balance”.
USSE conference "Southern European forests facing climate change and market challenges"
3 October 2022
On 29 September 2022, USSE held a conference in Bordeaux on "Southern European forests facing climate change and market challenges". CEPF Secretary General Fanny-Pomme Langue participated to a round table on conserving forests and their biodiversity.
EUBA paper on the Bioeconomy's contribution to the European Green Deal and brochure on best practices
11 October 2022
EUBA members have published a paper "How the Bioeconomy contributes to the European Green Deal" and a brochure "Best-practice case studies: EUBA members' contributions to the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and Green Agenda".
European forest owners’ views on the European Parliament votes on EU Forest Strategy for 2030, Deforestation and RED
19 September 2022
On 13 - 14 September 2022, the European Parliament voted on its positions on EU Forest Strategy for 2030, Deforestation and RED.
Joint Statements by European Forest Owners and Managers for the EU Forest Directors’ Meeting on the 20th October 2022
24 October 2022
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.
The 70th International Softwood Conference
17 October 2022
On 13 October 2022, the 70th edition of the International Softwood Conference took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. CEPF was invited to give a presentation at the conference on possible economic impacts of recent EU forest-related policies.
2021 was the second worst fire season ever, but 2022 is already breaking this sad record
2 November 2022
The European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC) report “Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2021” was published on 31 October 2022. The report finds that 2021 fire season was the worst, but notes that the on-going fire season 2022 is already breaking this record.