Nature Restoration Law passes its final Stage in the Parliament: a disappointing outcome
27 February 2024
On 27 February 2024, the European Parliament adopted the provisional agreement on the Nature Restoration Law with 329 votes in favour, 275 votes against, and 24 abstentions. The tight majority for adoption correlates with the doubts of European forest owners on the agreed text.
Trialogue on Carbon Removal Certification Framework Concluded: Several Points Significant for Forestry Agreed Upon
8 February 2024
Trilogue negotiations on the Carbon Removal Certification Framework concluded on February 19th, with the outcome reflecting the pace of negotiations and a notable diversity of strong positions from all parties involved.
CEPF attended the dialogue on the forest-based bioeconomy hosted by Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
27 March 2024
On 14 March, Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič hosted a dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy. This dialogue was the 6th under the clean transition dialogue and gathered around 30 organisations.
CEPF participated in the insightful ThinkForest Webinar organised by European Forest Institute (EFI)
30 April 2024
On 29 April 2024 EFI organized its ThinkForest webinar which focused on sustainable finance and biodiversity in the context of the EU Taxonomy. CEPF Secretary General, Fanny-Pomme Langue participated in the panel discussion and addressed the question of forest owners’ motivation to look for private funding opportunities.
CEPF General Assembly 2024
6 June 2024
The annual General Assembly of the Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) took place from May 29-31, 2024, in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany. This gathering brought together the CEPF Secretariat and members from across Europe and was co-hosted by CEPF’s German members: the Federation of German Forest Associations (AGDW) and Familienbetriebe Land und Forst Bayern.
CEPF participates to Estonian Private Forest Union’s delegates meeting
18 April 2024
CEPF Member Estonian Private Forest Union / Eesti Erametsaliit hold its annual meeting in Tartu on 18 April 2024. They kindly invited CEPF Secretary General Fanny-Pomme Langue to contribute to the discussion.
Forest Directors Meeting under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU
3 June 2024
From 28th to 30th May, the Belgian Presidency of the Council organised a meeting for EU Forest Directors, in Spa. CEPF representatives took part in this meeting.
The 9thFOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference
26 March 2021
The 8th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe will take place on 14 and 15 April. The conference will address issues regarding the current challenges European forests and the forest sector face.
Exchanges on the role of Earth observation in the EU Deforestation Regulation at EXPANDEO 2024
12 June 2024
On 12 June 2024, CEPF participated in the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)’s annual event Expandeo to which key institutional actors and stakeholders interested in European earth observation participated to exchange on relevant EU policies and their impact.
EU Deforestation Regulation – great concerns in relation to preparation of implementation
17 June 2024
Following its adoption and entry into force, the EU Deforestation Regulation’s (EUDR) implementation shall start on 30 December 2024 (or six months later for small and micro undertakings). As wood products are covered by the scope of the regulation, forest owners will be confronted with its new and burdensome requirements.