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The European Commission has released its roadmap on nature credits, defining key concepts and outlining next steps to establish an EU nature credits market. It would aim to draw on lessons from carbon markets and emphasises stakeholder involvement.

On 2 July 2025, the European Commission proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law. The proposal aims to set an EU climate target of 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and announce an assessment of the LULUCF Regulation.

On 17 May, CEPF Secretary General Fanny-Pomme Langue took part in the Stakeholders Dialogue on the New EU Bioeconomy Strategy, hosted by Commissioner Jessika Roswall. The high-level exchange brought together EU policymakers and key actors from across the bioeconomy value chain to inform the future direction of EU bioeconomy policy.

On 24 June 2025, the EU Council adopted its General Approach to the proposed forest monitoring framework, emphasising importance of a bottom-up approach national data, and the need for simplification and respect of subsidiarity principle.

European forest owners welcome the rejection of a proposal for regulation on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests by a large majority of members of the Agriculture and Environment Committees of the European Parliament. This sends a clear message that the concerns voiced by European forest owners over the last two years have been heard.

Forest owners strongly support the EU’s decarbonisation agenda and highlight the dual role of reducing dependence on fossil fuels while fostering a sustainable bioeconomy. CEPF stresses that active and sustainable forest management, supported by an enabling EU policy framework, will be essential to strengthen forest resilience, maintain Europe’s carbon sink capacity, and ensure forests continue to contribute meaningfully to climate mitigation and the EU’s strategic autonomy.

The ENVI and AGRI Committees voted on 23 September to reject the Commission’s proposal for an EU forest monitoring framework; the file now moves to Plenary.

CEPF emphasises the importance of a clear and implementable framework that is attractive to all market parties in the next steps following the publication of the Nature Credits Roadmap.