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14.07.2022

On 12 and 13 July 2022, European Parliament committees adopted reports on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030, on the Proposal for a Regulation on Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and on amending the Renewable Energy Directive.

More information in: The Confederation of European Forest Owners

11.07.2020

COM ENVI Report on Deforestation and Forest Degradation risks excluding most forest management measures, including those for climate adaptation

More information in The European State Forest Association.

On 11 May, the MapMyTree counter will open LIVE to all EU citizens to report their trees as part of the 3 Billion Trees Pledge. Visit the 3 Billion Trees webpage to learn more about the pledge.

The deadline for the call of evidence is May 6th

The aim of this initiative is to develop an EU-wide forest observation framework to provide open access to detailed, accurate, regular and timely information on the condition and management of EU forests, and on the many products and ecosystem services that forests provide.

More info: EU forests – new EU Framework for Forest Monitoring and Strategic Plans (europa.eu)

The report analyses the current pressures on forest biodiversity as well as on the health of, and resilience in, managed forests. It examines existing nature-oriented forest management approaches in Europe and analyses their ability to support biodiversity, their stability and adaptability to uncertain future conditions. It proposes a definition, a set of guiding principles and a framework for flexible European-wide implementation of Closer-to-Nature Forest Management. Finally, it evaluates barriers and enablers for implementation and presents a list of existing networks that can be used to assist the dissemination of Closer-to-Nature Forest Management throughout Europe.

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The MapMyTree citizen science dataflow is open for organisations and tree reporting can happen at any time. See press release and more information on the 3 billion trees webpage