The European State Forest Association
The European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) represents state forest companies, enterprises and agencies that have sustainable forest management (SFM) and sustainable wood production as major concerns.
The European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) represents state forest companies, enterprises and agencies that have sustainable forest management (SFM) and sustainable wood production as major concerns.
The Council and Parliament have reached an agreement to establish the first EU carbon removals certification framework. The framework is intended to facilitate and speed up the deployment of high-quality carbon removal and soil emission reduction activities in the EU and includes permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. The regulation differentiates between four types of units: permanent carbon removal (storing atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several ...
Today the European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) organized an event, “Practical implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation in state forests”. The event was very timely as the Commission and Member States’ authorities are working on securing all relevant pre-conditions for the implementation of the Regulation which will be applicable of 30 December 2024. To demonstrate that there is no deforestation occurring on a specific location, operators will be obliged to collect and r...
EUSTAFOR is still active as subcontractor in the SUPERB project, Europe’s largest cross-border Horizon 2020 project with a budget of around € 20 million. The goal of this 4-year project is to create an enabling environment for, and demonstration of, large-scale restoration of forests and forest landscapes across Europe. In October, the SUPERB Restoration Project Festival took place in Milan. Our Bosnian EUSTAFOR member Hercegbosanske šume participated and presented their long-term project ...
Only a month after the announcement of Moldsilva's membership, EUSTAFOR is delighted to announce that yet another State Forestry Organisation has joined our association! HessenForst's membership was unanimously approved during last weeks ExCom meeting. This brings EUSTAFOR up to 39 members in 27 countries, the largest our association has ever been. HessenForst is the State Forestry Organization in Hessen, a central German state known for its forests. Circa 42% of the states land area is cove...