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Published 21/12/2021, Brussels
| 11/01/2024 | EUSTAFOR welcomes its newest member Moldsilva |
| 15/01/2024 | Consultation on the proposal for updated eu forest governance structure still open |
| 08/02/2024 | EUSTAFOR continues to expand its member base |
| 21/02/2024 | EUSTAFOR’s involvement in SUPERB and EUFORE projects |
| 07/03/2024 | EU’s Deforestation Information System is in need of significant improvement! |
| 11/03/2024 | Council and Parliament provisional agreement on EU carbon removals certification framework made available |
| 27/03/2024 | EUSTAFOR position paper: Policy makers urged to respect subsidiarity principle and build on existing forest monitoring systems |
| 10/04/2024 | How forestry forms the basis for the New European Bauhaus |
| 18/04/2024 | EUSTAFOR welcomes new associate |
| 22/04/2024 | FAO coordinates support programme for the support of Ukraine’s forestry sector |
| 25/04/2024 | Parliament adopts its position on Forest Reproductive Material |
| 14/05/2024 | EUSTAFOR participates in Euractiv panel on Forest Monitoring Framework |
| 25/06/2024 | New EUSTAFOR Manifesto for 2024 and beyond: Managing Forests for People and Planet |
| 28/06/2024 | Forest Fires in Europe: A Growing Challenge |
| 09/07/2024 | EUSTAFOR is hiring a new Policy & Communications Officer! |
| 12/07/2024 | Office space in the European Forestry House for rent |
| 25/07/2024 | The Commission’s Strategic Guidelines 2024-2029 |
| 03/02/2023 | Job opening – Communications and Policy Officer to join the EUSTAFOR team |
| 08/02/2023 | EUSTAFOR observations on the newly agreed EU Deforestation Law |
| 27/02/2023 | EU carbon removals certification should incentivize long-term climate benefits over short-term carbon offsets |
| 02/03/2023 | Rich discussions on the EU Forest Strategy |
| 09/03/2023 | General Assembly appoints Juha Niemelä from Metsähallitus, Finland, as new President of EUSTAFOR |
| 24/03/2023 | EUSTAFOR contributes to the Commission public consultation on the EU Carbon certification proposal |
| 26/04/2023 | Swedish Presidency of the Council is rightly putting Bioeconomy back at the top of EU agenda |
| 03/05/2023 | EUSTAFOR attends HoliSoils meeting in Barcelona |
| 09/05/2023 | SUPERB project visits Europe’s largest planted forests |
| 17/05/2023 | Natura 2000 Award 2024 |
| 22/05/2023 | Share your restoration practices to the EU project SUPERB |
| 20/06/2023 | EUSTAFOR welcomes new team member |
| 22/06/2023 | Changes in EUSTAFOR Communications team |
| 01/07/2023 | A guide to EU funding 2023 edition |
| 03/07/2023 | The Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU |
| 05/07/2023 | The EU Nature Restoration Law: No Majority Reached in COM ENVI – next vote is in plenary |
| 05/07/2023 | European State Forest Conference 2023 in Scotland was a success! |
| 14/09/2023 | The recommendations of the Joint Bioeconomy seminar have been published |
| 06/10/2023 | EUSTAFOR’s Executive Director Visits Lesy Slovenskej Republiky |
| 06/10/2023 | Executive Director’s visit to Srbijasume Headquartes in Belgrade |
| 09/10/2023 | The continuous challenge of demining the Bosnian forests |
| 11/10/2023 | EUSTAFOR position paper: Too many uncertainties for forests in the EU carbon removals certification proposal |
| 18/10/2023 | EUSTAFOR co-hosts Round Table discussions on European Forest Monitoring |
| 30/11/2023 | EUSTAFOR PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT FOREST EUROPE HIGH LEVEL TALKS ON HOW TO GROW HEALTHIER FORESTS |
| 05/12/2023 | Hercegbosanske Ĺ ume presents demining project at SUPERB Restoration Festival |
| 08/12/2023 | FAO underlines the positive side of planted forests |
| 14/12/2023 | Council and Com AGRI take next steps in Forest Reproductive Material file |
| 22/12/2023 | Ukrainian Foresters and Communities Collaborate in the Forest Recovery Program |
| 23/02/2022 | How “Close-to-Nature” Is the Management of the European Forests? |
| 07/03/2022 | JOINT POSITION: European Forest Owners and Managers’ considerations on the EC Proposal for a Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation |
| 09/03/2022 | New EUSTAFOR Strategy 2022-2026 adopted by General Assembly |
| 10/03/2022 | How “Close-to-Nature” Is the Management of European Forests? |
| 17/03/2022 | #ResponsibleForestry campaign – Responsibly managing Europe’s most precious resource |
| 29/05/2022 | Job Opening: Office Manager EUSTAFOR and the European Forestry House |
| 03/06/2022 | The SUPERB project has been launched in Romania |
| 23/06/2022 | EU Restoration Law must be an opportunity to support the health and resilience of EU forests without hindering their sustainable management |
| 30/06/2022 | The SINCERE project has come to an end – Final results and findings |
| 11/07/2022 | COM ENVI Report on Deforestation and Forest Degradation risks excluding most forest management measures, including those for climate adaptation |
| 29/08/2022 | #ResponsibleForestry is the solution to today’s challenges to forests: How do European foresters implement forest management on the ground? |
| 05/09/2022 | Public consultation: Commission seeks views on possible EU Soil Health Law |
| 28/10/2022 | EUSTAFOR welcomes a new Office Manager |
| 17/11/2022 | EUSTAFOR contributes to the public consultation on forest monitoring |
| 29/01/2021 | EUSTAFOR publishes its position paper on the new EU Forest Strategy post-2020 |
| 03/02/2021 | EUSTAFOR and other stakeholders meet with the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski |
| 17/02/2021 | EUSTAFOR welcomes its new Communications Officer |
| 19/03/2021 | Sustainably managed and multifunctional European forests provide solutions for recovery and well-being |
| 15/04/2021 | EUSTAFOR contributes to the 8th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference |
| 14/06/2021 | EUSTAFOR’s General Assembly appoints new Executive Committee and re-elects President and Vice-President |
| 24/06/2021 | Joint statement: Draft new EU Forest Strategy: time to consider the opinion of EU forest and forest-based sector |
| 30/06/2021 | For the European forest owners and managers, the European Commission should purely rewrite the draft EU Forest Strategy! |
| 30/08/2021 | Germany and Austria take action on the new EU Forest Strategy |
| 15/09/2021 | MEPs criticize the new EU Forest Strategy |
| 01/10/2021 | New report on non-wood forest products for people, nature and the green economy |
| 05/10/2021 | European forest owners and managers call for major clarifications on the new EU Forest Strategy |
| 06/10/2021 | Auditors investigates EU fundings for biodiversity and climate change in EU forests |
| 11/10/2021 | EUSTAFOR speaks in Warsaw on EU Forestry and Biodiversity policy objectives 2030 |
| 05/11/2021 | Leaders commit to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 |
| 15/11/2021 | Member States express significant concerns and request for clarifications of the new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 |
| 16/11/2021 | Council Conclusions on new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 |
| 15/12/2021 | Commission adopts new proposal to stop deforestation |
| 17/12/2021 | RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE (RED) – STATE OF PLAY |
| 21/12/2021 | Call on topics for biodiversity in Horizon Europe Work Programme 2022 |
| 31/01/2020 | Wood Be Better – a new initiative launched in Brussels |
| 10/02/2020 | EUSTAFOR President speaks at the International Conference on Forests for Biodiversity and Climate |
| 02/03/2020 | ROSEWOOD Final Conference and Forestry Innovation Workshop 2020 |
| 05/03/2020 | EU Commission proposes European Climate Law and consults on the European Climate Pact |
| 15/03/2020 | How to manage European forests in the 21st Century? |
| 21/03/2020 | Forests, biodiversity and sustainable forest management – an inseparable trio thriving together |
| 01/04/2020 | European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan for a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe |
| 02/04/2020 | European Commission launched its 2020 call for project proposals under the LIFE programme |
| 02/04/2020 | European Commission launched consultations on EU sustainable finance, Climate Law and 2030 Climate Target Plan |
| 03/04/2020 | NEW MTK BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME ON BIODIVERSITY |
| 10/04/2020 | EUSTAFOR input to the Inception Impact Assessment of the 2030 Climate Target Plan |
| 17/04/2020 | State Forests in the Baltic Sea Region: Where experience meets challenges and future opportunities |
| 20/04/2020 | Forest ownership in the ECE region – The organisation of public forest ownership |
| 21/04/2020 | EUSTAFOR input to the inception impact assessment of the Commission Delegated Regulation on Sustainable Finance – EU classification system for green investments |
| 05/05/2020 | The European forestry sector must be part of the future EU COVID-19 recovery plan |
| 15/05/2020 | Joint statement: The EU forest sector’s role in ensuring sustainable forest management and conserving biodiversity |
| 17/05/2020 | The European Forest-based Industries Ecosystem calls to be eligible for support by the European Recovery Plan and Industrial Strategy |
| 19/05/2020 | EU Biodiversity Targets 2030 must be balanced, realistic and feasible – 5 policy recommendations from EU state forests |
| 20/05/2020 | The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 must be balanced, realistic and feasible |
| 22/05/2020 | Forests, Biodiversity and Sustainable Forest Management – an inseparable trio thriving together |
| 01/07/2020 | EUSTAFOR’s input to the roadmap for the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change |
| 03/07/2020 | SINCERE – Mapping innovation across Europe |
| 10/07/2020 | Initial reactions by key stakeholders to the Farm-to-Fork & EU Biodiversity Strategies |
| 17/07/2020 | #ForestBiodiversity video series: The contribution of Sustainable Forest Management in preserving forest biodiversity |
| 07/09/2020 | [Virtual conference] European Forests: Hotspots of Biodiversity |
| 09/09/2020 | Hotspots of biodiversity: The role of sustainable forest management in Europe |
| 25/09/2020 | 2030 EU Climate Target Plan must better recognize the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation |
| 28/09/2020 | Joint statement: The New EU Forest Strategy: 3 reasons to endorse the committee report |
| 29/09/2020 | EUSTAFOR’s input to the EC Roadmap on EU renewable energy rules – review |
| 06/10/2020 | EU forest-based Industries for a sustainable future |
| 08/10/2020 | European Parliament paves the way for the Commission to propose an ambitious and self-standing EU Forest Strategy |
| 12/10/2020 | #ForestBiodiversity – A new platform to show how sustainable forest management supports biodiversity preservation |
| 22/10/2020 | European Commission adopted its 2021 work programme |
| 29/10/2020 | LULUCF Forest Reference Levels for 2021-2025 set by the European Commission |
| 02/11/2020 | FORSTZEITUNG ABOUT EUSTAFOR – STATE FORESTS IN BRUSSELS: MISSION POSSIBLE |
| 16/11/2020 | We are hiring a Forestry and Forest-Based Sector Communications Officer |
| 17/11/2020 | A joint non-paper from Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland on the biomass and bioenergy aspects of the EU taxonomy |
| 25/11/2020 | Webinar: EU Forest Strategy post-2020 in the context of post-EU Green Deal future-fit Europe |
| 07/12/2020 | SINCERE Talks#2: Towards an EU policy framework for forest ecosystem services |
| 07/12/2020 | GenRes Bridge project develops a European Genetic Resources Strategy |
| 08/12/2020 | WEBINAR: EU FOREST STRATEGY POST-2020 IN THE CONTEXT OF THE POST-EU GREEN DEAL FUTURE-FIT EUROPE |
| 18/12/2020 | FOREST EUROPE published the State of Europe’s Forests 2020 Report |
| 19/12/2020 | More Work on the EU Taxonomy is Needed – Nine Recommendations for Further Steps from EUSTAFOR |
| 22/12/2020 | What’s new about forests and trees around Brussels? A new book of Geographical Arboretum Tervuren takes you for a journey through the trees of the world |
| 15/01/2019 | EUSTAFOR starts work on the SINCERE Project |
| 16/01/2019 | Round table Event at the European Forestry House: THE COHERENCE BETWEEN FOREST-RELATED POLICIES IN THE EU: THE ROLE OF THE EU FOREST STRATEGY |
| 19/02/2019 | Joint Statement on the role of forest management in the upcoming taxonomy regulation for sustainable investments |
| 12/03/2019 | JOINT PRESS RELEASE: European Parliament Committees’ report taxonomy for Sustainable Investment – some improvements made to the draft report but still not satisfactory |
| 13/03/2019 | EUSTAFOR’s General Assembly Appoints New President and Executive Committee and Decides Its Strategy 2019-2021 |
| 14/03/2019 | EU Parliament’s debate: Climate Change and Forest Fires in Europe |
| 19/03/2019 | Forests and Education! – International Day of Forests 2019 |
| 21/03/2019 | Joint Statement: Climate change and forest fires in Europe – Downward circle must be avoided! |
| 16/04/2019 | OPEN POSITION: EUSTAFOR and FTP are together hiring a Communications & Administrative Officer |
| 09/05/2019 | Kupres Conference 2019: Staffing and demining are key challenges in the forestry value chain of the Balkans |
| 12/05/2019 | Debate About Future of EU Forests in Brussels |
| 12/09/2019 | EUSTAFOR WELCOMES ITS NEW POLICY AND COMUNICATIONS ADVISOR |
| 16/09/2019 | Natura 2000 Award Call |
| 16/09/2019 | TEG Report on Taxonomy – draft technical screening criteria create legal uncertainty and ignore the long-term characteristics of forests |
| 17/09/2019 | The European Commission released a new publication about the LIFE programme |
| 27/09/2019 | What values do forests create for their owners and society? |
| 11/10/2019 | Enhanced EU Forest Strategy is needed to enable multifunctional forests’ input to the objectives of a European Green Deal |
| 23/10/2019 | EUSTAFOR welcomes its new Communications Officer |
| 08/11/2019 | What values do forests create for their owners and society? |
| 16/11/2019 | Challenges and best practices of forest innovation in EU regions |
| 18/11/2019 | European Forest-Based stakeholders team up to empower consumers for a carbon-neutral European society |
| 12/12/2019 | The European Green Deal sets out how to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 |
| 18/12/2019 | Forest dieback in Europe and measures to combat it |
| 20/12/2019 | Let’s build a future-fit Europe together! – EUSTAFOR’s Messages to European Policymakers |
| 15/01/2018 | “The awakening of the forest” just published by Veneto Agricoltura with an EUSTAFOR contribution on European forests |
| 16/01/2018 | Towards a more sustainable future – Metsähallitus has launched an extensive corporate responsibility programme |
| 16/01/2018 | Key ways to maximize potential of forest bioenergy to decarbonize Europe underlined |
| 17/01/2018 | European Parliament adopts balanced position on forest bioenergy in EU legislation on promotion of renewable energy |
| 01/03/2018 | Value Forestry Values |
| 06/03/2018 | Why forests should stay at the core of EU Rural Development Policy |
| 09/03/2018 | How to deal with MegaFires in Europe |
| 21/03/2018 | International Day of Forests 2018: European forests can deliver even more benefits to society |
| 01/05/2018 | Confirmed: State Forest managers are frontrunners in Forest Innovation |
| 11/06/2018 | 2018 Forest Innovation Workshop: report and presentations now available! |
| 14/06/2018 | Feasibility of implementation of the sustainability criteria for forest bioenergy questioned |
| 29/06/2018 | Enhancing Long-Term Competitiveness of the Forest Sector in a Green Economy |
| 12/07/2018 | Sustainable forestry should stay at the very core of the new CAP |
| 18/07/2018 | What a tree can do? |
| 07/09/2018 | LULUCF: practical consequences for the forest-based sector |
| 17/09/2018 | A bottom-up approach to the use of forest biomass |
| 11/10/2018 | EU Bioeconomy Strategy seeks for a systematic approach to address the bioeconomy value chain |
| 12/10/2018 | What are the practical consequences of LULUCF Regulation for the forest-based sector? |
| 17/10/2018 | Joint statement prior to the publication of the mid-term review of the EU Forest Strategy |
| 30/11/2018 | FTP launches Vision 2040 to discuss the future of the sector |
| 14/12/2018 | Who owns European Forests? |
| 15/12/2018 | The FAO-Plan Bleu Report “The state of Mediterranean forests 2018” has been released |
| 17/12/2018 | COP-24 in Katowice set an Implementation Agenda for the Paris Agreement |
| 13/01/2017 | The Role of the Bioeconomy in the Circular Economy |
| 16/01/2017 | State Forests of Saxony joins EUSTAFOR! |
| 17/01/2017 | Don’t miss Kupres 2017 Conference |
| 25/01/2017 | Forest Management is solution to Climate Change |
| 20/02/2017 | Does the EU 2030 Climate Policy Reflect the Benefits of Forest Management? |
| 01/03/2017 | Forestry and the need for sectorial education on the European path of Bosnia and Herzegovina – KUPRES |
| 22/03/2017 | State Foresters Gathered in Brussels for the International Day of Forests Dedicated to Forest and Energy |
| 04/04/2017 | EUSTAFOR is a strategic partner of Forest City Project 2017 which kicked off at the Value of Wood Forum on 21 March 2017 where EUSTAFOR’s President gave a keynote address |
| 11/04/2017 | Sustainably managed forests are a proven source of sustainable biomass for bioenergy |
| 13/04/2017 | PEFC Standard Revision – public consultation |
| 25/04/2017 | How to afforest for the future? |
| 05/05/2017 | ONF Seminar “Forest Fires, a growing risk due to Climate Change” – Follow-up |
| 08/05/2017 | Evaluation of the instruments applicable to State aid in agriculture and forestry – a roadmap open for consultation |
| 08/05/2017 | EUSTAFOR views presented at opening of National Conference “Forests and Landscape” organized by EUSTAFOR’s members ANARF and FORESTAS |
| 09/05/2017 | EU Action Plan for nature, people and the economy |
| 06/06/2017 | Forest Managers Play a Key Role in Natura 2000 Directives Implementation |
| 09/06/2017 | EU Bioeconomy Strategy to be reviewed |
| 12/06/2017 | Europe´s forest owners and managers deeply concerned about draft European Parliament forest biomass report |
| 03/07/2017 | Active forest management is needed to prevent devastating forest fires |
| 11/07/2017 | LULUCF: Forestry, paper and agricultural sectors team up in favor of a dynamic forest reference level |
| 18/07/2017 | The forest sector has a vast potential to provide climate benefits – Press Breakfast at the European Forestry House |
| 19/07/2017 | The European Forestry House Celebrates 10 Years of Existence |
| 20/07/2017 | Welcome to the Forest Service of Catalonia! |
| 28/07/2017 | EUSTAFOR Appointed as Member of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials (DG GROW) |
| 13/09/2017 | European Parliament votes in favour of a LULUCF regulation better fit for purpose |
| 22/09/2017 | Wood U Believe in Growth – Finnish forest sector events in Brussels |
| 22/09/2017 | New study on economic impacts of potential EU forest carbon sink policies on the forest-based sectors |
| 25/09/2017 | Follow-up: EUSTAFOR’s WG Bioeconomy – 11/12 September 2017 #forestBioeconomy |
| 01/10/2017 | Wood U Believe in Growth – Finnish forest sector events in Brussels |
| 03/10/2017 | Implementing Natura 2000 in forests: lessons learned and looking ahead |
| 06/10/2017 | EUSTAFOR HAS A NEW ASSOCIATE! |
| 09/10/2017 | European forest owners and managers welcome the 4th European Forest Week and underline the key role of sustainable forest management for providing solutions to societal challenges |
| 16/10/2017 | State forests’ perspectives on wood mobilization presented at the final conference of SIMWOOD project |
| 24/10/2017 | More work is still needed on forestry issues in Renewable Energy Directive (recast) after European Parliament’s Environment Committee vote |
| 01/11/2017 | EUSTAFOR contributes to the AEBIOM Statistical Report 2017 |
| 06/11/2017 | Forestry contributes to Sustainable Development Goals. Highlights from global meeting Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World |
| 13/11/2017 | Sustainable Forest Management in the face of climate change discussed at COP23-related event |
| 17/11/2017 | Sustainable forestry enables the bioeconomy. EUSTAFOR looks ahead to a renewed Bioeconomy Strategy |
| 17/11/2017 | Global challenges need a strong forest bioeconomy: Looking ahead to a renewed Bioeconomy Strategy – EUSTAFOR contributes 8 policy messages |
| 20/11/2017 | EUSTAFOR supports the European Bioenergy Day on 21 November |
| 05/12/2017 | Swedish forestry and bioeconomy seminar |
| 05/12/2017 | Seeking momentum on the European Union’s Forest Strategy |
| 14/12/2017 | Growing the Irish Forest Bioeconomy |
| 19/12/2017 | 2017 – A year of anniversary celebrations |
| 02/02/2016 | Inform-Prioritize-Collaborate on Forestry related Innovation |
| 03/03/2016 | EUSTAFOR In The Scope Of Discussions On The Future Of Forestry And Wood Processing In Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 18/03/2016 | Forests can help meeting the EU climate policy targets through bio-economy |
| 21/03/2016 | On 21 March the forest will be a step closer to you! |
| 22/03/2016 | Sustainable management of state forests highly promoted this spring |
| 02/04/2016 | Is it possible to take a seat on CO2? |
| 03/04/2016 | EUSTAFOR-publication: Managing European Forests Responsibly – for People, Climate and Nature |
| 06/04/2016 | All information about EUSTAFOR’s 10-years Anniversary events |
| 06/04/2016 | “Wood is all around you!” and the European Parliament… |
| 08/04/2016 | Managing European Forests Responsibly – for People, Climate and Nature |
| 26/04/2016 | European State Forests Boost the Bioeconomy |
| 17/05/2016 | FOREST EUROPE discussed its new Work Programme in Bratislava |
| 29/06/2016 | EUSTAFOR Signed Joint Letter to Commissioner Vella |
| 29/06/2016 | EUSTAFOR Bench Takes up Residence at the Flemish Ministry |
| 06/07/2016 | European State Forest Conference 2016: “Forest Management for People, Nature and Economy” |
| 08/07/2016 | EUSTAFOR Publishes Position Paper on the Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives and Their Implementation in State Forests |
| 15/07/2016 | Joint Press Release: World Forest Week 2016 |
| 29/07/2016 | CASCADES Study (Study on the optimised cascading use of wood ) published |
| 07/09/2016 | EUSTAFOR’s Policy and Communications Advisor Appointed! |
| 08/09/2016 | Executive Director visited Coillte in Wicklow |
| 09/09/2016 | A Better Life in Rural Areas |
| 10/10/2016 | Sustainable Forest Management can ensure both biodiversity conservation and biomass production |
| 12/10/2016 | Key elements to be included in the review of the FOREST EUROPE process to ensure Sustainable Forest Management |
| 26/10/2016 | Forest Europe discusses its future direction |
| 27/10/2016 | SiDG, the new Slovenian state-owned company joins EUSTAFOR! |
| 31/10/2016 | More Slovenian Forestry in EUSTAFOR |
| 16/11/2016 | New value chains from multifunctional forests now on the EU agenda |
| 21/11/2016 | Metsähallitus’ cultural heritage survey project nominated for the Europa Nostra Award |
| 24/11/2016 | EU Forest Strategy supports Sustainable Forest Management |
| 30/11/2016 | European Commission proposes to assess sustainability of forest biomass through risk-based approach |
| 01/12/2016 | Evidence of sustainability of forest biomass presented today by State Forest Managers |
| 10/12/2016 | EU Nature Directives declared “Fit for Purpose” – Strengthen implementation but no revision of Natura 2000 legislation foreseen |
| 15/12/2016 | Forest Stakeholders discuss LULUCF proposal and the Clean Energy package |
