EUSTAFOR PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT FOREST EUROPE HIGH LEVEL TALKS ON HOW TO GROW HEALTHIER FORESTS

The second High Level Policy Debate was organized by the FOREST EUROPE Liaison Unit Bonn on 9 November 2023 in Berlin. The urgent need to strengthen resilience with sustainable forest management (SFM) strategies and increased cross-border and cross-sector collaboration was the main focus of the meeting.

The meeting was opened by the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany, Mr Cem Özdemir and involved high-level policymakers, including ministers, directors general, and national representatives, as well as forest experts from observer countries and organizations.The meeting consisted of two panels, the first one with a focus on SFM and resilience in pan-European countries to tackle climate and biodiversity crisis, and the second one that addressed future-proofing SFM and resilience: experts’ perspectives on status quo and linkages. EUSTAFOR’s President Juha Niemelä delivered practical experiences on the question how key aspects of sustainable and multi-functional management of state forests can enhance the future forest resilience.

On the second day a field trip was organized to the forest of the City of Berlin, which provided a practical illustration of topics discussed by the high-level policy makers.

More information on the event is available under this link. The Take-home messages are available here.

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