Forest Europe Stockholm Joint statement of the European Forest-based Sector
Published 28/05/2026
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Published 28/05/2026
| 01/02/2026 | EUSTAFOR Approach Towards an Integrated Fire Prevention |
| 12/02/2026 | EUSTAFOR statement on the future of EU Climate Resilience |
| 04/05/2026 | EUSTAFOR Response to the European Commission Communication on Integrated Wildfire Risk Management |
| 03/06/2026 | EUSTAFOR STATEMENT 10th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference in Stockholm |
| 18/03/2025 | EUSTAFOR position paper: Preserving forests, jobs, and local economy: EUSTAFOR’s call for balanced and sound land protection approaches |
| 13/05/2025 | What are the EU’s needs for Forest Monitoring? A Statement by the European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) |
| 01/07/2025 | Joint Statement of the EU Forest-based Value Chain on the Upcoming EU 2040 Climate Target |
| 15/07/2025 | EUSTAFOR position paper: Sustainably managed Europe’s forests are best fit to boost the EU bioeconomy 2025 |
| 28/10/2025 | EUSTAFOR Statement on the 2040 Climate Target – Reflections on LULUCF, Forest Sinks, and the Bioeconomy |
| 29/10/2025 | EUSTAFOR Statement on the European Commission’s Nature Credits Initiative |
| 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 |
| 26/04/2023 | Swedish Presidency of the Council is rightly putting Bioeconomy back at the top of EU agenda |
| 03/07/2023 | EUSTAFOR’s policy asks for the European Parliament’s Position on the EU Nature Restoration proposal |
| 11/10/2023 | EUSTAFOR position paper: Too many uncertainties for forests in the EU carbon removals certification proposal |
| 07/03/2022 | European Forest Owners and Managers’ considerations on the EC Proposal for a Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation |
| 30/08/2022 | Joint Statement: Sustainable Forest Management: Keeping the potential of forest biodiversity unlocked |
| 28/01/2021 | EUSTAFOR POSITION PAPER ON THE EU FOREST STRATEGY POST-2020 |
| 24/06/2021 | Joint statement: Draft new EU Forest Strategy: time to consider the opinion of EU forest and forest-based sector |
| 05/10/2021 | Joint Position Paper: The New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Position of European Forest Owners and Managers |
| 08/12/2021 | Joint Statement: The EESC calls for coherence, certainty and clarity from the new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 |
| 05/05/2020 | Joint letter: The European forestry sector must be part of the future EU COVID-19 recovery plan |
| 15/05/2020 | Joint statement: The EU sector’s role in ensuring Sustainable Forest Management and conserving biodiversity |
| 19/05/2020 | EU Biodiversity Targets for 2030 must be balanced, realistic and feasible – 5 policy recommendations from EU state forests |
| 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 |
| 11/01/2019 | Call for an updated and stronger EU Forest Strategy |
| 19/02/2019 | The role of forest management in the upcoming taxonomy regulation for sustainable investments |
| 21/03/2019 | Joint Statement: Climate change and forest fires in Europe – Downward circle must be avoided! |
| 06/09/2019 | European forest sector’s views on the EU TEG report on sustainable finance (taxonomy) |
| 16/09/2019 | EU Institutions urged to make R&I a priority within the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 |
| 11/10/2019 | Joint statement: Multifunctional European forests are crucial to reach the objectives of a European Green Deal |
| 23/12/2019 | Let’s build a future-fit Europe together! – EUSTAFOR’s messages to European Policymakers |
| 06/03/2018 | Sustainable Forestry for Rural Livelihoods – EUSTAFOR’s seven recommendations to further enhance rural development policy post-2020 – for people, climate and the economy |
| 11/04/2018 | Joint Statement on a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe |
| 17/09/2018 | A bottom-up approach to the use of forest biomass |
| 19/09/2018 | Joint Statement on a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe |
| 17/10/2018 | Joint Statement prior to the publication of the mid-term review of the EU Forest Strategy |
| 03/12/2018 | Forests and the forest sector should play an active role in climate change mitigation and adaptation |
| 13/01/2017 | Joint letter on the Draft Code of Conduct for Planted Forest and Invasive Alien Trees (Bern Convention) |
| 20/02/2017 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on the LULUCF and ESR Proposals |
| 02/05/2017 | Joint Position Paper on the Renewable Energy Directive (recast) |
| 22/11/2017 | Sustainable forestry enables the bioeconomy Eight policy messages – European State Forests look ahead to a renewed Bioeconomy Strategy |
| 05/07/2016 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on the Role of Forests in EU Climate Change Post-2020 Policy |
| 08/07/2016 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on the Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives and Their Implementation in State Forests |
| 17/07/2015 | Bioenergy Has an Important Role to Play in EU Post 2020 Climate and Energy Policy |
| 20/10/2015 | EUSTAFOR Statement at Roundtable 4 |
| 20/10/2015 | Joint Statement 7th Ministerial Conference |
| 20/10/2015 | Joint Statement Extraordinary Ministerial Conference |
| 21/10/2014 | Joint Statement on the Draft European Standard for Bio-Based Products – Sustainability Criteria |
| 18/03/2013 | EUSTAFOR, CEPF, CEI-Bois and CEPI Joint Statement on New EU Forest Strategy |
| 13/05/2013 | EUSTAFOR and CEPF Joint Position: Review of the Legislation on the Marketing of Seed and Plant Propagating Material |
| 16/07/2013 | Joint Letter to Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, on the EU Forest Strategy |
| 07/11/2013 | European private and state forest owners and managers call for a definite and positive conclusion of INC negotiations on a LBA on Forests in Europe |
| 25/11/2013 | Joint Statement on Cascade Use of Wood |
| 11/12/2013 | EUSTAFOR Statement on the New EU Forest Strategy |
| 27/02/2012 | Forest Owner’s joint contribution to the First Session of the International Negotiating Committee on a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe |
| 30/03/2012 | Forest Sector’s Joint Position to the New EU Forest Strategy |
| 29/08/2012 | Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) |
| 03/09/2012 | EUSTAFOR Statement for the 2nd Session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on a Legally BIding Agreement on Forests in Europe |
| 19/11/2012 | EUSTAFOR and CEPF Joint Position: Forest owners question binding EU sustainability criteria for solid biomass |
| 13/12/2012 | EUSTAFOR, CEPF, CEI-Bois and CEPI Joint Statement on New EU Forest Strategy |
| 15/02/2011 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on the Financing of NATURA 2000 |
| 22/02/2011 | Forestry Sector’s Joint Position Paper on the Forest Component in the Post 2013 CAP |
| 22/03/2011 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on sustainability measures at EU level for solid biomass from forestry |
| 21/11/2011 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper: No Mandatory Criteria on Solid Biomass at this Stage |
| 08/01/2010 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on the EU 2020 Strategy |
| 20/05/2010 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on Green Paper on Forest Protection |
| 30/09/2010 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on Rural Development |
| 12/10/2010 | EUSTAFOR Position Paper on Biodiversity |
| 04/03/2008 | EUSTAFOR position paper on RES Directive |
| 04/03/2008 | EUSTAFOR position paper on ETS Directive |