Joint Statement Extraordinary Ministerial Conference

Position papers from 2025

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

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Position papers from 2024

27/03/2024

EUSTAFOR position paper: Policy makers urged to respect subsidiarity principle and build on existing forest monitoring systems

Position papers from 2023

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

Position papers from 2022

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

28/10/2022

Joint Statements by European Forest Owners and Managers for the EU Forest Directors’ Meeting on the 20th October 2022

Position papers from 2021

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

06/07/2021

Joint statement: Draft Renewable Energy Directive Revision: Improper Sustainability Framework for Forest Biomass Could Challenge the EU’s Renewable Energy Ambitions and Harm the Rural Economy

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

Position papers from 2020

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

Position papers from 2019

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

Position papers from 2018

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

02/07/2018

Open letter to the European Commission: European forest-based industries call on the extension of the scope of the EU Timber Regulation to ensure that wood-based products sold on the European market are safe from illegal logging regardless of their origin

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

Position papers from 2017

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

Position papers from 2016

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

12/10/2016

Joint Statement Working Group on the future direction of FOREST EUROPE

Position papers from 2015

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

Position papers from 2014

21/10/2014

Joint Statement on the Draft European Standard for Bio-Based Products – Sustainability Criteria

31/10/2014

European Forest Sector Calls for Continued and Strengthened Efforts for a Future Legally Binding Agreement (LBA) on Forests in Europe

Position papers from 2013

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

Position papers from 2012

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

Position papers from 2011

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

Position papers from 2010

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

Position papers from 2009

09/03/2009

Forest Owner’s Joint Letter to ENV Council on the draft regulation on deforestation and forest degradation

13/03/2009

Forest Owner’s Joint Letter to EP ENV Committee on the draft regulation on deforestation and forest degradation

Position papers from 2008

04/03/2008

EUSTAFOR position paper on RES Directive