01/07/2025
EUSTAFOR, along with several other organisations in the forest-based sector, has released a joint statement on the EU 2040 Climate Target which will define the trajectory of net greenhouse gas emission reductions, including carbon removals, where the land-based sectors - with special regard to forest - play a key role. This coordinated effort reflects a shared call for enabling EU climate policy framework which duly considers the uncertainty of climate change impacts on forests, does not set a short-term uncertain policy targets disconnected from long-term thinking of forest management decisions, and aims deploying the potential of the forest-based bioeconomy.
18/03/2025
To fulfil the targets on land protection set by recent EU climate and nature legislation, state-owned forests are often considered to be the most obvious solution. European State Forest Management organizations (SFMOs), now and in the past, have proven to follow the highest sustainability standards in forest management, including the preservation of valuable habitats and species. Out of 55.5 million hectares of state forests managed by EUSTAFOR members, more than 17 million hectares are protected by national nature conservation laws, almost 11 million hectares are serving as protective forests, and another 11 million hectares have been designated as Natura 2000 sites. However, additional setting aside of public forests only to meet the ambitious land conservation targets cannot be the approach nor can reaching these targets be the primary role of state forests.
27/03/2024
EUSTAFOR, as a stakeholder which represents 39 State Forest Management Organizations (SFMOs) across 27 European countries, continuously supports sustainable and multi-purpose management approaches in daily forest operations and promotes research and innovation in the sector.
