Despite political commitment, Europe is struggling to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Forests, as the hosts of … much of the biological diversity in Europe, are vital to this debate. Any initiative designed to halt the biodiversity loss … in Europe must take forests into account. …

Mit diesem Dokument soll die Position der Wälder und der Forstwirtschaft im Rahmen des ökologischen Netzes Natura 2000 … erläutert werden, um die Akzeptanz von Natura 2000 in den Kreisen der Forstwirtschaft zu erleichtern. Das Dokument gibt einen … Wälder in Europa) sowie auf die einschlägige Fachliteratur. …

A team of eight experts has conducted an independent evaluation of eleven years (2004-2014) of implementation of the EU … FLEGT in EU Member States, VPA countries and other timber producer and consumer countries. It also presents a detailed … recommendations to guide future EU efforts on FLEGT and, more broadly, on reversing the loss of forest cover and promoting sustainable …

and global competitiveness of the European Union (EU) forest sector, in particular forestry. It covers the entire EU …

forests in Europe and reviews options for forests and forestry to adapt to climate change. It has been commissioned by the … adaptation to environmental changes. Adaptation measures for forestry need to be planned well in advance of expected changes in …

consultation process within the EU Forestry Strategy and the report of the strategy’s implementation identify the issue of creating … years. This is also reflected in a number of policy documents within the EU. The new EU Rural Development Regulation speaks … markets for currently non-market forest goods and services as an emerging issue. Finally, the EU Forest Action Plan (2007 …

Based on the EU Forestry Strategy, the overall aim of the EU Forest Action Plan is to support and enhance sustainable … training in forestry), Activity 5.2 of the work programme for implementation of the Action Plan indicates that a study on the …