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2011/10/27

Looking after forests and responding to needs

The Montreal Process, FOREST EUROPE, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in a joint workshop last week elaborated possibilities to better use existing information on forests to serve environmental and societal needs.

2011/06/16

Ministers launch negotiations for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe

The protection and sustainable management of Europe’s forests requires a stable and efficient platform for coherent policy development and implementation. Therefore, European ministers responsible for forests made the historical decision yesterday to launch negotiations for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests. They also adopted European 2020 Targets for forests. The decision was taken at the FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference, which has been convened on 14-16 June in Oslo, Norway.

2011/06/14

Europe's forests can combat climate change

Europe is the most forest-rich region in the world. Its expanding forests have a huge potential to mitigate climate change. Sustainable forest management practices increasingly promote conservation of biodiversity. But, diseases and extreme weather conditions threaten forests. These are the results that derive from the State of Europe's Forests 2011 report, that was launched at the FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference in Oslo today (14 June).

2011/06/14

FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference Oslo 2011 opened

HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway today (14 June) officially opened the FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Oslo, Norway. At the conference in Oslo, ministers responsible for forests, as well as high-level representatives from 46 countries and the European Union meet to take decisions aimed at preserving forests and safeguarding their environmental, societal and economic benefits for present and future generations.

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