Europe represents 25% of our global forest resources. Europe‘s expanding forests have a huge potential in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They provide the renewable materials wood and energy, and foster a green economy. Sustainable forest management practices increasingly promote enhancement of biological diversity. But, diseases, extreme weather conditions like storms, and fires also threaten forests. These main results derive from the report on the State of Europe‘s Forests 2011, which was launched at the FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe on 14-16 June 2011, in Oslo, Norway. At the conference, ministers responsible for forests, as well as high-level representatives from 46 countries and the European Union took decisions aimed at preserving forests and safeguarding their environmental, societal and economic benefits for present and future generations.
The State of Europe‘s Forests 2011 report aims at providing decision makers and the broad public with up-to-date, comprehensive and fact-based information on the status and trends in forests and sustainable forest management in Europe in the period 1990-2010. The report has been jointly prepared by FOREST EUROPE, UNECE and FAO.
This website section provides you with the Policy Brief, Summary for Policy Makers and the full State of Europe's Forests 2011 Report. Furthermore, you will find the separate chapters of the full report as well as national report data, output tables and presentation tools. Please find all information in the menu in to the left for download as pdf.
Recommended citations:
For the full report:
FOREST EUROPE, UNECE and FAO 2011: State of Europe's Forests 2011. Status and Trends in Sustainable Forest Management in Europe.
For individual chapters:
List of authors. Chapter name. In FOREST EUROPE, UNECE and FAO 2011: State of Europe's Forests 2011. Status and Trends in
Sustainable Forest Management in Europe.
