23/07/2019 - Energy, environment and climate
The
European Commission adopted a comprehensive Communication setting out a
new framework of actions to protect and restore the world's forests,
which host 80% of biodiversity on land, support the livelihoods of
around a quarter of the world's population, and are vital to our efforts
to fight climate change.
- Questions and answers
- Factsheet
- Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests
- Staff Working Document on the consultation activities
- (...) The Commission has set out five priorities:
- Reduce the EU consumption footprint on land and encourage the consumption of products from deforestation-free supply chains in the EU;
- Work in partnership with producing countries to reduce pressures on forests and to “deforest-proof” EU development cooperation;
- Strengthen international cooperation to halt deforestation and forest degradation, and encourage forest restoration;
- Redirect finance to support more sustainable land-use practices;
- Support the availability of, quality of, and access to information on forests and commodity supply chains, and support research and innovation.(...)
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