The New EU Forest Strategy for 2030: A New Understanding of Sustainable Forest Management?

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The EU climate package Fit for 55 - a double-edged sword for Europeans and their forests and timber industry

Michael Koehl et al.

Summary: The Fit for 55 climate package adopted by the EU aims to prepare for the EU's climate neutrality in 2050, with measures affecting the forestry and timber sector. However, the three instruments evaluated lack coherence in their demands on forest management, being dominated by ecological aspects and increasing the forest C-pool without a holistic view, failing to meet the requirements of multifunctional, sustainable forest management.

FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS (2021)

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How are forests framed? An analysis of EU forest policy

Jerbelle Elomina et al.

Summary: The concept of Forest Ecosystem Services (FES) is important as it integrates ecosystem services into cross-sectoral policy concerns. The European Union's forest policy is currently considered fragmented and weakly institutionalized. A frame analysis of EU policy documents reveals that different frames shape the perception of forests, with some promoting a more dominant view of forests as providers of wood and non-wood forest products. Awareness of these frames among policymakers can improve policy coordination and reduce fragmentation in EU forest-related policies.

FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS (2021)

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Forest relevant targets in EU policy instruments-can progress be measured by the pan-European criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management?

Markus Lier et al.

Summary: This study analyzes forest relevant targets in EU policy instruments, finding that qualitative targets are predominant while quantitative targets are relatively few. The current Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management would need adjustments to provide information on progress towards the identified forest relevant quantitative and qualitative targets.

FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS (2021)

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The art of the green deal: Policy pathways for the EU Forest Strategy

Filip Aggestam et al.

Summary: This article discusses the potential impact of the European Green Deal on the next EU Forest Strategy and explores various policy pathways. While the Green Deal does not fully consider the multiple benefits forests provide to society and how the forest-based sector could contribute to it, academic literature offers potential policy pathways.

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