Brussels, 26/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - Convinced that the contribution by European forestry and agriculture is essential to tackling climate change, European NGOs are disappointed at the proposals contained in the Commission's summer package on climate presented on 20 July for addressing emissions from agriculture and forestry and bringing the LULUCF (land use, land-use change and forestry) sector into the climate-energy package (EUROPE 11598).
Forests are known as carbon sinks for their...