On Friday 30 October, the European Commission published the roadmap for the new EU Forest Strategy, while simultaneously opening the first public consultation period.
Planned for the first quarter of 2021, the Forest Strategy is a non-legislative initiative to ensure healthy and resilient forests that contribute to biodiversity, climate objectives and livelihood security, and that support a circular bioeconomy.
Specifically, it will have the following objectives: (1) reduce the loss of...