The European Commission published, on Thursday 27 July, two new guidelines designed to encourage and reward sustainable forestry practices.
The ‘Closer to Nature’ guidelines (https://aeur.eu/f/89o) aim to strengthen forest multifunctionality and resilience to climate change, while fostering long-term economic and other societal benefits.
Those on payment schemes for forest ecosystem services (https://aeur.eu/f/89p) present various ways in which land managers, including foresters, can...