EU Forest Strategy puts forest ecosystems on the path to recovery

Forests are essential for our wellbeing, for the health of our planet and for prosperous rural areas. The European Commission’s new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 is taking steps to protect and restore Europe’s forests and make them more resilient in the face of climate change.

Forests can foster biodiversity, provide clean air and better water flows and support valuable ecosystem services. They prevent soil erosion and are an important ally in fighting climate change by storing carbon in trees and soil. Their wood and by-products can be used to produce bio-based materials and energy. The new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 is one of the flagship initiatives of the European Green Deal and will contribute to the EU’s objectives for biodiversity by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. Pierre Bascou, Director for Sustainability at the European Commission’s DG Agriculture and Rural Development, explains why the strategy is so important.

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Read the full article in the eighth edition of Agrinnovation magazine (pages 10-11)

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