New EU Forest Strategy ‘puts European forest owners’ commitment at stake'
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue, and Minister of State Pippa Hackett talk with IFA President Tim Cullinan and forestry farmers who protested outside the convention centre in Dublin to highlight the crisis in the forestry sector and the need for emergency legislation for reform. Picture: Finbarr O’Rourke.
The European Commission published its EU Forest Strategy for 2030 on Friday.
And according to Copa-Cogeca and ELO, it puts European forest owners’ commitment at stake, because it does not strike a balance between the various functions of forests, between risks and opportunities, and lacks comprehensive concrete actions to support the forest sector.
