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Joint statement COP24: forests and the forest sector should play an active role in climate change mitigation and adaptation

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Union of European Foresters signed at the begining of December 2018 a new joint statement at the opening of the COP24 in Katowice, Poland.

This new joint statement topic is: forests and the forest sector should play an active role in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

 

Our UEF President, Michael Diemer signed this statement in the name of the UEF - Union of European Foresters with:

BIOENERGY Europe

CEETTAR – European Organisation of Agricultural, Rural and Forestry Contractors 

CEPI – Confederation of European Paper Industries

CEPF – Confederation of European Forests Owners 

CEPI – Confederation of European Paper Industries 

COPA COGECA - European Farmers and European Agri-cooperatives 

ELO – European Landowners’ Organization 

EOS - Euroopean Organisation of the Sawmill Industry

EUSTAFOR – European State Forest Association 

FECOF - European Federation of Forest-Owning Communities 

USSE – Union des Sylviculteurs du Sud de l’Europe

 

You can download this statement attached here.

 

UEF thanks all the profesional foresters for their support and attention.

 

The UEF Presidency


Related documents:
COP24-joint-statement_final december 2018.pdf

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