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Rural Development Programme and forests in Slovakia

June 27, 2008
A presentation By Pavol Polak on a FERN seminar 'Raising awareness of forest funding via the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, held in Brussels in November 2007
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Rural Development Programme and forests in Poland

June 27, 2008
A powerpoint presentation given at the FERN seminar ' Raising awareness of forest funding via the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development by Pavol Polak and Krystyna Stachura. November 2007.
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Threats to Central and Eastern European Forests

March 22, 2003

FME Presentation (2003) outlining the present situation in Eastern and Central European Member States.

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Threats to Central and Eastern European Forests.ppt297 KB

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NGOs' concerns with the legally binding agreement on forests in Europe

January 2, 2013

Released before the third session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee for a legally binding agreement on forests in Europe negotiations; this statement on behalf of 34 NGOs outlines key concerns that Europe’s NGO have in regards to the legally binding agreement on forests in Europe.

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FERN position paper: The new Forest Strategy

October 1, 2011

The EU Forestry Strategy adopted in 1998, acted as a response to concerns about the lack of coherence and coordination between national forest policies and other forest related EU policies. Though the non-legally binding Forestry Strategy represents the first significant attempt to create an EU-wide framework for forests, its development and implementation left much to be desired.

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ForestWatch special: Legally binding agreement on forests in Europe: “same, same but different”?

June 7, 2011

Ministers will gather in mid June 2011 in Oslo to take a decision about whether to enter into negotiations on a legally binding agreement (LBA) for forests in Europe. NGOs question what the added value of this instrument will be and whether an LBA will really be able to deal with potential conflicts of interest concerning the future of Europe’s forests. This ForestWatch special outlines the main issues.

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ForestWatch Issue 158

March 11, 2011
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ForestWatch Issue 157 February 2011

February 17, 2011
  • Commission’s ‘Buying Social’ guide disappoints
  • Greater ECA accountability needed – but how?
  • Emissions from land use: count them or reduce them?
  • Dutch Government rightly wary of MTCS
  • Paper dispute: Court finds against Italian NGO
  • UK marks year of forests by selling theirs
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ForestWatch Issue 155 December 2010

December 15, 2010
  • Social criteria are permissible in timber procurement policy
  • Questions remain about Cancun forests agreement
  • A bold move: the EP votes to address ECA flaws
  • The future of CAP: opinions welcome
  • Agrofuel plans drive destruction

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FW 155 December 2010.pdf217.33 KB

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