Reports
Flows of biomass to and from the EU
This new report shows that the quantity of wood required to satisfy the European Union’s 20-20-20 target is likely to be too large to be met by increased production within the EU. Member States will have to rely on importing wood products from elsewhere, at the risk of damaging ecosystems in other parts of the world, while actually increasing the EU’s own carbon footprint.
The report is based on an analysis of Member States’ National Renewable Energy Action Plans and import and export statistics and trends. It finds that assuming that the mix of different biomass 'product types' remains the same, Member States will need to use between 50 and 100 per cent more wood than is currently consumed as fuel.
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 Biomass imports to the EU final.pdf | 1.04 MB |
Forests in danger: failures of EU policy and what needs to change
Though EU policy aims to give equal weight to the 'commercial interests' versus 'ecological interests' of forests, in practice, commercial interests have dominated. This is concerning given that forests can help mitigate the effects of climate change, but are under threat from climate change itself.
European forests are losing out in terms of health and biodiversity. EU forest-related policies have so far been inadequate to ensure forest protection. The report outlines why this is, and recommends policy actions that are urgently needed to protect forests in the EU.
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| forestsindanger.pdf | 5.62 MB |
What changes are needed? The implementation of EU's Rural Development Policy
This report follows up FERN’s earlier study “Funding forests into the future? How the European Fund for Rural Development affects Europe’s forests”. It focuses on how national programmes – and more specifically their forestry measures – have been implemented in six countries. The key questions that are looked at in the report include: What, if anything, have the individual countries done to address the issues raised in 2008, and can implementation of the RDPs do anything to improve forestry management practices and encourage forest conservation?
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| What changes are needed.pdf | 1.06 MB |
Funding forests into the future
Looking at how the European Fund for Rural Development affects Europe's forests, this report is the culmination of research and reports from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Hungary, Portugal and Romania. It reveals that the Commission's own safety net of having NGO consultation and partnership has been routinely ignored and comes up with a series of recommendations to ensure the Rural Development Fund reduces biodiversity loss across Europe.
Individual country reports in the series are available from www.fern.org
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| OPEN | 1.29 MB |
Funding forests into the future. The case of Hungary.
This series of reports commissioned by FERN looks at the extent to 
which programmes funded by the Europe Commission are fulfilling the promise of the Rural Development Regulation to protect forests and biodiversity.
Other reports in the series include Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Portugal and Romania.
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| OPEN | 813.95 KB |
Funding forests into the future. The case of Romania.
This series of reports commissioned by FERN looks at the extent to which programmes funded by the Europe Commission are fulfilling the promise of the Rural Development Regulation to protect forests and biodiversity.
Other reports in the series include Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Hungary and Portugal.
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| OPEN | 255.73 KB |
Funding forests into the future. The case of Portugal.
This series of reports commissioned by FERN looks at the extent to which programmes funded by the Europe Commission are fulfilling the promise of the Rural Development Regulation to protect forests and biodiversity.
Other reports in the series include Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland and Romania.
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| OPEN | 516.76 KB |
Funding forests into the future. The case of Ireland.
This series of reports commissioned by FERN looks at the extent to which programmes funded by the Europe Commission are fulfilling the promise of the Rural Development Regulation to protect forests and biodiversity.
Other reports in the series include Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Portugal and Romania.
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| OPEN | 410.18 KB |
Funding forests into the future. The case of Mainland Finland.
This series of reports commissioned by FERN looks at the extent to which programmes funded by the Europe Commission are fulfilling the promise of the Rural Development Regulation to protect forests and biodiversity.
Other reports in the series include Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Hungary, Portugal and Romania.
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| OPEN | 248.67 KB |
Funding forests into the future. The case of Czech Republic.
This series of reports commissioned by FERN looks at the extent to which programmes funded by the Europe Commission are fulfilling the promise of the Rural Development Regulation to protect forests and biodiversity.
Other reports in the series include Bulgaria, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Portugal and Romania.
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| OPEN | 260.15 KB |
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