EU policy related to forests and forestry

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The EU forest-related policies aim to improve the quality and quantity of EU forests by strengthening their protection, restoration and resilience.

The Common Agricultural Policy acknowledges the importance of forests to the environment and rural areas of the EU and supports sustainable forestry activities.

The Renewable Energy Directive includes sustainability criteria for both agricultural and forest biomass.

Further policy tools ensure the competitiveness and sustainability of the EU forest-based industry.

Statement by President von der Leyen on Europe's Northern Neighbourhood: A New Strategy for the Arctic

We have just adopted our new European Arctic Strategy. It was time to do so. The Arctic is one place where the tectonic plates...

TOPIC / TOOL | 22 Oct 2026

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Learn more on EU policies relevant to the bioeconomy: key strategies, legislations and financing instruments in one place!

PUBLICATION | 21 Oct 2026

Measuring gender-responsive climate change adaptation in agrifood systems

This discussion paper reviews eleven adaptation metrics frameworks and draws on six key informant interviews to examine how gender is integrated into the measurement of climate change adaptation...

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Originally Published \| Last Updated	01 Apr 2025 \| 06 May 2026
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EU policy related to forests and forestry

Statement by President von der Leyen on Europe's Northern Neighbourhood: A New Strategy for the Arctic

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Measuring gender-responsive climate change adaptation in agrifood systems

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