Focus on sustainability

Biodiversity efforts must be fair not only to nature but to forest owners and the entire forest sector.

The European election campaign tone was just set, when the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined her policy priorities to EU lawmakers.

The coming months are important in the process of forming positions regarding the EU’s new packaging and packaging waste regulation both in the Parliament and in the Council.

EU´s research and innovation funding offers carrot for implementation of the ambitious climate policy objectives

The European Parliament voted in favour of amending the Commission’s proposal and continuing negotiations on the regulation. The forest industry expects further negotiations to better take into account the Member States’ diversity as well as the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of the measures.

The proposed directive on soil monitoring includes obligations for monitoring and reporting on the state of soil and sets the objective of achieving healthy soils by 2050.

The finalised regulation must recognise the importance of sustainable, renewable materials in circular economy.

In the new scenario review by the Natural Resources Institute Finland, the amount of both decaying stemwood and retention trees will considerably increase over the next few decades.