Forestry

A sustainable future for farming and forests in Mongolia

Global forest-based value chains, with around 5 000 different wood products, generate an annual value of EUR 1 300 billion and support the livelihoods of one billion, mostly rural, people. A real opportunity exists to produce more from less, with more efficient use of raw materials for higher value products. DG INTPA will host a webinar to explore this issue in September 2022.

Protecting forests, supporting local communities and enhancing women’s participation

View a short video about forest partnerships prepared by the EU Technical Assistance Facility for Improving Sustainable Forest Management (Forests For the Future Facility/F4).

14th European Development Days attracts record number of participants discussing biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation in the context of international development cooperation.

Timber trade agreement has brought social as well as environmental benefits

An update on the Green Deal developments

The EU charts a path through the pandemic and beyond with hope and determination.

Stakeholder discussions highlight need for traceability and engagement in areas known to have the biggest problem.

A look at how farmers in Thailand are starting to reap the benefits from international timber trade talks between Thailand and the European Union.

Ensuring the protection of forests and their sustainable use is critical for development in many of the EU’s tropical partner countries.

Over 100 colleagues from 83 EU Delegations and EU Headquarters in Brussels attended DEVCO Environment and Climate Change Week to discuss the new European Commission policy priorities and how to strengthen environment and climate change dimensions in EU external cooperation, in particular in light of the next programming phase.

Reclaimed timber is contributing to Thailand’s local economy and becoming an important source of income.

Further news items on climate, energy and forest-related issues. It's been a busy few months!

Chantal Marijnissen, Head of Unit (Environment, Natural Resources and Water), introduces the 10th edition of Green Development News.

Over 100 staff from EU Delegations, development practitioners and experts gathered in Brussels from 14 to 19 October 2018 at the DEVCO Environment Week 2018, in order to discuss environment policy developments and exchange knowledge about key environmental issues. Organised by the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) of the European Commission, the week focused on exploring ways to strengthen the environmental dimension of EU cooperation.

A GCCA+/UNDP joint programme is supporting cutting-edge digital technology combined with traditional tree-planting and reforestation to help Benin mitigate the impacts of climate change.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam and the EU REDD Facility mapped and analysed planned public investments (2016-2020) in land use in the five provinces of the Central Highlands region.

The Republic of Congo and the European Union have adopted a five-year plan for the implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) aimed at eliminating illegal logging.

With Ghana moving towards full implementation of its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU on illegal logging, representatives of its forest sector stakeholders have visited Indonesia to learn about its experiences of reaching that goal.