forestry
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Forestry

EU forests provide multiple benefits for biodiverse ecosystems and climate resilience, prosperous rural areas and a sustainable forest bioeconomy.

Latest news

Visual showing by-products from forestry, set in the circular economy, picturing pinecones and pineneedles.
26 Nov 2024

Apply to the EU CAP Network workshop ‘Circular bioeconomy – valorisation of forest by-products’

The EU CAP Network workshop ‘Circular bioeconomy – valorisation of forest by-products’ will take place from Wednesday 26 to Thursday 27 March 2025. The call for expression of interest is now open, please apply before 9 December 2024, 23:59 CET.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Aerial satellite view of cultivated agricultural farming land fields
18 Oct 2024

Water efficiency benefits flow from CAP Strategic Plans

Water efficiency is the topic of a new Policy Insights article which highlights how the CAP can help rural Europe use water wisely by better protecting the quality and quantity of EU water reserves.

  • CAP Implementation
people on the field listening to an explanation
03 May 2024

Inspirational idea: Sustainable bee forest

Operational Group develops a concept for ‘forests of the future’ that can adapt to the changing climatic and ecological conditions thanks to specifically selected tree species.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Upcoming events

Cross-visit

FOREST4EU European Horizon project - Study Visits 2025

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Latest publications

Policy Insights |

Roots in nature: local projects bringing hope and change

Discover how three finalists of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the Environment and Climate Action category have been gradually transforming rural landscapes, lives and livelihoods, for a lasting impact on communities and ecosystems alike.

  • CAP Implementation
Evaluation of the Implementation of Adaptation Measures to Measures AAC
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation of the implementation of climate change adaptation measures

The report assesses the contribution of climate change adaptation interventions financed by European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds to reduce the threats of climate change in Portugal.

  • Evaluation
Contribution of agri-environmental measures and organic farming to insect protection
Member State Evaluation |

Contribution of Agri-Environmental Measures and Organic Farming to Insect Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

The report analyses the effects of agri-environmental and climate measures and organic farming on insects.

  • Evaluation

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group | Completed

Development of a labeling system for wood logs in the wood supply chain Forests-Industry

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Research and innovation | Ongoing

Forest surveillance with artificial intelligence and digital technologies

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

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