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
Forestry, Fostering Knowledge & Innovation (+1)
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
Agricultural Production, AKIS (+18)
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
Environment, Forestry (+1)
All Forestry news

Latest publications

EU CAP Network Magazine - Issue 4
Magazines |

EU CAP Network Magazine - Issue 4

The fourth edition of the EU CAP Network magazine highlights the many ways in which farmers contribute to society, from supporting rural communities and protecting natural resources, to strengthening quality food systems and increasing market competitiveness.

  • CAP Implementation
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
  • Evaluation
Food Supply Chain, CAP Strategic Plans (+8)
A calculator for carbon sequestration in forestry
Press Articles |

A calculator for carbon sequestration in forestry

Latvian Operational Group develops an innovative online tool which can produce forest management plans and calculate their impact on carbon sequestration up to 50 years into the future.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Climate and Climate Change, Forestry (+2) Latvia
Effectiveness of Forestry measures in relation to territorial potential and criticalities
Member State Evaluation |

Effectiveness of forestry measures in Liguria

The report verifies whether, and to what extent, the concentration of forestry interventions has been achieved at the regional level.

  • Evaluation
Environment, Agricultural Production (+3) Environmental impacts Italy
All Forestry publications

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group

clean North Netherlands
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Forestry, Soil (+8) Netherlands
EIP-AGRI Operational Group | Completed

Imagining the forest of the future while taking into account the lessons of the past: 'Together let's save the Chantilly Forest'
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Forestry, Climate change (incl. GHG reduction, adaptation and mitigation, and other air related issues) (+1) France
Research and innovation | Ongoing

Promoting Green Nudging for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
AKIS, incl. advice, training, on-farm demo, interactive innovation projects, Arable crops (+5) Belgium, Italy (+2)
All Forestry projects

Latest good practice

Girls learning pavement-work
Project | 30 Mar 2026

Makerspace Alzey – Breathing new life into to Germany’s rural craft skillsets

  • CAP Implementation
Economic impacts, Education (+16) Germany
Alzey
Map showing parcels under different funding programmes for biodiversity
Project | 30 Mar 2026

German Operational Group tests integrated strategy for farmland insects and avifauna

  • CAP Implementation
Agricultural Production, AKIS (+16) Germany
North-Rhine Westphalia
Roquefort - Blue cheese made from sheep's milk from the Occitanie region
Project | 30 Mar 2026

FOSTER uses smart CAP credit to empower French farmers

  • CAP Implementation
Agricultural Production, CAP Strategic Plans (+11) France
All Forestry good practice