Europe's forests can combat climate change
(ots) - Europe, the most forest-rich region in the world,
represents 25% of our global forest resources. Europe's expanding
forests have a huge potential to mitigate climate change. They
provide renewable materials wood and energy, and foster a green
economy. Sustainable forest management practices increasingly promote
conservation of biodiversity. But, diseases, extreme weather
conditions (e.g. storms), and fires also threaten forests. These main
results derive from the report on the State of Europe's Forests 2011,
which has been launched today in Oslo, Norway. The launch takes place
on the occasion of the FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on the
Protection of Forests in Europe (14 - 16 June 2011). At the
conference, ministers responsible for forests, as well as high-level
representatives from 46 countries and the European Union meet to take
decisions aimed at preserving forests and safeguarding their
environmental, societal and economic benefits for present and future
generations.
The State of Europe's Forests 2011 report aims at providing
decision makers and the broad public with up-to-date, comprehensive
and fact-based information on the status and trends in forests and
sustainable forest management in Europe in the period 1990-2010. The
report has been jointly prepared by FOREST EUROPE, UNECE and FAO.
The FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference, under Norwegian
chairmanship, is the sixth in a row since the ministerial
collaboration started in Strasbourg in 1990. Much progress has been
made in finding a common policy voice and appropriate action to
recognise Europe's forests as a vital shared resource - not only
among the signatory countries but also as a global resource.
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FOREST EUROPE
Liaison Unit Oslo
Kristin Dawes
Mobile: + 47 941 49 351
Email: kristin.dawes(at)foresteurope.org
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