FOREST EUROPE ministers launch negotiations for a Legally Binding
Agreement
(ots) - Health and sustainability of Europe's forests are
essential in solving the challenges posed by climate change,
biodiversity protection and fresh water supplies. Forest vitality is
also crucial for fostering a green economy in Europe and across the
globe. The protection and sustainable management of Europe's forests
thus requires a stable and efficient platform for coherent policy
development and implementation. Therefore, European ministers
responsible for forests made the historical decision yesterday to
launch negotiations for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in
Europe. They also adopted European 2020 targets for forests. This
far-reaching political step was taken at the FOREST EUROPE
Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, which
currently takes place in Oslo, Norway.
"The decision by ministers to go ahead with the negotiations
towards a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests represents a major
step towards creating the necessary structure for a coherent approach
to the continent's forests," said the Norwegian Minister of
Agriculture and Food, Mr Lars Peder Brekk, chairman of the FOREST
EUROPE process. "A strengthened political cooperation in Europe will
be vital for achieving a balanced and stable continuity of all
environmental, economic and social forest functions, and for
contributing to the achievement of international agreed objectives."
As part of the future FOREST EUROPE strategy, ministers agreed on
European 2020 targets for forests.
At the Ministerial Conference, Spain took over the chairmanship
from Norway.
The conference was attended by ministers and high-level
representatives from 42 FOREST EUROPE countries.
For more details:
- FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference Oslo 2011:
www.foresteurope.org/conference2011.
- FOREST EUROPE: www.foresteurope.org.
- International Year of Forests: www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011.
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For further information:
FOREST EUROPE
Kristin Dawes, + 47 941 49 351
kristin.dawes(at)foresteurope.org
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