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What needs to happen for Europe’s forests to deliver on the 2050 climate and biodiversity goals?

Forest Talks webinar #4
17 November 2026, 10:00–12:15, CET Online
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Achieving the EU’s climate and biodiversity goals is crucial to healthy forests and a green, prosperous economy. 

This webinar will examine what needs to happen for Europe’s forests to deliver on the climate and biodiversity goals for 2050: which management and policy shifts it implies, and which levers and levels of governance the EU needs to act on to stay on track.

Webinar highlights: 

  • Keynote by Frans Timmermans, Former Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and EU Climate Chief, and Dutch Foreign Minister 
  • Policy pathways for European forests to 2050 presented by three EU-funded research projects: ForestPaths, ForestNavigator and PathFinder. 
  • Views on implementing the Green Deal in a changing world
  • Which actions need to be taken to strengthen the role of forests in achieving climate neutrality and halt biodiversity loss while ensuring socioeconomic sustainability. 

The webinar is chaired by Robert Mavsar, Director of the European Forest Institute.

More information and registrations

    Speakers

    Frans Timmermans

    Former Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and EU Climate Chief, and Dutch Foreign Minister

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    ForestPaths ⁠
    Project Status
    Ongoing

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