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A team of researchers from EFI and five of its member organisations has published a paper looking at the potential climate change mitigation effects of EU forests. European forests and the forest
Climate change
Forest management
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Forests are of crucial importance for Natura 2000, the EU-wide ecological network of protected areas. Nearly 25% of the total forest area in the EU is part of the network, but knowledge about how
Biodiversity
Forest management
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Sustainability
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In the EU, the construction sector employs currently more than 12 million people and accounts for 42% of the total energy consumption as well as 35% of the total greenhouse gas emissions, when
Policy
Wood construction
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The year 2016 was a turning point: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted, and the Paris Agreement on climate change came into effect
Bioeconomy
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This report on the wood-based sector explores the complex policy landscape affecting industries reliant on wood and wood-based products, drawing on analysis of EU regulatory frameworks and stakeholder
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