European State Forest Association

From 19 to 21 April 2026, EU Nature Directors gathered in Paphos, Cyprus, for the their semi‑annual meeting, this time under the Cypriot Presidency. The agenda combined field visits in some of Cyprus’s Natura 2000 landscapes with substantive discussions on the implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation, pollinators, simplification of the Birds and Habitats Directives...

The Cypriot Presidency of the EU Council invited the Informal meeting of EU Directors-General on 27-29 April 2026to Pafos, Cyprus, 27-29 April 2026, to discuss the theme “Climate Change and Challenges in the Management of Forest Ecosystems with Particular Emphasis on Forest Fires and Biodiversity”.

As an introduction to the discussion, the following presentations were ...

The FOREST EUROPE process moves towards its culmination under the Swedish chairmanship, with the 10th Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe to be held on 2-3 June 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Conference is organised upon the invitation of Mr Peter Kullgren, Minister of Rural Affairs in Sweden, who is the Chair of Forest Euro...

Since December, momentum around the EU bioeconomy agenda has accelerated. Following the launch of the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy in November 2025, Brussels is positioning bio-based industries, biomanufacturing and circu...

EUSTAFOR has welcomed the European Commission’s new Communication on integrated wildfire risk management as a timely step toward tackling Europe’s growing wildfire challenge.

The proposal’s focus on landscape-level action and the role of local lan...