EU Forest Strategy for 2030

Objectives

The strategy sets a vision and concrete actions to improve the quantity and quality of EU forests and strengthen their protection, restoration and resilience.

It aims to adapt Europe’s forests to the new conditions, weather extremes and high uncertainty brought about by climate change.

This is a precondition for forests to continue delivering their socio-economic functions, and to ensure vibrant rural areas with thriving populations.

Actions

The Forest Strategy supports the socio-economic functions of forests for thriving rural areas and boosting the forest-based bio-economy within sustainability boundaries.

It also protects, restores and enlarges the EU’s forests to combat climate change, reverse biodiversity loss and ensure resilient and multifunctional forest ecosystems by:

• Developing skills and empowering people for a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy
• Protecting the EU’s last remaining primary and old-growth forests
• Reforestation and afforestation of biodiverse forests, including planting 3 billion additional trees by 2030
• Providing financial incentives for forest owners and managers for improving the quantity and quality of EU forests

The strategy also focuses on:

• Strategic forest monitoring, reporting and data collection
• Stepping up implementation and enforcement of the existing EU acquis

See our forests, forestry, forests and climate, land use and land use change, nature and biodiversity and soil health pages for related policies.

Timeline

Key dates related to the EU Forest Strategy

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