EU to launch debate on forest protection
The Spanish European Union presidency will seek to boost the protection of forests, which play an important role in the fight against global warming, Environment Minister Elena Espinosa said Tuesday at an EU-sponsored meeting of some 200 experts
Earth Times | 06 Apr 2010
The European Commission will launch a public debate on forest policy, Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnic told the meeting in La Granja de San Ildefonso in a video message.
The biggest threats to forests included wildfires and depopulation, Espinosa said, stressing the need for Europe-wide policies.
The meeting was due to approve a declaration which will be submitted to the European Council in June.
About 40 per cent of EU territory is covered by forested areas, according to a Green Book on forest protection presented at the meeting.
Forest-related activities employ more than two million people in the 27-nation bloc.
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