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Long-Lasting Applications with High Value Added Represent Only One Perspective on Sustainable Wood Use

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Guiding the use of wood towards long-lasting applications with high value added— that is, the…

European forest ministers: Sustainable forest management must be strengthened and Ukraine’s recovery supported

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In their declaration, the European ministers responsible for forests committed to strengthening the role of…

European forest cooperation project worth EUR 240 million to be coordinated by Finland

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The launch of the European Forest Partnership on 1 June 20256 marks a significant step forward for…

Germany joins For Forest Group+ of forested EU countries as its eighth member

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The For Forest Group+ of forested EU countries has again grown stronger as Germany joined…

Next assessment report of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPBES explores linkages between biodiversity and business

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The 12th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem…

Extensive EU forest partnership project progresses – Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland has key role in coordination

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The new European forest partnership project prepared under the lead of the Ministry of Agriculture…

Amendments to Forest Act and Nature Conservation Act under preparation following EU court judgment

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of the Environment have begun legislative…

Forest partnership coordinated by Finland brings European forest organisations together

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The European Partnership ‘Forests and Forestry for a Sustainable Future’ brings together about 100 organisations from 28…

For Forest Group + of forested EU countries grows again as Italy and Latvia join in

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For Forest + is a group that promotes the interests of the forested Member States in…

Finland’s declaration of intent with Québec reinforces collaboration with Canadian forest sector

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The Canadian province of Québec and Finland are deepening their collaboration in the forest…

Extensive package of measures to strengthen forest growth and carbon sinks

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has launched an extensive package of measures that aims…

Finland’s New Wood exhibition showcases opportunities of bioeconomy

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On Monday 26 May, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah and two Members of the…

Catch the Carbon package of climate measures: From developing knowledge and skills to promoting actions through cooperation

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The last projects of the Catch the Carbon package of climate measures ended at the…

Finland promotes sustainable forest-based bioeconomy as part of new global coalition

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The webinar series of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO that started on Tuesday 11…

Minister Essayah to visit Canada with a forest and bioeconomy delegation – Finland is the Feature Country of Scaling Up Bioeconomy conference

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Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah visits Canada with a delegation of the Finnish…

Outlines for ownership policy concerning Metsähallitus – new objectives related to promotion of renewable energy, restoration of flowing waters and recognition of revenue

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On 9 October 2024, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy discussed and supported the new outlines for…