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First impact assessments of Finland’s CAP Strategic Plan started

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Assessments will be conducted to examine the impact of the measures under the CAP Strategic&…

Ministers of forest-rich EU Member States gather for For Forest+ Group meeting in Finland

Wood and forestNews

For Forest+ is a group dedicated to advocating for the interests of the forested Member&…

Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs visits National Emergency Supply Agency

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Sweden’s Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren and Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and…

Agriculture ministers discussed viability of rural areas and generational renewal on farms

FoodNews

The Agriculture and Fisheries Council met in Brussels on 15 July 2024. The main topics…

Finland and the Province of Nova Scotia increase cooperation in forest sector

Wood and forestNews

The action plan on closer cooperation on forests and the bioeconomy between the province of&…

16 EU Member States led by Finland: Bioeconomy must stand out at core of next Commission’s Work Programme

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According to the joint statement of the For Forest group composed of four forested countries&…

Finland and Mexico continue bilateral forestry cooperation

Wood and forestNews

On 25 April 2024, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah signed an updated Memorandum…

Farmers’ crisis discussed at Agriculture and Fisheries Council – Member States unanimous about improving farmers’ situation

FoodNews

The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council convened to discuss the current crisis in the European&…

Provisional agreement reached on EU carbon removal certification framework

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During the negotiations on the carbon removal certification framework regulation of the European Union, a&…

Construction of new experimental cowshed of Natural Resources Institute Finland in Jokioinen progresses

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The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) will replace the experimental cowshed in Minkiö, Jokioinen with&…

New period of EU’s common agricultural policy off to good start

FoodNews

The first year of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) 2023–2027 is coming to an&…

Catch the Carbon projects to be presented at several side events of COP28

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will organise two side events and act as a&…

Updating of sectoral low-carbon roadmaps begins

EnergyNews

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has started to update the low-carbon roadmaps together&…

Metsähallitus launches auctions concerning large-scale offshore wind power projects

EnergyNews

On 23 November 2023, the Government adopted a resolution on launching an auction procedure concerning…

Finnish research on climate-smart land use provides tools for international climate work – Results of Catch the Carbon projects presented to OECD countries in Paris

Wood and forestNews

The Finnish Catch the Carbon package of climate measures has developed various methods to guide&…

Guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest Management set out means to strengthen biodiversity

Wood and forestNews

The European Commission published the Guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest Management last summer. The Ministry of&…