21th of March: UNO International day of Forests: Common press release including UEF

Monday, March 21 , 2016 7063

UEF participated  in a common press release published Monday 21 of March by 7 International forest organisations.

"European Forest Owners, Managers, Industry and Professionals
Welcome the International Day of Forests".
“Forests and Water”

The European forest owners, managers, forest industry and professionals, represented by key stakeholders of the European forest sector: CEPF, Copa-Cogeca, ELO, EUSTAFOR, CEI-Bois, CEPI, FECOF, UEF and USSE, welcome the declaration by the UN General Assembly of the International Day of Forests on 21 March which this year has the theme “Forests and Water”.

The European forest sector welcomes the opportunity to emphasize the role of forests and water. We consider that EU needs to better communicate the strong link between forests and water. Forests have a close relationship to our water resources and sustainable forest management is of crucial importance for ensuring a multitude of water-related benefits.​

You'll find the full document attached here.

UEF is happy to support this International event and to express the foresters' point of view.

Please, have also a look at  our "News" about this event, using this link: http://www.european-foresters.org/news/161

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