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A new joint letter from forestry and agricultural sectors on forest bioenergy

Monday, February 26 , 2018 7231

UEF signed a new joint letter about forest bioenergy, with CEPEF, EUSTAFOR, COPA, COGECA, ELO, CEETTAR, CEJA, EOS and USSE.

 

Our UEF President, Michael Diemer signed this letter with:

Hubert de Schorlemer

President of Confederation of European Forest Owners – CEPF

Per-Olof Wedin

President of European State Forest Association – EUSTAFOR

Joachim Rukwied

President of European Farmers – COPA

Thomas Magnusson

President of European Agri-Cooperatives – COGECA

Pierre Olivier Drège

President of European Landowners’ Organisation – ELO

Simo Jaakkola

Vice-President of European Organisation of Agricultural, Rural and Forestry Contractors – CEETTAR

Jannes Maes

President of European Council of Young Farmers – CEJA

Sampsa Auvinen

President of European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry – EOS

and Bruno Lafon

President of Union of Foresters of Southern Europe – USSE

 

This letter is send to:

Temenuzhka Petkova, Ministry of Energy – Republic of Bulgaria

José Blanco López, Member of the European Parliament

Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy.

 

This joint letter on behalf of the European forest owners and managers, farmers and their cooperatives, sawmill industry, forest workers, contractors and professionals, is addressing our main concerns in view of the upcoming trilogue negotiations on the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive.

 

UEF thanks all the foresters for their support in this crucial matter.

 

The UEF Presidency


Related documents:
20180223 Joint letter on forest bioenergy.pdf

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