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A new joint letter from forestry and agricultural sectors on forest bioenergy
Monday, February 26 , 2018
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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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