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NGOs and indigenous communities to the EU: Protect forests and remove forest biomass from Renewable Energy Directive

Mar 21, 2021Skydda SkogenForest News, Press Releasesbiodiversity, carbon dioxide, climate, EU, forest biomass, natural forest, plantation, Renewable Energy Directive

Today, on the International Day of Forests, 24 NGOs and 44 indigenous communities send an open letter to the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission and call on them to unite behind the best available science and remove forest biomass from the Renewable Energy Directive. They are also urged to protect EU’s…

Scientists warn the EU: Burning trees is NOT carbon neutral and subsidies must end

Over 500 scientists are calling on both the EU and the new US administration to end the subsidies for the burning of wood since it is not carbon neutral. Instead they are calling for investments in mechanisms to protect forests as crucial carbon sinks and to prevent biodiversty loss. In a letter, the scientists write to the European Commission,…