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EU states agree green forest goals

ENDS Europe
Friday 9 November 2007

EU states have pledged to make more use of wood as a renewable source of energy in declarations adopted at the fifth ministerial conference on forest protection in Europe, held in Warsaw, Poland, this week. The event was attended by officials from European countries, including ministers from 11 EU states. Delegates also stressed forests' importance to good water management and agreed to develop pan-European guidance on afforestation and reforestation to aid climate change mitigation and adaptation. See conference website, declaration and resolutions on energy and water.

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Danish presidency programme

The Danish government presents the programme of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union ‘Europe at work'

Denmark took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January.

Read ENDS article on its provisional agenda of meetings

See also its website and full programme of work officially presented on 6 January