DECISIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES CONCERNING FOREST PROTECTION

Decisions

• 82/72/EEC: The Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats is hereby approved on behalf of the EEC.

• 82/461/EEC: The Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals is hereby approved on behalf of the EEC.

• 86/277/EEC: On the conclusion of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution on long-term financing of the cooperative programme for monitoring and evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe (EMEP).

• 89/367/EEC: setting up a Standing Forestry Committee

• 93/361/EEC: On the accession of the Community to the Protocol to the 1979 Geneva Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution concerning the control of emissions of nitrogen oxides or their transboundary fluxes.

• 93/626/EEC: On the conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

• 97/101/EC: Establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States.

• 97/266/EC: Concerning a site information format for proposed Natura 2000 sites.

• 97/837/EC: Amending Decision 83/247/EEC setting up a committee on Community policy regarding forestry and forestry-based industries.

• 2179/98/EC: On the review of the EC programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development 'Towards sustainability".

• 1999/800/EC: On the conclusion of the Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean, and on accepting the annexes to that Protocol (Barcelona Convention).

• 1600/2002/EC: Laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme.

• 2003/122/EC: Authorising Member States to take decisions under Directive 1999/105/EC on forest reproductive material produced in third countries

• 2004/69/EC: Adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, the list of sites of Community importance for the Alpine biogeographical region

Miscellaneous Issues

1. First Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe - Strasbourg: The need for cross-border protection was recognised and the Strasbourg Resolutions initiated a broad scientific and technical co-operation throughout Europe. Moreover, the Strasbourg Conference was a major step in initiating the incorporation of scientific data into political action for the protection of European Forests.

2. Second Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe - Helsinki: The Helsinki Resolutions and the General Declaration constitute a joint response of the European countries to many of the forest decisions taken in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

3. Third Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe - Lisbon: The General Declaration and the two Resolutions adopted put special emphasis on socio-economic aspects of sustainable forest management - focussing on the relationship and interaction between forest and society.

4. Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe - Vienna: The principal goals of the Vienna Conference included protecting the biological diversity of forests in Europe, further, creating an awareness of the value of forest goods and services and encouraging their marketing, as well as clarifying the cultural significance of the forest.

5. Forest Principles (UN Conference on Environment and development): A set of principles to underlie the sustainable management of forests worldwide.

World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg: Adoption of resolutions concerning the efficient use of water resources in agriculture, forestry, wetlands, the implementation of programmes to address deforestation, erosion, land degradation, loss of biodiversity and the sustainable forest management of both natural and planted forests.


 

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