Advisory Group on Forestry and Cork
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| AGFC | |
|---|---|
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Scope: | European Union |
| Policy area: | Forest and forestry |
| Type of institution: | Governmental |
| Field of work: | Policy |
| Language: | English, French and German |
| URL: | AGFC website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | EC DG Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Country(ies): | Belgium |
| Date: | 16/01/2012 |
The Advisory Group on Forestry and Cork (AGFC) was created in order to replace the advisory Committee on Forestry and Cork. It deals with matters arising in connection with the operation of the various common organisations of the market and other areas covered by the common agricultural policy (CAP) and by rural development policy.
| Objective | To establish advisory groups dealing with matters covered by the CAP and to seek the views of socio-economic sectors and consumers and all those affected by agricultural policy decision |
| Thematic priority(ies) | Common agricultural policy, forest strategy |
| Functions | To include representatives of forest owner organization, forest industries, NGOs, forest trade unions, traders and consumer groups creating cooperation among its members according its own interests |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | USSE, ELO, UEF, COPA-COGECA, WWF, FECOF |
| Keywords | European Union, forest and forestry, common agricultural policy, advisory group, forest owners organizations |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Socio-economic functions | Contribution of forest sector to GDP | No ToSIA indicators for this Institution |
