Confederation of European Forest Owners

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CEPF
Founded: 1996
Scope: Regional
Policy area: Forest and forestry
Type of institution: Non-governmental
Field of work: Policy
Language: English
URL: CEPF website
Format: html
Access: Free
Publisher: CEPF
Country(ies): Belgium
Date: 4/10/2011

The Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) is the umbrella association of national forest owner organizations in the European Union. It works as the representative of family forestry in Europe, by promoting the values of private property ownership.

Objective To assist and strengthen an economically viable, socially beneficial, culturally valuable and ecologically responsible sustainable management of private forests
Thematic priority(ies) Forestry strategy, rural development, climate change and energy, environment and NATURA 2000, research, forest-based industry
Functions It promotes and protects the concept of family forestry through enhanced collaboration by its members, cooperation with the European institutions as well as extensive networking and lobbying activities
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions UNFF, FOREST EUROPE, UNECOSOC, UNFCCC, FAO, IFFA, IUCN, PEFC, NATURA 2000
Keywords Forest owners, private ownership, forest policy, forestry strategy, rural development, climate change and energy, environment, NATURA 2000, research, forest-based industry
FOREST EUROPE criteria FOREST EUROPE indicators ToSIA indicators
Socio-economic functions Cultural and spiritual values Total production, Forest sector enterprise structure