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"Mr President, I am pleased that the key issue of forestry is being debated in Parliament and that it is also the concern of other EU and international institutions.
The Commission submitted to Parliament a communication on the implementation of the forestry strategy to date. It also sets out the issues to be included in the Union’s action plan for sustainable forestry management. Its setting is general and succinct and it identifies the way forward to a true balance between the economic, environmental and social functions of forests within a model of sustainable forest management.
The Natura 2000 ecological network is in place in the European Union. However, the success of this initiative will depend on the proper functioning of the funding mechanism for the network. The rules for funding biodiversity, which is the main objective of Natura 2000, should be the same for every form of ownership in the Natura 2000 network, whether private or public. Funding for forestry-linked programmes must come from funds allocated for this purpose in the Union budget, and should not be dealt with in the context of rural development. European taxpayers will be happier funding forestry or the environment than the common agricultural policy.
Forests cover one third of Europe and provide a whole range of environmental, social and economic benefits to the community. Cross-sectoral relationships must be better understood and citizens of the Union better informed about the problems and needs of the forestry sector. Our main objective should be to get forestry and the community to work together. The forestry sector can make an important contribution to the attainment of the Lisbon and Gothenburg objectives. Forests have an influence on scenic and cultural values and serve as a base for other kinds of activities such as hunting and tourism. They are also a source of raw materials for renewable energy.
It is important to remember that preserving the natural and environmental functions of forests that are needed to safeguard and balance the ecosystem requires money as well as know-how."@en1
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