5.4.2023
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 125/43 Tuesday 13 September 2022
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Calls on the Commission to promote EU standards and ambitions for protecting forests at an international level;
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Calls on the Commission to restart the negotiations for an international legally binding forest convention that would contribute to the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests and provide for their multiple and complementary functions and uses, including action towards reforestation, afforestation and forest conservation, while taking into account the social, economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual needs of present and future generations, recognising the vital role of all types of forests in maintaining ecological processes and balance, and supporting the identity, culture and rights of indigenous people, their communities and other communities and forest dwellers; 60.
Calls on the Union to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development and to ensure consistency between its development, trade, agriculture, energy and climate policies; recognises the positive economic, societal and environmental contribution of the forest industry and asks for further investment in research, innovation and technological advancement; 61.
Calls on the Commission to promote mirror clauses in international bio-economy markets and to make use of pan-European and international partnerships and foreign trade agreements to promote the EU’s climate ambition and the sustainability of forest use outside the EU; o o 62.
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.