Agroforestry in South East Europe

Forest management in South East Europe is only partly in line with the objectives of the EU Forest Strategy 2023, which calls for nature-based management to protect biodiversity. In view of this situation, the Regional Working Group on Sustainable Forest Management (REAWG-SFM) of the Standing Working Group (SWG) has agreed to improve policy frameworks for biodiversity monitoring, further education and training and small(est) private forest owners.

The Project

Within the framework of the project, national experts analyse challenges in priority forest policy areas in order to create the basis for adapted advice by the HessenForst state agency. The recommendations will then be presented, discussed and adopted for use in the Western Balkan countries and Moldova at the regular REAWG-SFM meetings. Furthermore, the implementation of the recommendations in the target countries will be supported in order to achieve improvements for public and private forest managers.

Project Goals

• Operationalisation of the REAWG-SFM
• Conducting a study to assess the forestry situation in the Republic of Moldova
• Implementing recommendations to improve forestry conditions in the Western Balkan countries in line with EU objectives and requirements
• Increasing policymakers’ knowledge of applied forest management at the national level

Results and Successes

A first working group meeting with representatives of REAWG-SFM took place at the beginning of August 2024. Based on this, the SWG, together with the HessenForst state forestry office and representatives of the target countries, will prepare specific action plans for the respective fields of action, which are to be discussed and adopted at the next REAWG meeting in Skopje in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Project Partner and Cooperations

• Ministries of Agriculture of the partner countries
• Universities and research institutions in South East Europe and Germany

Operativer Projektpartner

• The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South East Europe

Implementing Organisation

• The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG)
• IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH
• Landesbetrieb HessenForstAgrarpolitischer

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Released 12. Dec 2024 as text

Address

Agricultural Policy Dialogue Germany-Southeast Europe
Becoming fit for the EU together through regional cooperation and capacity development. SWG Head Office
Macedonian Radio Television Building, 12th floor
Blvd. Goce Delcev 18
1000 Skopje
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