Last December, the European Commission published a progress report on the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy, discussed by the European Parliament in January.  This report comes at a time when forests and the forestbased sector are recognised as essential players in responding to major societal and environmental challenges. In a round table organised on 4th February, the European forest-based sector conveyed a joint and clear message: an updated and stronger EU Forest Strategy is needed to ensure that in the coming decades forestrelated EU policies are better coordinated and endorse sustainable forest management and the multifunctional ...