The European forest sector has issued a joint statement urging EU policymakers to adopt a more comprehensive and realistic approach to climate policy as the bloc prepares to set its 2040 climate target. In the statement released on 30 June, forest owners, managers, and industry representatives stressed the need for a shift in focus from static carbon stock targets to dynamic forest growth and sustainable forest management. The group includes organisations from across the forest-based value chain, who argue that the sector must play a central role in reaching the EU’s climate goals, while ensuring strategic autonomy ...