Drafted by NGOs and scientists, this briefing analyses EU Forest Monitoring Law (FML) negotiations, where both the Council and Parliament proposed drastically weakening the European Commission’s proposal for science-based monitoring. To rescue the FML, MEPs need to significantly improve the Parliament’s text, showing that they understand the centrality of accurate scientific information to the sustainable management of forests.
ECOS is co-funded by the European Commission and EFTA
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EISMEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.