On Tuesday, March 31st, Minister for Agriculture Armands Krauze participated in a meeting of the forest-rich countries’ alliance “For Forest Group+” in Stockholm, Sweden. During the visit, Minister for Agriculture Armands Krauze, together with the agriculture ministers of the “For Forest Group+” member states, learned about Sweden’s forestry experience, as well as discussed several internationally relevant forestry issues. Among other matters, the ministers discussed the European Commission’s…
On Tuesday, March 31st, Minister for Agriculture Armands Krauze participated in a meeting of the forest-rich countries’ alliance “For Forest Group+” in Stockholm, Sweden. During the visit, Minister for Agriculture Armands Krauze, together with the agriculture ministers of the “For Forest Group+” member states, learned about Sweden’s forestry experience, as well as discussed several internationally relevant forestry issues. Among other matters, the ministers discussed the European Commission’s plan to introduce additional forest monitoring indicators, thresholds, and ranges that would allow the EU to compare the management approaches of EU member states and assess the state of EU forests. The EU Birds Directive, changes to the Deforestation…
