Urban forests in EU action plan 16-06-2006 The European Commission has adopted an 18-point EU Forest action plan on 15
June 2006. One of the four aims of the plan is to improve the quality of life of
EU citizens. For this, focus is on environmental education and the role of urban
and peri-urban forests. Another important issue in the action plan is the
environmental protection and maintaining biodiversity.
According to Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Fischer
Boel the plan aims “to maintain and enhance the multifunctional role of European
forests, underpinning better and sustained provision of goods and services to
citizens”.
The plan has four goals:
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