AFF – HLG Monthly Monitoring of EU Forest Value Chains: Vol. I, No.8, February 2025

This monthly newsletter, produced by the HLG on Forestry & Biomaterials with support from SAPPI, aims to stimulate joint thinking on the research and development of a climate-neutral bioeconomy. The High-Level Group on EU Policy Innovation: Forestry and Biomaterials (HLG-FB) is one of the independent public-private think tanks which operates as advisory body for the European Union institutions. A partnership involving the HLG-FB and the African Forest Forum (AFF) is evolving.

The AFF is an association of individuals who share the quest for, and commitment to the sustainable management, use and conservation of the forest and tree resources of Africa for socio-economic wellbeing of its peoples and for the stability and improvement of its environment.

SAPPI, a leading company in wood fibre-based renewable materials in Africa, is dedicated to advancing the bioeconomy and promoting sustainable forest management. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, SAPPI is committed to foster a thriving, biobased circular economy by prioritising responsible processes.

This partnership aims to provide a framework of cooperation and understanding and to facilitate collaboration between the Parties to further their shared goals and objectives regarding African forestry and its support to socio-economic wellbeing of Africa’s peoples and for the stability and improvement of the environment.

As a first token of this cooperation, the below regular newsletter from the HLG on Forestry and Biomaterials, aims to stimulate joint thinking about the research and development of a climate neutral bioeconomy.

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AFF – HLG Monthly Monitoring of EU Forest Value Chains: Vol. I, No.8, February 2025