Lost me a bit when you started talking about "UN definitions" and "UNDR". Was this in error and the intention to refer to "EU definitions" and "EUDR"? Otherwise makes good points. A problem with EU regulations in the forest sector is that they are drafted by technocrats with no understanding of forest dynamics or ecology and that do not consult adequately with forestry experts either at home or abroad. Instead they rely on narrow interpretations borne of European experience and strongly influenced by the views of European environmental groups and domestic politics. The result is a poorly drafted law which even a majority of EU Agriculture Ministers agree is "impossible" to implement.
Good catch, Oliver. I've updated the text in the online version.
While I, too, am frustrated by the EU's narrow definition of "forest degradation," this is the world we live in. It's our job as forestry communicators to present our side of the story and to engage with the many folks who believe that forestry is inherently bad.
Lost me a bit when you started talking about "UN definitions" and "UNDR". Was this in error and the intention to refer to "EU definitions" and "EUDR"? Otherwise makes good points. A problem with EU regulations in the forest sector is that they are drafted by technocrats with no understanding of forest dynamics or ecology and that do not consult adequately with forestry experts either at home or abroad. Instead they rely on narrow interpretations borne of European experience and strongly influenced by the views of European environmental groups and domestic politics. The result is a poorly drafted law which even a majority of EU Agriculture Ministers agree is "impossible" to implement.
Good catch, Oliver. I've updated the text in the online version.
While I, too, am frustrated by the EU's narrow definition of "forest degradation," this is the world we live in. It's our job as forestry communicators to present our side of the story and to engage with the many folks who believe that forestry is inherently bad.