WOOD IN ART AND THE EUROPEAN WOODWORKING SECTOR

Matti Mikkola (Chairman CEI-Bois)
Ladislaus Döry (President EPF - Vice-Chairman CEI-Bois)
Hannu Kasurinen (Chairman EOS)

We are pleased to thank Gaston Franco, MEP, chairman of the Club du Bois, for the renewed opportunity to inform the Members of the European Parliament and other European policy makers and institutions, by means of an exhibition inside the European Parliament, about the importance of the European woodworking sector and the benefits it offers to the EU as it seeks to meet its main climate and sustainability policy targets.
In fact, although six years have passed since we launched the 'Tackle climate change: use wood' slogan, such calls to action are more relevant than ever. With the effects of climate change becoming more and more visible to EU citizens, through major calamities across the globe such as the recent ravages of 'superstorm' Sandy in North America, attention needs to be constantly drawn to how an increased use of wood and wood-based products can help in mitigating the present alarming situation. In this context, we are pleased to note that the services of the European Commission and the European Parliament are working on implementing important decisions taken in Durban concerning the recognition of harvested wood products as carbon stores in greenhouse gas accounting schemes.

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CEI-Bois

European Confederation of Woodworking Industries AISBL

www.cei-bois.org

EOS

European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry AISBL

www.eos-oes.eu


EPF

European Panel Federation AISBL

Rue Montoyer 24, B-1000 Bruxelles

www.europeanpanels.eu