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Eesti Erametsaliit

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Eesti Erametsaliit (asutatatud 1992) on erametsaomanike esindusorganisatsioon, kelle liikmeteks on metsaomanike kohalikud organisatsioonid (ühistud, seltsid, liidud).

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Riho Terras (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Jul 2025 · Deforestation

Response to Towards a Circular, Regenerative and Competitive Bioeconomy

11 Jun 2025

We support the development of a new EU Bioeconomy Strategy, and emphasize its potential to strengthen Europe's strategic autonomy, climate change mitigation, and economic competitiveness. What should be considered Central Role of Forests: A vibrant, decentralized, and circular forest-based bioeconomy should be prioritized, with rural areas at the core. Global Leadership: The EU must lead in sustainable bioeconomy development, not lag behind global efforts. Clear Definitions: We call for a harmonized and clear definition of bioeconomy that fully includes forest owners and the entire forest-based value chain. Product Market Access: We oppose rigid regulation on the cascading use principle and advocate for market-driven allocation of forest biomass. Biomass & Sustainability: We emphasize the role of sustainable forest management in ensuring biomass availability and reject over-reliance on forest carbon sinks due to their impermanence. Substitution Effect: Policies should recognize the climate benefits of forest-based product substitution across the full product range. Policy Integration: Bioeconomy and climate legislation must be closely coordinated in the upcoming EU political cycle. Funding & Innovation: We advocate for strong support in the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), especially through targeted Horizon Europe calls. Regulatory Simplicity: We call for a predictable and market-friendly regulatory environment that reinforces the role of forest owners.
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Response to Report on the evaluation of the LULUCF Regulation

4 Jul 2024

To support climate neutrality goals in LULUCF it is crucial to implement actions which have long term results. Increasing proportion of unmanaged forests can give a temporary positive effect but at some point old forests stop growing and mortality increases. In addition, regeneration is negligible and carbon emission is constant or exceeds carbon sequestration. Conversely, forest management supports LULUCF goals. Different EU regulation goals are conflicting for example, biodiversity goals do not support LULUCF goals and the other way around. It is not possible to maximize carbon sequestration and at the same time, for example, restore meadows for nature conservation support. Increasing the percentage of unmanaged protected forest does not support long term LULUCF goals. While the goals are common for whole EU member states, it is not fair for one member state to cover the other member states emissions/goals. Additionally, it is not fair to cover emissions inside the state between different sectors. For example, forestry should not cover agricultural or nature conservational deforestation (restoration of meadows and wetlands, etc.) emissions. Also, it is very important to find ways to replace fossil-based products with renewable products. Wood based bioenergy must be considered as renewable. All products which have been produced in a member state and used in the same member state are supporting LULUCF goals much more so than importation fuel, food, etc. It is crucial to support local production until the final product before using it within the state or for exporting.
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Response to Carbon Removal Certification

31 Jan 2023

When describing in European carbon certification framework the additionality principle, e.g. actions that are not business as usual (BAU), Estonian Forest Owners Association emphasizes the need to agree on "business as usual" on European level for land based carbon credits (growing carbon stock, avoided forest conversion to development purposes, re-and afforestation, wetlands restoration, agricultural crop management etc). It must be described as precise as possible, because each member state has its own internal regulations, that have high variety of restriction and therefore there is a need for detailed BAU description to avoid inequality between member states on carbon credit market. Additionality, which depends on "business as usual" needs commonly agreed baselane to ensure result serving system. Other way it creates unequal market possibilities for those whose actions are already nature friendlier then in the countries that have looser restrictions for landowners actions.
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Meeting with Peeter Kadarik (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)

10 Jun 2022 · EU policies influencing Estonian forest and timber industry

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and Eesti Põllumajandus-Kaubanduskoda and

20 May 2022 · Discussion with stakeholders on the European forest-related policies, including the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 and the LULUCF proposal