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Covering a third of Europe's land mass, forests play a critical role in Europe’s climate goals, biodiversity targets, and the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. But as pressure grows—from biomass demand to land-use change—key questions arise about the future of forest management and governance in Europe.

The EU has introduced landmark frameworks like the EU Forest Strategy for 2030, the LULUCF Regulation (Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry), and the Nature Restoration Law, which aim to strengthen forest protection, improve monitoring, and promote sustainable use. Yet implementation remains uneven, and concerns persist that policies may still favour short-term economic gains—such as increased biomass harvesting—over long-term forest health.

Join us on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, between 12:30 and 1:30 to discuss this and more in this Euractiv’s Bluesky Chat, part of the Life Terra project.

Our Bluesky account @euractiv.com will share the following questions on Bluesky and invite you to share responses using #LifeTerra:

Q1. How does forest biomass impact Europe’s forest sustainability and management?

Q2. How can agroforestry help Europe combat deforestation while supporting agriculture and biodiversity?

Q3. How is climate change affecting Europe’s forests, and what adaptive strategies can help?

Q4. Do EU policies effectively prevent forest degradation, or do they favour short-term economic gains?

Q5. Can Europe’s bioeconomy goals align with forest conservation, or will growth drive overexploitation?

How does a Bluesky Chat work:

A Bluesky Chat is a discussion between Bluesky users that get online at a pre-arranged date and time to discuss a specific topic using a designated #hashtag (for this chat it’s #LifeTerra) The hashtag links the questions and answers in a virtual conversation.

As the host of the Bluesky Chat, @euractiv.com will post questions identified as Q1, Q2 and so on, to prompt answers/replies from participants, which should be identified as A1, A2 and so on. When preparing your answers make sure they fit Bluesky's character limit.

We will moderate the answers and ask follow-up questions to participants. Please be sure to use the # when answering the questions.

The Bluesky Chat will last about an hour. The best way to see the entire conversation is to search for the hashtag #LifeTerra on Bluesky and switch to the "latest" tab.

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