Policy area: Climate policy
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have adopted a comprehensive policy paper on the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA), comprising 14 regions across Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The policy report, funded by the EU and regional governments, recommends enhanced east-west transport infrastructure, comprehensive digital connectivity, and place-based, targeted policies to strengthen regional resilience and economic diversification.
The importance of stopping deforestation globally cannot be emphasised enough. Forests all over the world are habitats for a multitude of species and a sanctuary for life that cannot be lost. The forests are also crucial for the entire planet's ecosystem, its carbon sequestration and production of oxygen. However, the EU Deforestation Regulation has, in our view, passed through the legislative process far too quickly to be able to function effectively.
On April 9, North Sweden's Gölin Carina Christiansen and Jenny Hammersland met with the European Commission to discuss the Deforestation Regulation. From the European Commission, Gábor Lovasi, Policy Officer at the Directorate-General for the Environment, and Jesús Maria Alquézar Sabadie, Analyst at Directorate-General for the Environment, participated in the meeting. During the meeting, issues related to the implementation of the Deforestation Regulation were discussed, which will come into force in January 2025.
The European Commission is ready to back down on the requirement for geolocation of all forest biomass in the Deforestation regulation. This is stated in a letter from the Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission, Virginijus Sinkevičius to the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA).
Northern Sparsely Populated Areas, NSPA, has today sent a letter to Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission. The letter asks for an implementation of the deforestation regulation that works for the northern forest sector and one million forest farmers in the three countries.
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02 Nov 2023 The deforestation regulation, what’s next?
12 Jul 2023 Nature Restoration law: Legal certainty for land owners need to be respected
30 Sep 2022 Concerning decision from the European parliament regarding the Deforestation regulation
30 Sep 2022 The European Parliament adopted revisions to the Renewable Energy Directive despite opposition from multiple Member-States
30 Sep 2022 Europaforum Northern Sweden takes a stand together with forest regions in southern Europe
08 Sep 2022 European Forum of Northern Sweden’s views on REPowerEU
08 Apr 2022 Europaforum Northern Sweden’s views on LULUCF
08 Apr 2022 EFNS views on renewable hydrogen in the Renewable Energy Directive
01 Dec 2021 Europaforum Northern Sweden’s position paper on EU’s updated Arctic policy
02 Nov 2021 Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA) meeting about Arctic policy and the EU Green Deal
29 Oct 2021 Workshop during European Week for Regions and Cities: green and digital transition in the European Arctic
15 Oct 2021 EU's new Arctic policy has been presented!
17 Mar 2021 EU Industry Week 2021: Northern Sweden's minerals and batteries crucial to the EU's green deal
11 Mar 2021 The Nordic countries - a model in the transition to climate neutrality, says the European Commission
03 Mar 2021 The extension of the European core network corridors from a Nordic perspective
16 Dec 2020 Arctic Futures Symposium 2020
21 Oct 2020 The European Artic in EU post 2020 policies
21 Oct 2020 EWRC webinar Circular economy in the Arctic industries
17 Sep 2020 State of the union – Northern Sweden a guiding example
15 Sep 2020 Northern Sweden puts forward the importance of a regional dimension on EU's forest strategy
30 Jun 2020 NSPA:s views on EU Cohesion Policy
11 Mar 2020 The European Commission proposes 61 million euros to Upper Norrland for the restructuring of the steel industry
15 Jan 2020 Northern Sweden’s minerals important for EU’s climate adaptation
18 Dec 2019 North Sweden gathered in force with big regional stakeholder meeting in Brussels
27 Nov 2019 Swedish forestry in focus during two seminars on November 22
18 Jun 2019 European premier of the OECD’s international meeting on mining in Skellefteå
07 Mar 2016 Position on Cascading
02 Dec 2015 Boliden - one of the world's largest mining and smelting companies
26 Nov 2015 North Sweden premiere a series of articles on Raw Materials in Northern Sweden
23 Mar 2015 NSPA has formally initiated the work with the OECD study
23 Oct 2014 Sustainable mining in Northern Sweden
06 Jul 2014 The Impact of Culture - Creative businesses for sustainable cities
