Forest reproductive material (FRM) refers to the seeds, cones, cuttings, and other genetic materials collected from trees, shrubs, and woody plants. These materials are essential for the regeneration and establishment of forests. The genetic diversity within FRM is crucial for ensuring that the next generation of trees and woody plants can adapt to changing environmental conditions and continue to provide ecosystem services.
The EU Forest Strategy 2030 is a comprehensive that ‘aims to overcome the challenges faced by European forests, such as pressures from human activity and natural processes as well as the consequences of climate change.’ FRM is directly related to this strategy in several ways. More specifically, ‘the strategy includes a host of actions for strengthening forest protection and restoration, enhancing sustainable forest management and improving the monitoring and effective planning on forests in the EU.’
The EU Forest Strategy emphasizes sustainable forest management as a core objective. Properly managed FRM ensures that forests can be regenerated in a way that maintains genetic diversity, adaptability, and resilience, aligning with the principles of sustainability.
Moreover, high-quality FRM is crucial for these efforts, as it enables the establishment of new forests or the regeneration of existing ones, ensuring that forests can be preserved and restored effectively.
Maintaining genetic diversity in forests is also essential for preserving biodiversity and providing ecosystem services. FRM contributes to this by helping ensure that the genetic makeup of future forest populations is capable of supporting a wide range of plant and animal species, as well as ecosystem functions.
Furthemore, FRM that is suited to future climate conditions is vital for ensuring that forests can cope with the impacts of climate change.
FRM also plays a role on a socioeconomic level: Forests play a critical role in rural development and the bioeconomy. High-quality FRM supports the production of wood and non-wood forest products, contributing to the socioeconomic resilience of local communities and the broader European economy.
In conclusion, the EU Forest Strategy 2030 underpins the strategy’s goals of sustainable forest management, restoration, biodiversity preservation, climate change adaptation, and socioeconomic resilience. Proper management and conservation of FRM are essential for achieving the objectives outlined in the strategy and ensuring the long-term health and sustainability of European forests.
Bibliography
European Commission. (2023). Future EU Rules on Plant and Forest Reproductive Material. Retrieved from European Commission Food Safety – Plants:https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/plant-reproductive-material/legislation/future-eu-rules-plant-and-forest-reproductive-material_en
European Parliament. (2023). New EU Forest Strategy for 2030. Retrieved from the European Parliament Legislative Train: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-european-green-deal/file-new-eu-forest-strategy
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2030). Forest Reproductive Material. Retrieved from FAO Sustainable Forest Management Toolbox: https://www.fao.org/sustainable-forest-management/toolbox/modules/forest-reproductive-material/basic-knowledge/en/
Written by Marina Scelta
Born in Palermo (Italy), passionate about learning languages since a very young age, she studied Interpreting and Translation for English and French in her hometown, then moved to London for a Master’s Degree in the same domain (University of Westminster), eager to earn some first-hand experience in an international environment. In 2020, she decided to move back to Italy, where she applied for her second Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages for International Communication (Università degli Studi di Torino). In 2021, she had the opportunity to move to Strasbourg as an Erasmus student for almost one year, at the end of which she made of that city her new home. Currently in the process of writing her master’s thesis, in her free time Marina enjoys travelling, singing, walking in the nature, solving crosswords puzzles, and mostly looking around for vegan food.
森林生殖物质是指从树木、灌木和木本植物中采集的种子、球果、插条和其他遗传物质。这些材料对森林的再生和建立至关重要。森林资源管理中的遗传多样性对于确保下一代树木和木本植物能够适应不断变化的环境条件并继续提供生态系统服务至关重要。
《2030年欧盟森林战略》是一项综合性战略,旨在克服欧洲森林面临的挑战,例如人类活动和自然过程的压力以及气候变化的后果。财务资源管理在几个方面与这一战略直接相关。更具体地说,“该战略包括一系列行动,以加强森林保护和恢复,加强可持续森林管理,并改善欧盟森林的监测和有效规划。
欧盟森林战略强调可持续森林管理是一项核心目标。管理得当的森林资源管理可确保森林再生的方式保持遗传多样性、适应性和复原力,符合可持续性原则。
此外,高质量的森林资源管理对这些努力至关重要,因为它能够建立新的森林或更新现有的森林,确保森林得到有效的保护和恢复。
保持森林的遗传多样性对于保护生物多样性和提供生态系统服务也至关重要。森林资源管理有助于确保未来森林种群的基因组成能够支持各种动植物物种以及生态系统功能。
此外,适应未来气候条件的森林资源管理对于确保森林能够应对气候变化的影响至关重要。
森林资源管理还在社会经济层面发挥作用:森林在农村发展和生物经济中发挥关键作用。高质量的森林资源管理支持木材和非木材森林产品的生产,为当地社区和更广泛的欧洲经济的社会经济复原力做出贡献。
总之,欧盟2030年森林战略支持该战略的可持续森林管理、恢复、生物多样性保护、适应气候变化和社会经济复原力等目标。森林资源管理的适当管理和养护对于实现该战略所列目标和确保欧洲森林的长期健康和可持续性至关重要。
书目
欧洲联盟委员会。(2023年)。未来欧盟关于植物和森林生殖材料的规则。摘自欧盟食品安全委员会https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/plant-reproductive-material/legislation/future-eu-rules-plant-and-forest-reproductive-material_en
欧洲议会。(2023年)。欧盟2030年森林战略摘自欧洲议会立法列车:https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-european-green-deal/file-new-eu-forest-strategy
联合国粮食及农业组织(2030年)。森林繁殖材料。摘自粮农组织可持续森林管理网站:https://www.fao.org/sustainable-forest-management/toolbox/modules/forest-reproductive-material/basic-knowledge/en/
作者:Marina Scelta
她出生于巴勒莫(意大利),从小就热衷于学习语言,在家乡学习英语和法语的口译和翻译,然后搬到伦敦攻读同一领域的硕士学位(威斯敏斯特大学),渴望在国际环境中获得第一手经验。2020年,她决定搬回意大利,在那里申请了第二个国际交流外语硕士学位(都灵大学)。在2021年,她有机会搬到斯特拉斯堡作为一个伊拉斯谟学生近一年,在这结束时,她使这个城市她的新家。目前在写她的硕士论文的过程中,在她的空闲时间玛丽娜喜欢旅行,唱歌,走在大自然中,解决填字游戏,主要是寻找素食。
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