Framework of Agreement with France In the field of forestry, he signed yesterday with the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries of France Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Environment and Energy, Stavros Papastavrou, on the sidelines of his participation in the European Union Ministers’ Council. According to an official announcement, the central commitment of both sides is the introduction of know -how and innovation in management of forestry.
Furthermore, the cooperation will include good practices for the utilization of satellite forest protection data, as well as the methods used to harvest and utilize biomass by agricultural crops, parcels near forests. The framework for an agreement with France focuses on the areas of Epirus, Western Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
As stated in the same announcement, this cooperation takes into account the specialization of each side and the similarities or correspondences of the forest ecosystems. More specifically, the bodies of the two countries will work with the aim of transporting know -how and innovation in terms of forest management and the exploitation of woody products.
The Ministers of Greece and France have made a joint statement: “Protection of the environment, and in particular our forests, is a collective issue that requires international cooperation, exchanges of know -how and optimal practices.
Greece and France, girlfriend countries, will work together to ensure that the signing of this agreement will be the trigger for closer cooperation, with the aim of better protecting our natural resources, forests and our biodiversity, especially in areas that present our common clothing and we can make the most of us.