European Commission 23 July 2019, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 23.7.2019 COM(2019) 352 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS EMPTY Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests {SWD(2019) 307 final} I. Setting the scene The state of the world’s forests Forests are indispensable.