FOREST FOCUS
July 1st, 2002
KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed he creation of a new Euro 13 million per annum scheme to monitor the health of Europe's forests. Assuming it is approved by European Union ministers, the programme would initially run from January 2003 until December 2008. The Commission would establish a Scientific Co-ordination Body within the EU's Joint Research Centre to collect and assess data on forest health. It would cooperate with other international bodies to monitor forest air pollution. The programme would also finance the studies and pilot projects ...
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