NEWFOR - new forests for Europe: afforestation at the turn of the century. Proceedings of the scientific symposium, Freiburg, Germany, 16-17 February 2000.

Progress in afforestation in Europe is reviewed in quantitative terms, and the relationship between forest expansion and agricultural retrenchment is discussed. It is noted that the former is lesser than the latter, and that there is no direct national relationship between forest expansion and agricultural contraction. It is also noted that the provision of forest services is an important underlying purpose of new forests, and that this function has been growing in importance relative to the timber production function. Trends towards increasing public participation in forest-related matters are outlined, and various challenges arising from these and other trends are discussed.

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