The EU Commission recently closed a consultation on forest monitoring and stated that "information is patchy about the status of forests in the EU, their social, ecological and economic value, the pressures they face and ecosystem services they provide". EURAF suggests in this Briefing that information about Trees Outside Forests is even more unreliable than for forests. Click HERE to see the Briefing, and leave any comments at policy [at] europeanagroforestry [dot] eu