4c.2 Ensure that recreational and sport fisheries at sea and in inland waters meet ecological...

The impact of recreational sea fishing on fish stocks was first assessed in 2022 with a rolling multi-year data set (2017-2021). The report recognised the importance of collecting data on recreational fishing as it can identify changes or declines in...

4. d) Forestry

The forestry sector plays a multifunctional role as a producer of renewable natural resources, provider of income and employment, manager of biodiversity, guarantor of in situ conservation of local tree species and provider of environmental services...

4d.1 Ensure that all forests are managed sustainably using appropriate close-to-nature forestry...

To address the problem of overexploitation, sustainable forest management practices were implemented in Belgium. As described earlier, the concept of "forestry practices closer to nature ", based on ecosystem dynamics, encompasses existing approaches...