Special Report No 24/2014: Is EU support for preventing and restoring damage to forests caused by fire and natural disasters well managed?

Abstract:

In the 2007–13 programming period, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) provided support for restoring forestry potential in forests damaged by natural disasters and fire, as well as for preventive actions.

The Court’s audit concludes that the support was not sufficiently well managed and that the Commission and the Member States cannot demonstrate that the intended results were achieved in a cost-effective way. Preventive actions were not sufficiently targeted. The audit found actions which were not appropriate to achieve the objectives of the measure. The cost-effectiveness of the actions financed was not adequately ensured. Finally, the monitoring tools in place did not allow the Commission and the Member States to adequately assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the measure

ECA: Special Report, No.24/2014: Is EU support for preventing and restoring damage to forests caused by fire and natural disasters well managed? [PDF] http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/SR14_24/SR14_24_EN.pdf

ECA: Press Release, 24.02.15: Fighting Forest Fires: EU support neither sufficiently well-managed nor cost-effective, say EU auditors http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/INSR14_24/INSR14_24_EN.pdf

EUR-Lex: COM(2015)32: Replies of the Commission to the Special Report of the European Court of Auditors 'Is EU support for preventing and restoring damage to forests caused by fire and natural disasters well managed?' http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2015:032:FIN

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