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NEW MEETING OF THE FOREST PEDAGOGIC SUB-GROUP IN NOVEMBER 2020
This regular Forest pedagogy sub-group meeting took place on 5th and 6th of November in a new and unusual virtual way. Similar to all other meetings around Europe this one was al ...

WEBINAR ABOUT WHO ARE THE FOREST WORKERS OF TODAY
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EUROPEAN UNION ROADMAP FOR THE NEW EUROPEAN FOREST STRATEGY
The European Commission just published the roadmap of the new European Union Forest Strategy.   Roadmaps aim to inform citizens and stakeholders about the Com ...

NEXT MEETING OF THE CDG FORESTRY AND CORK
The European Union Commission DG Agriculture and Rural Development will organize a new meeting of the Civilian Dialogue Group (CDG) on Forestry and Cork on 24 November, in a virtual way, due to the si ...

A NEW EUROPEAN UNION SURVEY ABOUT LONG-VISION FOR RURAL AREAS
The EU Commission decided to organize a public consultation on the Long-term vision for rural areas. To achieve such a vision, it is necessary to assess what li ...

A NEW IMPORTANT STEP IN BRUSSELS FOR A NEW EUROPEAN FOREST STRATEGY
After a long work, some common position papers from the Forest organizations and a UEF position paper, the European Parliament voted a resolution for a new Forest Strategy on 8 October 2020, incl ...

NEXT COFO 25 IN ROME 5-9 OCTOBER 2020 IN A VIRTUAL WAY
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THE NEW EU FOREST STRATEGY IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: WE SUPPORT!
Next week, the European Parliament will vote on the report “The European Forest Strategy – The way forward".   17 EU forest and ...

A NEW UEF POSITION PAPER ABOUT EU BIODIVERSITY AND FOREST STRATEGIES
During the Governing Council Meeting held in Puszczykowo, near Poznan in Poland, on 5 Septembre 2020, the Union of European Foresters adopted a position paper: "Euro ...

NEXT XV WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS IN MAY 2021 IN REPUBLIC OF KOREA: NEW DATES!
The XV World Forestry Congress was scheduled in Republic of Korea, from 24 to 28 May 2021 in Seoul. pan styl ...

URGENT: END OF THE REGISTRATION: XXIII UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING IN POLAND 5 9 2020
The registration is going to close very soon! Please, register yourself as a representative of one of our member organizations.   Due to the corona ...

UEF OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE TWO NEW EU COMMISSION GROUPS
On 23 July 2019, the European Commission adopted an EU Communication on Stepping up EU Acti ...

A NEW VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE EU FOREST BASED INDUSTRIES EXPERT GROUP - 8 JULY 2020
The F-BI expert group had a new meeting, the first one since the beginning of the corona virus sanitarian crisis. This meeting was mostly updated during Covid-19 time.   tro ...

17 JUNE IS THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT
The World Day to Combat Desertification and D ...

EU DG CLIMATE ACTION IS ASKING EUROPEAN CITIZENS OPINION REGARDING THE CLIMATE TOPIC
UEF is happy to inform you about 3 citizens' consultationsst ...

FAO JUST PUBLISHED THE GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations published in an interactive and really interesting way a new report about the state of forests in the world during the period 1990-2 ...

THE NEW EU BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY FOR 2030
The European Commission has adopted on 20 May 2020 the new ...

A NEW JOINT STATEMENT ABOUT EU BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY 2030
UEF is directly associated in a new joint statement from the European forests and forest-based sector’s representatives. style ...

EU GREEN WEEK 20-22 OCTOBER 2020
EU Green Week 2020 is now scheduled in Brussels, ...

THE CONFERENCE FORESTRY-BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE IN SOFIA BULGARIA POSTPONED!
UEF announced you the International conference " Forestry - Bridge to the future" in Sofia Bulgaria, scheduled on May 2020. Please have a look at our "News" about it usin ...

INVITATION TO AN EUROPEAN UNION SURVEY ABOUT INFORMATION ON THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
The EU Commission decided to start an evaluation of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy), including forest aspects.   The PPMI institute, choosen by DG AGRI, is managing this ...

THE NEW UEF PRESIDENCY LETTER N°29 IS AVAILABLE
The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to download and read the new Presidency letter n°29, April 2020.. st ...

NEW INFORMATION: UEF INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FORESTRY CAMP IN POLAND 2020 IS CANCELED
Last minute news: The next edition of the UEF International summer forestry camp  in Poland from 24 August to 6 September 2020 is ...

8TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON THE PROTECTION OF FORESTS IN EUROPE IN BRATISLAVA OCTOBER 2020
The 8th Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, will be in Bratislava (Slovakia) from 28 to 29 October 2020. After Strasbourg ...

22 MARCH IS WORLD WATER DAY
22 March is World Water Day. This year, the topic of World Water Day is water and climate change – and how they are inextricabl ...