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JOINT SESSION OF THE 40TH EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION EFC - 77TH UNECE COMMITTEE ON FORESTS AND THE FOREST INDUSTRY
Every second session of the European Forestry Commission (i.e., every four years) is held jointly with the session of the Committee on Forest and Forest Industry of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. ...

PRO-ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVEN RISKS. ISTANBUL SEPTEMBER 2019
The International workshop “Pro-active management of forests to combat climate change driven risks: Policies and measures for increasing forest resilience and climate change adaptation”stro ...

UEF ATTENDED LAST FOREST BASED INDUSTRIES MEETING IN BRUSSELS APRIL 2019
    The European Commission organized in Brussels a meeting of the advisory group on Fores ...

THE NEW UEF PRESIDENCY LETTER N°27 IS AVAILABLE HERE
The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to download and read the new Presidency letter n°27, April 2019. style=$1margin-left:0 ...

“OUR FOREST, OUR FUTURE” SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS SOCIETAL CHALLENGES EU COMMISSION CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS APRIL 2019
On 25–26 April 2019 the Conference “Our Forests, Our Future” took place at the Charlemagne building in Brussels. Organized by DG Agri, the event provided a good opportunity for a bro ...

14TH EUROPEAN FOREST PEDAGOGICS CONGRESS 2019 IN LATVIA 1-4 JULY 2019
"JSC “Latvia’s State Forests” in cooperation with National Centre for Education of Republic of Latvia and Riga Technical university will organize the 14th Eur ...

FOREST COMMUNICATORS NETWORK - ANNUAL MEETING 20 TO 22 MAY 2019 OSLO, NORWAY
The UNECE/FAO Forest Communicators' Network (FCN) is mandated by the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry ...

EXPERT WORKSHOP AND MEETING OF THE TEAM OF SPECIALISTS ON GREEN JOBS IN THE FOREST SECTOR. MADRID JUNE 2019
  The next Expert Workshop on "Green ...

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FOREST 2019: SOME RESULTS
  As foresters, of course, we know a lot about forest ecosystems. style=$1m ...

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 2019 22 MAY
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce that the theme of the I ...

FOREST EUROPE EXPERT LEVEL MEETING IN BRATISLAVA 19-20 MARCH 2019
The next Forest Europe Expert level meeting will be held in Slovakia in Bratislava, 19 and 20 March 2019. UEF will attend this meeting, represented by tro ...

ROUND TABLE MEETING IN BRUSSELS 4 02 2019:THE ROLE OF THE EU FOREST STRATEGY
UEF organized its new Round Table Meeting in the European Forestry House in Brussels, on 4 February 2019. style=$1m ...

A NEW JOINT STATEMENT : CALL FOR AN UPDATED AND STRONGER EU FOREST STRATEGY
The Union of European Foresters signed on the 11th of January 2019 a new joint statement at the begining of the firs ...

XXII UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 2019 IN SWITZERLAND: REGISTRATION CLOSED NOW!
Dear foresters and colleagues around Europe,   The Fachverein Wald SIA (FVW) as member of UEF, has the pleasure to invite you to the XXII UEF G ...

21 MARCH 2019 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FOREST: FOREST AND EDUCATION
      The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raise ...

21- 23 MARCH 2019 WORLD WOOD DAY IN AUSTRIA
    The 2019 WWD Symposium and the 2nd IUFRO Forest Products Culture Research Group Colloquium which will be held from Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd of March 201 ...

A NEW UNECE/FAO REPORT STATE OF FOREST OWNERSHIP IN THE UNECE REGION
The UNECE/FAO just published an interesting report about the complexity of forest ownership and tenure. style=$1 ...

22ND EUROPEAN FORUM ON URBAN FORESTRY 22-24 MAY 2019 FULL OF ENERGY
Urban forests are vibrant places for multifaceted recreational activities, social gathering and mental restoration, but also provide biomass for an urban bioeconomy. They are full of energys ...

UEF SEASONS GREETINGS
The whole UEF Presidency, Michael Diemer, Anna Petrakieva, Hervé Némoz-Rajot, Tomasz Markiewicz, Ilpo Puputti, Thomas Baschny and Marten Gustafsson wish you and your kin a happy ...

JOINT STATEMENT COP24: FORESTS AND THE FOREST SECTOR SHOULD PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION
Union of European Foresters signed at the begining of December 2018 a new joint statement at the opening of the COP2 ...

MEETING OF THE CDG ON FORESTRY AND CORK IN BRUSSELS 28.11.2018
The Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork have had its second meeting in 2018 on 28 November in Brussels. pan style=$1color ...

PRESIDENCY MEETING AND WORK SHOP ABOUT EU STRATEGY IN BRUSSELS
  A third Presidency Meeting during the year 2018, after the one in Warsaw in April and another in Cosenza in Italy. was held in Brussels on 25/26 ...

A NEW JOINT STATEMENT PRIOR TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE EU FOREST STRATEGY
Union of European Foresters signed on 15th October 2018 a new joint statement prior to the publication of the mid-term revie ...

UEF ATTENDED THE FOREST FOR THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF POLAND CONFERENCE IN WARSAW
Under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, the Polish Ministry of Environment and the State F ...

UEF ATTENDED THE 13TH FOREST PEDAGOGICS CONGRESS IN FINLAND
Finland organized in Pudasjärvi the 13th Congress of Forest Pedagogics from 2 to 5 October 2018. pan sty ...