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INTERESTING UEF PRESIDENCY MEETING IN POLAND: 15-17 APRIL 2018
The Union of European Foresters had a fruitful and really interesting Presidency Meeting in Poland. Our Polish member, SITLiD, invited the Presidency for th ...

XXI UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING COSENZA ITALIA - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT XXI GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING 2018 OF THE UNION OF EUROPEAN FORESTERS...

THE NEW PRESIDENCY LETTER N°25 APRIL 2018 IS AVAILABLE HERE
The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to download and read the new Presidency letter n°25, April 2018. style=$1margin-l ...

A NEW JOINT LETTER FROM FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS ON FOREST BIOENERGY
UEF signed a new joint letter about forest bioenergy, with CEPEF, EUSTAFOR, COPA, COGECA, ELO, CEETTAR, CEJA, EOS and USSE.   Our UEF President, Micha ...

WORKSHOP IN GENEVA ON THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE ROVANIEMI ACTION PLAN FOR THE FOREST SECTOR IN A GREEN ECONOMY
The ECE/FAO Forestry and ...

MEETING OF THE EG-FOREST-BASED INDUSTRIES IN BRUSSELS 22 JANUARY 2018
UEF attended the mast meeting of the EG-FBI (Forest-based Industries), in Brussels, 22 January 2018. The meeting was the actual start of get things going for the: “Guidelines for cascading of ...

2 FEBRUARY WAS THE WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2018
The Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands approved "Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future" as the theme for World Wetlands Day in 2018. World Wetlands Day ...

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS 21 MARCH 2018: FORESTS AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
During the International Day of Forests, 21 March, we celebrate the ways in which forests and trees sustain an ...

MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018 !
      Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2018 !...

EU CIVIL DIALOGUE GROUP ON FORESTRY AND CORK IN BRUSSELS 5 12 2017
  New topics on the Brussels agenda for Forestry     pan style=$1 ...

NEXT UEF PRESIDENCY MEETING IN POLAND APRIL 2018
The UEF Presidency will have its next meeting in Poland. The Presidency will have a meeting there from 15 to 17 April 2018.   The 2018 UEF action Plan adopted during our last Congres ...

UEF ATTENDED HORIZON 2020, BIOECONOMY POLICY DAY 16.11.2017 IN BRUSSELS
The event was organized in the European Commission's building "Charlemagne" in Brussels. It was an appropriate moment not only to announce the outcomes of the review on the Bioeconomy strategy ...

PRESIDENCY MEETING IN VIENNA AUSTRIA, IN NOVEMBER 2017
The UEF Presidency had its last meeting in Vienna, in Austria. The Presidency had a meeting there from 28 to 29 November 2017.   The 2018 UEF action Plan adopted during our last Cong ...

THE NEW UEF PRESIDENCY LETTER N°24 NOVEMBER 2017 IS PUBLISHED
  The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to download and read the new issue of the Presidency letter n°24, November 2017.   You'll find a lot of info ...

A NEW JOINT POSITION PAPER TO RECOGNISE THE ROLE OF FORESTRY IN THE EU POST-2020 POLICY ON CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
Appeal from the forestry and agricultural sectors to recognise the role of forestry in the EU post-2020 policy on climate change mitigation. You'll find here this new J ...

XIX UEF CONGRESS IN MAINZ GERMANY: A NEW PRESIDENCY
UEF had its XIXth Congress in Mainz, Germany, from 27 September to 1st October The German UEF member, BDF, organized a new nice and fruitful Congress in Germany, afte ...

UEF AND FECOF INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR IN MAINZ GERMANY
UEF organized an important International seminar in Germany, in partnership with FECOF (European Federation of Forest Communities), BDF and L ...

A NEW UEF BROCHURE
  The UEF Presidency is happy to offer you a new brochure presenting all the functions of the forest all over Europe. It also presents the Union of European Foresters in a short way. ...

UEF ATTENDED THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EUROPEAN FORESTRY HOUSE
The European Forestry House in front of the European Parliament Brussels organized a friendly party to celebrate its 10th anniversary.   As a member of the EFH since nearly the begining, UEF w ...

EUROPEAN FOREST WEEK 2017 AND THE EUROPEAN FOREST WEEK ART CONTEST. WARSAW-POLAND
The fourth European Forest Week will take place 9-13 October 2017.  It will be held in conjunction with Las2017 (‘las’ means ‘forest’ in Polish), the Join ...

UEF ATTENDED THE UNECE / FAO FOREST COMMUNICATORS NETWORK MEETING 30TH MAY IN MÁLAGA - ESPAŇA
Thomas Baschny, UEF Secretary, attended this FCN-meeting on 30st of May 2017, in Andalucia in Màlaga.   Were present 24 participants from Au ...

FAO JUST PUBLISHED A NEW BROCHURE ABOUT URBAN AND PERI-URBAN FORESTRY
The UEF Presidency is happy to inform you that FAO published in May 2017 an interesting new brochure:  " Guidelines on urban and peri-urban forestry".​   This topic is ...

THE NEW PRESIDENCY LETTER N°23 APRIL 2017 IS AVAILABLE HERE
  The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to download and read the new Presidency letter n°23, April 2017. You'll find a lot of information about UEF activities ...

A NEW JOINT POSITION PAPER ABOUT BIOMASS AND ENERGY, INCLUDING UEF
Sustainably managed forests are a proven source of sustainable biomass for bioenergy. You'll find here this new Joi ...

EU GREEN WEEK 2017: GREEN JOBS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
EU Green Week is the EU annual opportunity to debate and discuss European environmental policy. Organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment, this key event in t ...