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EUROPEAN STATE FOREST CONFERENCE 2024
The European State Forest Conference 2024 will take place in Gdansk, Poland from 10 to 13 of June 2024. Apart from the official plenary sessions several field trips are organized. The EUSTAFOR Executive Comm ...

EXPERT GROUP ON FOREST AND FORESTRY PLATFORM INDUSTRY
The latest Meeting of the Expert Group on Forest and Forestry Platform Industry was organised by DG AGRI. The meeting took place in hybrid format as 30 persons present in ...

WEBINAR HOW POLITICAL LEADERSHIP CAN SHAPE SUSTAINABLE WOOD SUPPLY IN EUROPE
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations is organizing a webinar "How political leadership can shape sustainable wood supply in Europe (under so ...

THE SECOND EXPERT LEVEL MEETING ELM IN 2024, WILL TAKE PLACE IN FREISING, IN JUNE
The second Expert Level Meeting (ELM) in 2024 will take place in Freising, near Munich from 4th to 5th of June. Hosts of the meeting will be the Bavarian State Institute of Fores ...

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS 2024 PHOTO CONTEST
To celebrate the International Day of Forests on 21 March, FAO is looking for the best photos showing different types of forest innovation - this could be anything from drones and digital tools to new ...

A NEW FAO GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS NBS TO COMBAT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FORESTRY
      Our colleagues from UEF member organization - Orman Mühendisleri Odasi - Chamber of forest engineers participated in the elaboration of the new FAO Guidel ...

THE NEW PRESIDENCY LETTER NO 36 IS ALREADY PUBLISHED!
The UEF Presidency is happy to present to you the new Presidency letter n°36, December 2023. You will find information about the XXV UEF Governing Council ...

FAO GUIDANCE ON DEVELOPING FOREST EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
In recent years, international forums have expressed concern that, in most countries, forest-related education is insufficient and outdated. The net result is a lack of awareness and underst ...

HIGH-LEVEL POLICY DIALOGUE ON 09 NOVEMBER 2023, FOREST EUROPE
On 9th November Forest Europe offered an informal platform for high-level policymakers and relevant stakeholders working in the forest sectors. This dialogue facilitated the shari ...

A NEW FAO REPORT URBAN FORESTS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
FAO published a new report that calls to bridge ‘green social divide’. Urban forestry is not a one-size-fits-all solution; each city and region, with its own unique set of challenge ...

A SUCCESSFUL JOINT RTM AT THE EUROPEAN FORESTRY HOUSE
As it became a tradition in the last years, a joint Round Table Meeting was organized in close collaboration between UEF, EUSTAFOR and FECOFstrong ...

17TH EUROPEAN FOREST PEDAGOGICS CONGRESS IN BONN, GERMANY
The 17th European Forest Pedagogics Congress was organized by the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald in Bonn, Germany, between 20 and 22 September. The motto of the congress “Learning to cre ...

A SUCCESSFUL XXV UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING IN FÄRNA, SWEDEN
The Swedish member of the Union of European Foresters, Sveriges Skogstjänstmannaförening organized a really successfully the XXV UEF Governing Council Meet ...

THE UEF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MÅRTEN GUSTAFSSON PARTICIPATED IN THE LAST F-BI EXPERT GROUP MEETING
The UEF Assistant secretary Mårten Gustafsson participated in the last F-BI Expert Group Meeting, that took place in the end of June this year. For an ...

THE FAO, ILO UNITED NATIONS HAVE PRODUCED A NEW PUBLICATION PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR FORESTRY OPERATIONS - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE FUTURE OF FORESTRY WORK
Climate change, demographic transitions, technological developments and innovation are megatrends affecting forestry work. As the conditions of forestry work change, so does the nature of the work-related risks. Despi ...

THE UEF VICE-PRESIDENT TOMASZ MARKIEWICZ PARTICIPATED AT THE FOREST EUROPE EXPERT LEVEL MEETING
The UEF Vice-President Tomasz Markiewicz participated at the Forest Europe Expert Level meeting (ELM) that was held on 21 and 22 June 2023 in Dresden, Germany. Signatories and observe ...

THE NEW ISSUE OF THE UEF PRESIDENCY LETTER IS NOW PUBLISHED
The UEF Presidency is happy to announce that the  new issue of the Presidency letter n°35, June 2023 is now published In the n ...

THE REGISTRATION FOR THE XXV UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING IS NOW OPEN!
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FOREST EUROPE EXPERT LEVEL MEETING
The next Forest Europe Expert Level meeting (ELM) will be held in person on 21 and 22 June 2023 in Dresden, Germany. All signatories and observers to the Forest Europe Process are invited to join the ELM. The t ...

EU NATURE RESTORATION LAW MUST PROMOTE CREDIBLE MEASURES THAT WILL DELIVER ON THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF RESILIENT FORESTS
While European forest managers and owners welcome the ambition of the European Commission in advancing current and active restoration efforts, we remain convinced that for EU forests this should b ...

BOREAL FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE - FROM IMPACTS TO ADAPTATION EFR
The policy brief: "Boreal Forests and climate change – from impacts to adaptation" a ...

13TH EDITION OF THE WINTER FOREST SCHOOL POLISH FORESTRY IN THE FACE OF EU POLICY CHALLENGES
The UEF vice-president Tomasz Markiewicz will participate in the 13th edition of the Winter Forest School. The school will take place from 14 to 16 of Mar ...

44TH JOINT FAO/UNECE SESSION OF THE WORKING PARTY ON FOREST STATISTICS, ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
The forty-fourth joint FAO/UNECE Session of the Working Party on Forest Statistics, Economics and Management will be held from 31 May to 2 June 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. ...

IT IS WITH DEEP SADNESS THAT WE ANNOUNCE THAT ON 05.02.2023 OUR COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND KARLHEINZ STEPHAN PASSED AWAY
It is with deep sorrow that we announce that our colleague and friend Karlheinz Stephan passed away on 5th of February 2023. We have lost a wonderful professional, colleague and person. ...

URBAN GREENERY HELPS AVERT MULTIPLE CRISES FOR DRYLAND CITIES
Quality of life, especially of vulnerable groups in arid zones, can be significantly improved by integrating multipurpose urban trees and shrubs in urban design and urban development initiatives. In this context, urba ...