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SUCCESSFUL FOREST PEDAGOGICS CONGRESS IN LATVIA!
The XIV International Forest Pedagogics Congress took place from 1st to 4th of July 2019 in Riga under the title “Designing Bridges betwe ...

A FRUITFUL XXII UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING IN SWITZERLAND!
The Swiss member of the Union of European Foresters, FVW/SSF organized a sucessful and fruitful XXII Governing Council Meeting ...

A SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL UEF SEMINAR IN SWITZERLAND IN MAIENFELD-CH 14 JUNE 2019
Included in the program of the XXIInd Governing Council Meeting of UEF in Maienfeld - Switzerland, the Swiss member of UEF, FVW/SSF organized an interesting International seminar abou ...

A NEW UEF POSITION PAPER ABOUT MIDTERM-REVIEW OF EU FOREST STRATEGY
Union of European Foresters (UEF) is seriously concerned about the future of European Forests. On June 15 professional forest managers from all over Europe met in Maienfeld (Switzerland) and ...

UNECE / FAO FOREST COMMUNICATORS NETWORK – ANNUAL MEETING IN OSLO - NORWAY 20-22 MAY 2019
This meeting took place from 20nd to 22nd of May 2019 in Oslo (Norway) at the Felix Conference Centre. pan style=$1fo ...

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 ...