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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international forums have expressed concern that, in most countries, forest-related education is insufficient and outdated.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 ...

UEF PRESIDENCY LETTER N°34, DECEMBER 2022
The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to read the new Presidency letter n°34, December 2022. In the new issue you will find information about the XXIV ...

FOREST EUROPE TO SUPPORT UKRAINE IN REBUILDING ITS FOREST SECTOR: A FIRST MEETING 7 DECEMBER 2022
A Ministerial Decision to support Ukraine in rebuilding its forest sector was adopted at the end of August 2022 by the 44 Member States of FOREST EUROPE at the first High ...

A WORKSHOP FUTURE-PROOF GREEN CITIES MAKE FUTURE-PROOF COUNTRIES - BUILDING URBAN UND PERI-URBAN TREE AND FOREST RESILIENCE ORGANIZED BY UNECE/FAO AT THE END OF NOVEMBER
UNECE/FAO is organizing a workshop in Budapest about Urban Forest and forestry will take place from 27 to 30 November 2022. This seminar will be focused about the resilience of the urban and peri urban fores ...

BUILDING THE BIOECONOMY TOGETHER: HOW RENEWABLE MATERIALS CAN MAKE EUROPE AN INDUSTRIAL LEADER
The UEF member organization SITLiD (Polish Association ...

THE PRESIDENT OF UEF - MICHAEL DIEMER PARTICIPATED IN THE LAST MEETING OF THE CIVIL DIALOGUE GROUP ON FORESTRY AND CORK
On 14th of Octоber 2022 the last meeting of the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork was organized by DG Agri. ...

THE UEF VICE-PRESIDENT ILPO PUPUTTI PARTICIPATED AT COFO26
The UEF Vice-president Ilpo Puputty participated at the twenty-sixth Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO26). The forum was held at FAO headquarters i ...

JOINT LETTER ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE DIALOGUE WITH THE FOREST SECTOR- NEW COMMISSION DECISION 2022/1368 OF 3 AUGUST 2022 ON CIVIL DIALOGUE GROUPS
UEF together with the important stakeholders in the forest sector (CEETTAR, CEI-Bois, CEPF, CEPI, Copa-Cogeca, ELO, EUSTAFOR, FECOF, USSE), sent a href=$1 ...