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INTERNATIONAL FOREST SUMMER CAMP FROM 11 TO 23 AUGUST 2025
The UEF member Polish Association of Foresters and Wood Technologists (SiTLiD) in partnership with the Union of European Foresters and the Polish State Service invite students in forestry to an International Forestry ...

UEF PARTICIPATED IN THE “FOREST AND FORESTRY STAKEHOLDER PLATFORM” MEETING IN THE BEGINNING OF APRIL
The UEF vice-president Hans Jacobs participated in the meeting of the new EU Expert group on “Forest and forestry stakeholder platform” in April. ...

THE REGISTRATION FOR THE XXI UEF CONGRESS IS NOW OPEN!
The Union of Bulgarian Foresters - member of the UEF, has the pleasure to invite you to the XXI UEF Congress, that will take place in Ruse town, Bulgaria, from 11-14 ...

A NEW POLICY BRIEF ENHANCING CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF FOREST VALUE CHAINS IS COMPILED BY THE RESONATE - PROJECT
A new policy brief "Enhancing climate resilience of f ...

21 MARCH 2025 - INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS 2025
     In 2025, forests and foods is the theme for the International Day of Forests. We will celebrate the crucial roles of forests in food security, nutrition and liveliho ...

THE NEW PRESIDENCY LETTER NO 38 IS ALREADY PUBLISHED!
The UEF Presidency is happy to present to you the new Presidency letter n°38, December 2024. You will find information about the XXV UEF Governing Council Meeting ...

THE UEF PRESIDENT -TOMASZ MARKIEWICZ UNDERLINED THE RELEVANCE OF THE FOREST EUROPE PROCESS DURING THE 9TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN BONN
With the signature of 35 countries and the full support of more than 20 observer organizations, FOREST EUROPE proudly announces that the href=$1https://foresteurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bonn-Ministerial-De ...

LUXEMBOURG FORESTER ASSOCIATION AFL HOSTED THE XXVI UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING FROM 19 TO 22 OF SEPTEMBER 2024.
The UEF Member Luxembourg Forester Association (AFL) hosted the XXVI UEF Governing Council Meeting from 19 to 22 of September 2024. For the first time in the UEF history, UEF members gathere ...

BULGARIA HOSTED THE 18TH FOREST PEDAGOGY CONGRESS
The 18th Forest Pedagogy Congress took place in Bulgaria from 2 to 5 of September 2024. The forum gathered more than 120 forest pedagogues from Austria, Slovakia, Norway, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Es ...

THE JUNE 2024 ISSUE OF THE UEF PRESIDENCY LETTER IS NOW PUBLISED
The new Presidency letter n°37, June 2024 is already available at our website. You will find information about the upcoming XXVI UEF Governing Council Meeting strong ...

OMO - THE CHAMBER OF TURKISH FOREST ENGINEERS WELCOMED THE UEF PRESIDENCY
The regular Presidency Meeting of the Union of European Foresters took place  on 20 th of May 2024pan style=$1font-family:taho ...

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 ...