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UEF ATTENDED THE LAST FOREST EUROPE EXPERT MEETING IN BRATISLAVA
The last Forest Europe meeting was in May 11 and 12 in Slovakia in Bratislava city. UEF attended this meeting, as usually. Our Secretary, Thomas Baschny, represented UEF as observer. &nbs ...

BUSY SPRING FOR FOREST MATTERS IN EUROPE
At the end of April, the EU Expert Group on Forest Based Industries (FBI) met in Brussels. pan style=$1color:r ...

THE NEW UEF PRESIDENCY LETTER N°21 IS PUBLISHED!
Dear members and visitors, The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to have a look at our new issue of the Presidency Letter, n°21 April 2016. Please follow this direct link to download i ...

EU POLICY ON BIOENERGY 2020: UEF ANSWERED THE CONSULTATION
The European Commission is seeking about views and opinions on an EU policy for sustainable bioenergy from 2020 to 2030. The move is part of the EU’s  href=$1http://ec.europa.eu/energ ...

SOLIDARITY WITH OUR BELGIAN AND LIVING IN BRUSSELS COLLEAGUES
After the sad events in Brussels, 22th of March 2016, UEF members express their solidarity with our Belgian member, foresters from Belgium and all our colleagues working and living in Brussels, for the EU Commission o ...

UEF WORKCAMP EXCURSION WEEK 09 – 17 JULY 2016 IN THE FORESTRY OFFICE KASTELLAUN GERMANY
The new UEF summer Workcamp for students in forestry will be again this year in Germany, in the forest district of Kastellaun (Rheinland-Pfalz). This workcamp is organized by the Forest serv ...

21TH OF MARCH: UNO INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS: COMMON PRESS RELEASE INCLUDING UEF
UEF participated  in a common press release published Monday 21 of March by 7 International forest organisations.   "European Forest Owners, Managers, Indust ...

SILVA REGINA FOREST FAIR IN BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC, WITH OUR CZECH MEMBER 3-7 APRIL 2016
Our Czech member, Ceska Lesnicka spolecnost, will attend this year the famous International fair in Brno, CZ. 4 different International fairs with offer the visitors a great experience and the opportuni ...

NEW MATERIAL! ROUND TABLE MEETING IN BRUSSELS - 7 8 MARCH 2016
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21 MARCH 2016 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS: CELEBRATING FORESTS AND WATER
  Every year on the International Day of Forests, we celebrate the ways in which forests and trees sustain and protect us. This year we are r ...

WORLD WILDLIFE DAY 3 MARCH 2016: “THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE IS IN OUR HANDS”
World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conserva ...

XXTH UEF GCM IN DENMARK. SEPTEMBER 2016
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NEWS ABOUT UEF INTERNATIONAL FIELD TRIP “WIND ENERGY ON FOREST SITES” IN GERMANY IN APRIL
LAST CALL AND NEW DEAD LINE FOR REGISTRATION More than 300 wind turbines have been built on forest sites in Rhineland-Palatinate in the recent years. A lot of ...

WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2016 - 2 FEBRUARY 2016
2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Irani ...

UEF ATTENDED IN BRUSSELS THE MEETING OF THE CIVIL DIALOGUE GROUP ON FORESTRY AND CORK
The second meeting in 2015  of the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork took place on the 8th of December in Brussels. Main topics of t ...

THE NEW PRESIDENCY LETTER N°20 IS PUBLISHED
Dear members and visitors, The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to have a look at our new issue of the Presidency Letter, n°20 November 2015. Please follow this direct link to downloa ...

UEF PARTICIPATED IN THE 7TH FOREST EUROPE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN MADRID.
  In order to strengthen the political commitment to address these challenges and opportunities, ministers and high level representatives from 38 European countries and the European Union gathered in ...

NEXT XXTH UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING IN DENMARK
During the last UEF XIX Governing Council Meeting in Ustroń-Jaszowiec (Poland)  in September 2015, the delegates decided that the next XX UEF GCM will be in 2016 in Denmark. Our Danish members from ...

THE FIRST UEF WORKSHOP ON FOREST PEDAGOGY
The first workshop on Forest pedagogy took place during the period 19-23 October 2015 at Yundola, Bulgaria. The event was organized in collaboration between UEF, Union of Bulgarian Foresters, the Bul ...

A FRENCH FOREST TRIP TO BULGARIA
At the begining of October, a French forest school, situated in Annecy (Haute Savoie) had a tour in Bulgaria to discover the Bulgarian forests and forestry. This trip was organized by Anna Petrakieva, A ...

FOREST EUROPE EXTRAORDINARY AND ORDINARY MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES IN MADRID OCTOBER 2015
The Oslo Ministerial Mandate adopted by the FOREST EUROPE signatories in 2011 established an intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe. According to the mandate ...

REPORT OF THE AD-HOC WORKING GROUP UNDER THE STANDING FORESTRY COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT CRITERIA AND INDICATORS
Dear members, UEF is happy to inform you that the Report of the Ad-hoc Working Group on Sustainable Forest Management Criteria and Indicators was endorsed by the Standing Forestry Committee on Friday, 18.9.2015....

A SWEDISH FOREST TRIP TO POLAND
At the beginning of September 2015, a group of Swedish foresters came to Poland to see how the Polish forestry management works. The whole trip was organized by our Polish member – SITLID. The particip ...

XIX UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING IN USTROŃ-JASZOWIEC, POLAND
The UEF Polish member Stowarzyszenie Inżynierów i Techników Leśnictwa i Drzewnictwa&nb ...

THE NEW GUIDE ON NATURA 2000 AND FORESTS IS PUBLISHED
The European Commission DG Environment just published the new guidance document on Natura 2000 and forests. UEF was involved in the process of elaboration of this new and refreshed guide. You ...