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European Foresters Union Presidency Activity Report

Summary of UEF's accomplishments based on Congress Action Plan 2005-2009, outlining ongoing engagement with EU officials and forest-related organizations, website improvements, exchange activities, financial matters, and new memberships.

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European Foresters Union Presidency Activity Report

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  1. Presidency activity report Based on Congress Action plan2005-2009Håkan NystrandPresidentUnion of European Foresters

  2. Guideline 1 The work of the so called "Brussels Committee" should be continued and developed further. UEF will stay in permanent contact to the EU officials and to forest related organizations on European level. Especially the "Round Table Meetings" and the membership in official Committees and Advisory groups should be continued.

  3. Advisory Group on Forestry and Cork (seat) • Advisory Committee on Forestry and Forest-Based Industries (seat) • SFC ad hoc Working Group on valuation and compensation methods of non-wood forest goods and services (seat) • Commission's register of interest representatives on the European level • Implementation and mid-term evaluation of EU Forest Action Plan • Public consultations (DG Agri, DG Environment, DG Enterprise, DG Energy) • Biomass, bioenergy position and development • Rural Development Plan 2007-2013 • forest sector resources

  4. Guideline 2 During the past term our website was established on a high level as a platform for internal communication and external public relation. The aim for the new term is to keep the website updated and to intensify the use of our homepage by our member organizations.

  5. Homepage improved • Downloading of documents from the homepage • Webaddress .eu into use • UEF Archive work • UEF Presidency letters • Presentations in member magazines • UEF promoting material • Irish Farmers Journal, June 2006 • Media reports about Presidency Meetings

  6. Guideline 3 Exchange activities, especially those for forest students, should be intensified. The educational matters should include all levels of forest students, not only academics.

  7. Exchange activities established • Contacts between UEF member organisations • Forestry workcamp in Germany 2006-2009 • Fieldtrip (METO) in Germany 2008-2009 • Forest students - UEF meetings • European Orienteering Champs 2006

  8. Guideline 4 In the field of financial matters UEF should develop methods of including official funding in order to finance the activities mentioned above.

  9. DG Research discussions • Financial cooperation on nation level when GCM and PM • A growing UEF means more funding

  10. New members in UEF2005-2009 • Society of Finnish Professional Foresters • Association of foresters in the public service, "Verein der Förster im Öffentlichen Dienst (VFÖ)”, Austria • SINDISILVA, Moldavia • CFU, Croatian Foresters Union • PROFOR, Spain • Association of Danish Masters of Forestry • Albanian Foresters Specialists Association

  11. Special motion 1 • "This Congress decides that UEF as the European organization for the foresters should take an initiative for discussions with the other European forestry organizations to promote a stronger and united voice in the common fields of interest of forestry in Europe."

  12. UEF Round Table Meetings • Facilities; contract with European Forestry House, Brussels (Eustafor, CEPF) • Advisory Groups, Committees and Workgroups • Other actors, examples • ENFE • CEPI • ELO • NFF

  13. Special motion 2 • Creating a permanent exchange facility for forest students within a cooperation projectIn addition to the non-permanent exchange facilities offered on our homepage UEF should work for developing the activities for forest students and also create a yearly exchange facility for forest students under the name of UEF if possible as a cooperation project with other partners.

  14. Exchange facility established • METO student excursions in Germany 2008 and 2009 • Contacts member – to member • based on UEF contacts

  15. Special motion 3 • PAWS European network of WaldpädagogikA group of foresters from several European countries started an initiative in order to create a network of foresters around Europe, who are engaged in nature-interpretation (or "Waldpädagogik") managed by foresters.UEF should support this project.

  16. UEF was a partner in the PAWS project that ended 2007 • Work for implementing PAWS

  17. Meetings 1/3 • July 2005 Adv group on For and Cork, Brussels • 10-11 Sept 2005 UEF PM, Kristianstad, Sweden • 16 Sept 2005 Competetive Forest Operations, Krakow • 20 Sept 2005 ECOSOC-hearing, Rovaniemi, Finland • Oct 2005 Adv group on For and Cork, Brussels • Oct 2005 PEFC Annual Meeting, Brussels • 1 Febr 2006 DG Research, Brussels • 1 Febr 2006 Standing For Ct and others, Brussels • 2-3 Febr 2006 EU For Seminar, Nancy, France • 24 Febr 2006 Adv group, DG Trade • 9 March 2006 UEF Round Table Meeting, Brussels • 9 March 2006 UEF / CEPF Meeting • 9 March 2006 UEF PM, Brussels • 7 April 2006 PAWS Advisory Borard, Bonn • 25 April 2006 For Act Plan Discussion, Brussels • 10 May 2006 ELO Forest Department, Brussels • May 2005 Adv group of For and Cork, Brussels • 27 June – 2 July 2006 GCM, Sofia, Bulgaria

  18. Meetings 2/3 • 13 Sept 2006 EFORWOOD Stakeholder mtg, Kerkrade,Nethl • 25-27 Oct 2006 UEF PM, Amstetten, Austria • 27-28 Nov 2006 Paper week, forest meetings, Brussels • 29 Nov 2006 Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels • 29 Nov 2006 UNFF Preparatory meeting, Brussels • 9 Jan 2007 Adv Group on For-Based Ind,Brussels • 27 Mar 2007 Family Forestry Seminar, Brussels • 12 Apr 2007 UEF PM, Brussels • 12 Apr 2007 UEF Round Table Meeting, Brussels • 13 Apr 2007 Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels • 10-12 May 2007 IFSA Europe Congress, Nancy, France • 5-8 Jun 2007 UEF PM Chisinau, Moldova • 12 Jul 2007 Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels • 29 Aug-2 Sept 2007 UEF GCM, PM Herning, Denmark

  19. Meetings 3/3 • 5-7 Nov 2007 MCPFE Warsaw, Poland • 12-14 Nov 2007 UEF PM in Zagreb, Croatia • 15 Feb 2008 SFC Ad Hoc Group I • 7 Apr 2008 Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels • 23 – 26 Apr 2008 UEF PM in Saariselkä, Finland • 27 Jun 2008 SFC Ad Hoc Group I • 3 Jul 2008 Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels • 3-17 Aug 2008 IFSA Forest Student Symposium, Sofia, BG • 16 – 19 Oct 2008 UEF GCM, PM Gmunden, Austria • 31 Oct 2008 SFC Ad Jpc Group I • 28 Jan 2009 UEF Round Table Meeting, Brussels • 5 Dec 2008 Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels • 20 Feb 2009 Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels • 23 Apr 2009 Adv Group on Forest-Based Industries • 24 – 26 Apr 2009 UEF PM in Targoviste, Romania • 4 – 8 Jun 2009 UEF Congress, Jedlnia, Poland

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