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A NEW JOINT STATEMENT ON THE EU NON-BINDING GUIDANCE ON THE CASCADING USE OF BIOMASS WITH UEF
Union of European Foresters signed on 17th September 2018 a new joint statement on the EU Non-Binding Guidance o ...

UNECE/FAO WORKSHOP GREEN FOREST JOBS: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF UNECE MEMBER STATES
UNECE-FAO will organize a new workshop related to Green Jobs in Forestry in Geneva (Switzerland), Palais des Nations, from 17 to 19th September 2018. UEF will attend this me ...

WORLD FOREST WEEK 2018: INVESTING IN FORESTRY EDUCATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
FAO organized in Roma in July 2018 the COFO 24 and the World Forest Week. The 18th of July, an interesting seminar about forestry e ...

COFO 24: THE BENEFITS OF URBAN FORESTS AND TREES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
UEF is highly interested in Urban forestry since many years as one of the main topics of the forestry in the 21th century. During the last COFO 24 and World Forest W ...

THE POLISH FORESTS HOST AGAIN INTERNATIONAL UEF FORESTRY STUDENTS CAMP
The new edition of the UEF forestry work camp has already started in Poland at the beginning of July. Antonin Forest District hosts again an international group of young foresters, th ...

UNECE / FAO FOREST COMMUNICATORS NETWORK – ANNUAL MEETING
This annual meeting took place from 22nd to 24th of May 2018 in Wageningen (Netherlands) at the University Forum Building....

NEXT FAO COFO 24 IN ROME ITALY 16-20 JULY 2018
UEF informs you that he 24th session of COFO and the 6th World Forest Week will explore the c ...

INTERESTING UEF PRESIDENCY MEETING IN POLAND: 15-17 APRIL 2018
The Union of European Foresters had a fruitful and really interesting Presidency Meeting in Poland. Our Polish member, SITLiD, invited the Presidency for th ...

XXI UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING COSENZA ITALIA - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT XXI GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING 2018 OF THE UNION OF EUROPEAN FORESTERS...

THE NEW PRESIDENCY LETTER N°25 APRIL 2018 IS AVAILABLE HERE
The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to download and read the new Presidency letter n°25, April 2018. style=$1margin-l ...

A NEW JOINT LETTER FROM FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS ON FOREST BIOENERGY
UEF signed a new joint letter about forest bioenergy, with CEPEF, EUSTAFOR, COPA, COGECA, ELO, CEETTAR, CEJA, EOS and USSE.   Our UEF President, Micha ...

WORKSHOP IN GENEVA ON THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE ROVANIEMI ACTION PLAN FOR THE FOREST SECTOR IN A GREEN ECONOMY
The ECE/FAO Forestry and ...

MEETING OF THE EG-FOREST-BASED INDUSTRIES IN BRUSSELS 22 JANUARY 2018
UEF attended the mast meeting of the EG-FBI (Forest-based Industries), in Brussels, 22 January 2018. The meeting was the actual start of get things going for the: “Guidelines for cascading of ...

2 FEBRUARY WAS THE WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2018
The Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands approved "Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future" as the theme for World Wetlands Day in 2018. World Wetlands Day ...

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS 21 MARCH 2018: FORESTS AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
During the International Day of Forests, 21 March, we celebrate the ways in which forests and trees sustain an ...

MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018 !
      Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2018 !...

EU CIVIL DIALOGUE GROUP ON FORESTRY AND CORK IN BRUSSELS 5 12 2017
  New topics on the Brussels agenda for Forestry     pan style=$1 ...

NEXT UEF PRESIDENCY MEETING IN POLAND APRIL 2018
The UEF Presidency will have its next meeting in Poland. The Presidency will have a meeting there from 15 to 17 April 2018.   The 2018 UEF action Plan adopted during our last Congres ...

UEF ATTENDED HORIZON 2020, BIOECONOMY POLICY DAY 16.11.2017 IN BRUSSELS
The event was organized in the European Commission's building "Charlemagne" in Brussels. It was an appropriate moment not only to announce the outcomes of the review on the Bioeconomy strategy ...

PRESIDENCY MEETING IN VIENNA AUSTRIA, IN NOVEMBER 2017
The UEF Presidency had its last meeting in Vienna, in Austria. The Presidency had a meeting there from 28 to 29 November 2017.   The 2018 UEF action Plan adopted during our last Cong ...

THE NEW UEF PRESIDENCY LETTER N°24 NOVEMBER 2017 IS PUBLISHED
  The UEF Presidency is happy to invite you to download and read the new issue of the Presidency letter n°24, November 2017.   You'll find a lot of info ...

A NEW JOINT POSITION PAPER TO RECOGNISE THE ROLE OF FORESTRY IN THE EU POST-2020 POLICY ON CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
Appeal from the forestry and agricultural sectors to recognise the role of forestry in the EU post-2020 policy on climate change mitigation. You'll find here this new J ...

XIX UEF CONGRESS IN MAINZ GERMANY: A NEW PRESIDENCY
UEF had its XIXth Congress in Mainz, Germany, from 27 September to 1st October The German UEF member, BDF, organized a new nice and fruitful Congress in Germany, afte ...

UEF AND FECOF INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR IN MAINZ GERMANY
UEF organized an important International seminar in Germany, in partnership with FECOF (European Federation of Forest Communities), BDF and L ...

A NEW UEF BROCHURE
  The UEF Presidency is happy to offer you a new brochure presenting all the functions of the forest all over Europe. It also presents the Union of European Foresters in a short way. ...