FAO/AUSTRIA SEMINAR ON ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST OPERATIONS FOR COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION TO MARKET ECONOMIES
Ort/Gmunden, 27 June - 3 July 1994
organized by
The Government of the Republic of Austria
and
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Austrian Coordinators: H. Redl
D. Hanak-Hammerl
Austrian Organizer: W. Jirikowski
FAO Coordinator and Organizer: R. Heinrich
Address of the Training Centre
Forstliche Ausbildungsstätte
A-4815 Ort/Gmunden,
Austria Telephone +43 (0)7612 44190 Fax +43(0)7612 579834
PROGRAMME
Sunday 26 June 1994 |
Arrival at Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien - Schwechat), or Railway Station, Vienna. |
Monday 27 June 1994 |
08.00 - 08.30 Breakfast |
09.00 - 09.45 General information on the Seminar in the Auditorium of the Forestry Training Centre (R. Heinrich; W. Jirikowski) |
10.00 - 12.00 Official opening of the Seminar at the Auditorium |
Welcoming speech and introduction to the Seminar by Dr. Hermann Redl, Head of International Division, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
Welcoming speeches by: |
Mr. D. Hanak-Hammerl, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna - Dr. 0. Sedlak, Representative of the Provincial Government of Upper Austria - Dr. R. Heinrich, FAO |
12.00 - 13.30 Lunch hosted by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry at the Reception Hall of the Forestry Training Centre |
14.00 - 19.00 Excursion to Bäckerberg, St. Konrad: Integrated multiple use forest management, agriculture and tourism (wood utilisation, small-scale processing, Christmas tree and honey production, fish ponds, sheep raising, hydro-electric power stations, wildlife resources, ski tourism and summer holiday resorts) General introduction on agriculture and forestry development in the Alpine foothills in Upper Austria |
19.30 Dinner at Restaurant Seehaus Almsee (T. Baschny) |
Tuesday 28 June 1994 |
08.00 - 08.30 Breakfast |
08.30 - 08.50 Cooperation between FAO and Austria (H. Redl) |
08.50 - 09.30 FAO initiatives to promote environmentally sound and sustainable forest practices for private forest enterprises (R. Heinrich) |
09.30 - 09.50 Forest economics and management in Austria (D. Hanak-Hammerl) |
09.50 - 10.10 Technical and financial support for private forest enterprises with special emphasis on small-scale forests in Austria (G. Walter) |
10.10 - 10.30 Coffee break |
10.30 - 10.50 Execution of federal and provincial government forest support programmes, promoting forest operations in private forest enterprises (0. Sedlak) |
10.50 - 11.10 IUFRO, its forestry activities, with special reference to countries in transition (H. Schmutzenhofer) |
11.10 - 11.40 World Bank Support to Forest Development in Eastern Europe (L. Carbonnier) |
11.40 - 12.00 Country statements |
12.15 - 13.45 Lunch |
14.00 - 18.00 Excursion Gmunden-Kirchdorf |
19.30 Dinner at restaurant in St. Konrad |
Wednesday 29 June 1994 |
08.00 - 08.30 Breakfast |
08.30 - 08.50 Organisation, objectives and programmes of the Executive Board of Chambers of Agriculture and Forestry supporting private forest enterprise development in Austria (T. Stemberger) |
08.50 - 09.10 Association of Private Forest Owners, forest utilisation and social functions of private forests, conflicts and compensation (S. Schenker) |
09.10 - 09.30 Extension, financial, technical and administrative support programmes, forest operations, management systems for small-scale private farm forests (P. Kar) |
09.30 - 09.50 Forest land use planning and private forest development (W. Kudjeika, F. Singer) |
09.50 - 10.15 Country statements |
10.15 - 10.30 Coffee break |
10.30 - 12.00 Country statements |
12.15 - 13.15 Lunch |
13.30 - 18.00 Excursion to Vöcklabruck and Fornach |
18.00 - 20. 00 Picnic in the forest |
Thursday 30 June 1994 |
08.00 - 08.30 Breakfast |
08.30 - 08.50 Forest engineering and technology in private forest enterprises (A. Trzesniowski) |
08.50 - 09.10 Review of forest management methods and measures to enhance the application of appropriate forest management practices (W. Sagl) |
09.10 - 09.30 Example of a forest management system in a medium scale forest enterprise (W. Jirikowski) |
09.30 - 09.50 Forest education, extension and training for forest owners in Austria (K. Pirker) |
09.50 - 10.15 Country statements |
10.15 - 10.30 Coffee break |
10.30 - 12.00 Country statements |
12.15 - 13.45 Lunch |
14.00 - 19.00 Excursion to Scharnstein, Herlewald. |
19.30 Dinner |
Friday 1 July 1994 |
08.00 - 08.30 Breakfast |
08.30 - 11.30 Excursion to Lenzing, visit of large scale sawmill, wood yard with computerised grading facility, modern sawntimber production including higher value products as well as wood chip production and utilisation (P. Dolecal, D. Hanak-Hammerl, R. Heinrich, T. Baschny, C. Chaloupka) |
11.30 - 12.30 Lunch |
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break |
16.00 - 17.00 Preparation of conclusions and recommendations |
18.30 Dinner |
Saturday 2 July 1994 |
08.30 - 12. 00 Excursion to Salzburg, visit of large scale private forest enterprise Mayr-Melnhof Salzburg, forest inventory, mapping, planning and execution of forest operations, forest management plans, forest road network planning and construction, forest utilisation (G. Jäger) Forest management of City forests with primary functions of recreation; The case of the city forest of Salzburg (H. Schwarz, D. Hanak-Harnmerl, R. Heinrich, T. Baschny, C. Chaloupka) |
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch |
13.00 - 16.00 Sightseeing in the city of Salzburg |
16.30 Return from Salzburg to Ort |
19.00 Farewell speeches by : Dr. Hermann Redl, Head of International Division, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Mr. Dieter Hanak-Hammerl, Forestry Department, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Rudolf Heinrich, Forestry Department, FAO, Rome |
19.30 Farewell party at the Forestry Training Centre Ort |
Sunday 3 July 1994 |
07.00 - 08. 00 Breakfast |
08. 00 - 09. 00 Visit of Gmunden, church service at the Seeschloss |
09.00 Transfer by bus from the Forestry Training Centre Ort to Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien - Schwechat) or Railway Station Vienna |