European Forestry Commission (EFC)

Created in 1947, the European Forestry Commission (EFC)is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years.

The EFC has a number of associated subsidiary bodies, including an Executive Committee; the Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds; the Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Committee on Forest Technology, Management and Training; and the FAO/ECE Working Party on Forest Economics and Statistics.

FAO encourages wide participation of government officials from forestry and other sectors as well as representatives of international, regional and subregional organizations that deal with forest-related issues in the region, including NGOs, and the private sector.

European meeting calendar

Conference of the Parties (COP), Fifteenth Session and Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP), Fifth session.
Danish Government [cop15civil@um.dk]
7 December 2009 - 18 December 2009
Denmark, Copenhagen
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian
Meeting type: Plenary
Attendance type: By invitation
Expert consultation for development of guidelines to integrate climate change considerations into national forest programmes (initial meeting)
February 2010 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Mountain Partnership Meeting on Mountain Tourism
March 2010 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
European Forestry Commission - 35th Session
FAO Forest Communication Service/UNECE Timber Section [ed.pepke@fao.org]
27 April 2010 - 30 April 2010
Portugal, Lisbon
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Expert consultation for development of guidelines to integrate climate change considerations into forest management plans
June 2010 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Mountain Partnership Advisory Committee and Team Members' Meeting
September 2010 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
27th session, European Forestry Commission Working Party on Management of Mountain Watersheds
October 2010 (To be decided)
Slovakia, tba
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
45th session, Executive Committee (and working parties) of the International Poplar Commission (IPC)
19 October 2010
Italy, Orvieto
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
16th session, Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources
November 2010 (To be decided)
Venue to be decided
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Expert consultation for development of guidelines to integrate climate change considerations into national forest programmes (final meeting)
November 2010 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Mountain Partnership Members' meeting
November 2010 (To be decided)
Venue to be decided
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Mountain Partnership Meeting on Mountain Products
March 2011 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Kotka Expert Consultation
June 2011 (To be decided)
Finland, Kotka
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Second World Landslide Forum (WLF-II)
19 September 2011 - 23 September 2011
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation