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

Congresso nazionale di selvicoltura
Government of Italy/FAO
16 October 2008 - 19 October 2008
Italy, tbd
Languages: English
European Forest Week
FAO/UNECE/MCPFE/EC
20 October 2008 - 24 October 2008
Italy, Rome (FAO HQ) and throughout Europe
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT IN SUSTAINABLY MANAGED FORESTS
FAO/UNECE/IUFRO/MCPFE/Univ. Padua, Slov. For. Inst.
21 October 2008 - 26 October 2008
Slovenia, Portorose
Languages: English
an34th Session European Forestry Commission/66th Session of the UNECE Timber Committee
FAO
21 October 2008 - 24 October 2008
Italy, FAO Headquarters
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian
Sommet Mondial des Régions
Region Bretagne et Réseau des gouvernements régionaux pour le développement durable [r.layadi@region-bretagne.fr ]
29 October 2008 - 30 November 2008
France, Saint Malo
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Meeting type: Policy dialogue
Attendance type: Open
Water and forests: a convenient truth?
EFI
30 October 2008 - 31 October 2008
Spain, Barcelona
Languages: English
Wood Energy workshop
UNECE
November 2008 (To be decided)
Republic of Serbia, Belgrade
Languages: English
Forty-fourth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions
ITTO
3 November 2008 - 8 November 2008
Japan, Yokohama
Languages: English
THE IMPORTANCE OF MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS IN PROTECTING THE CLIMATE
Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development [vmillon@inece.org]
3 November 2008 - 5 November 2008
France, Paris
Languages: English, French
Meeting type: Policy dialogue
Attendance type: Open
THE EUROPEAN FOREST-BASED SECTOR : BIO-RESPONSES TO ADDRESS NEW CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES?
EU - French Presidency of the European Union [ecofor@gip-ecofor.org]
6 November 2008 - 8 November 2008
France, Nancy
Languages: English, French
MCFPE Expert level Meeting
MCPFE [www.mcpfe.org]
12 November 2008 - 13 November 2008
Switzerland, Geneva
Languages: English, French, Russian
35th Special Session FAO Conference
FAO
17 November 2008 - 22 November 2008
Italy, FAO HQ, Rome
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian
Expert Consultation on National Forest Monitoring and Assessment: Meeting Evolving Needs
FAO/FOMR [Mohamed.Saket@fao.org]
26 November 2008 - 28 November 2008
Italy, Rome
Languages: English
Working Group on exploring the potential added value of and possible options for a legally binding agreement on forests in the pan-European region
MCPFE [liaison.unit.oslo@mcpfe.org]
27 November 2008 - 28 November 2008
Greece, Athens
Languages: English
Conference of the Parties (COP), Fourteenth session and Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), Fourth session and sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies
UNFCCC [secretariat@unfccc.int]
1 December 2008 - 12 December 2008
Poland, Poznan
Languages: English
Forest Day 2
CIFOR
6 December 2008
Poland, Poznan
Languages: English
Forest Products Marketing workshop
UNECE
2009 (To be decided)
Macedonia,The Fmr Yug Rp, Ohrid
Languages: English
Beyond Kyoto: Adressing the Challenges of Climate Change
University of Aarhus, FAO [lan@adm.au.dk]
5 March 2009 - 7 March 2009
Denmark, Aarhus
Languages: English
International scientific congress on "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions"
International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) [jsha@adm.ku.dk]
10 March 2009 - 12 March 2009
Denmark, Copenhagen
Languages: English
Committee on Forestry - 19th Session
FAO
16 March 2009 - 20 March 2009
Italy, Rome
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of The Global Environment Facility (GEF)
GEF
28 April 2009 - 30 April 2009
Italy, FAO HQ, Rome
Languages: English
WORLD BUSINESS SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE – COPENHAGEN 2009
Copenhagen Climate Council [jc@mm.dk]
24 May 2009 - 26 May 2009
Denmark, Copenhagen
Languages: English
Meeting type: Policy dialogue
Attendance type: Open
WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE-3
WMO [bnyenzi@wmo.int]
31 August 2009 - 4 September 2009
Switzerland, Geneva
Languages: English
Conference of the Parties (COP), Fifteen 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]
30 November 2009 - 11 December 2009
Denmark, Copenhagen
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian