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

International Disaster and Risk Conference. Public-private partnership – Key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation
IRDC-International Disaster and Risk Conference [info@idrc.info]
25 August 2008 - 29 August 2008
Switzerland, Davos
Languages : English
Url : http://www.idrc.info/
SLU-FAO-IUFRO International Conference: Adaptation of forests and forest management to changing climate with emphasis on forest health: A review of science, policies and practices
FAO, SLU and IUFRO [Jim.Carle@fao.org; Gillian.Allard@fao.org]
25 August 2008 - 28 August 2008
Sweden, Umea
Languages : English
Url : http://www.forestadaptation2008.net/home/en/
Team of Specialists on Eastern Europe policies and institutions
UNECE
September 2008 ( To be decided )
Macedonia,The Fmr Yug Rp
Languages : English
FORESTS AND FORESTRY – RISKS, CHALLENGES, SOLUTIONS
Forest Research Institute Zvolen, Slovakia
2 September 2008 - 4 September 2008
Slovakia, Zvolen
Languages : English
Forests and Forestry – Risks, Challenges, Solutions
National Forest Centre [Michal.Vanco@nlcsk.org]
2 September 2008 - 4 September 2008
Slovakia, Zvolen
Languages : English
Url : http://www.nlcsk.org/30_form_konf.html
MCPFE Pan-European Workshop "Forests in the changing environment"
MCPFE
3 September 2008 - 5 September 2008
Finland, Joensuu
Languages : English
Harvested wood products in the context of climate change policy
UNECE
9 September 2008 - 10 September 2008
Switzerland, Geneva
Languages : English
"Forest and Water"
MCPFE
14 September 2008 - 17 September 2008
Poland, Mragowo
Languages : English
EFI 2008 Annual Conference Week
EFI
15 September 2008 - 20 September 2008
Italy, Orvieto
Languages : English
Url : http://www.efi.int/portal/news___events/events/extra/2008/efi_2008_annual_conference_and_scientific_seminar/
Enhancing contribution of forest management to sus. dev. in E. Eur. and C.Asian countries
UNECE
29 September 2008 - 3 October 2008
Czech Republic, Krtiny
Languages : English
International Conference on role of Forests in Climate Management (Research - Innovations - investments - capacity building)
Govt. of Russia with inputs from FAO, WB, WMO
3 October 2008 - 7 October 2008
Russian Federation, Moscow-Nizhniy Novgorod-St. Petersburg
Languages : English, Russian
World Conservation Congress
IUCN
5 October 2008 - 14 October 2008
Spain, Barcelona
Languages : English, Spanish
Url : http://www.wcln.org/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=280
International Forestry Forum
Russian Federal Forestry Agency
7 October 2008 - 10 October 2008
Russian Federation, St Petersburg
Languages : English, Russian
Url : http://www.spiff.ru/en/
Congresso nazionale di selvicoltura
Government of Italy/FAO
16 October 2008 - 19 October 2008
Italy, tbd
Languages : English
34th Session European Forestry Commission
FAO
20 October 2008 - 24 October 2008
Italy, FAO Headquarters
Languages : English, French, Spanish
Url : http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/31095/en/
European Forest Week: Joint Session of UNECE Timber Committee and FAO European Forestry Commission (A)
FAO/UNECE/MCPFE/EC
20 October 2008 - 24 October 2008
Italy, Rome (FAO HQ)
Languages : English, French, Spanish, Russian
Url : http://www.europeanforestweek.org
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
Water and forests: a convenient truth?
EFI
30 October 2008 - 31 October 2008
Spain, Barcelona
Languages : English
Url : http://www.fao.org/forestry/foris/pdf/water/Water-and-Forests-brochure.pdf
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
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
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
Forest Day 2
CIFOR
6 December 2008 - 6 December 2008
Poland, Poznan
Languages : English
Url : http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/Events/COP14-ForestDay/forest_day2008.htm
Forest Products Marketing workshop
UNECE
2009 ( To be decided )
Macedonia,The Fmr Yug Rp, Ohrid
Languages : English
Climate Change, Sustainability and the “Post-2012 Regime”
University of Aarhus, FAO [anne.overgaard@biology.au.dk]
5 March 2009 - 6 March 2009
Denmark, Aarhus
Languages : English
Url : http://www.agrsci.org/
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
Url : http://climatecongress.ku.dk/
Committee on Forestry - 19th Session
FAO
16 March 2009 - 20 March 2009
Italy, Rome
Languages : English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese
WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE-3
WMO [bnyenzi@wmo.int]
31 August 2009 - 4 September 2009
Switzerland, Geneva
Languages : English
Url : http://www.wmo.ch/pages/world_climate_conference/index_en.html
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
Url : http://www.cop15.dk/en