FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Sub-regional Office
for Central and Eastern Europe (SEUR)

Coordination of Forest Land Use Policies
The subject of lacking coordination between the various forest land use policies was perceived as an issue from a range of international meetings in Europe, most recently from the Joint Session of the FAO European Forestry Commission and Timber Committee in Geneva October 2004 (UNECE/FAO, 2004). The FAO Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe held therefore an initial brainstorming meeting on the subject in February 2005 in Budapest.

Public Financing of Forest Management - Study case on "Green Tax" of Croatia
In light of decreasing economic viability the financing of growing society demand in social and environmental services through the principle of "sustainable forest management" is getting more and more difficult. In front of this background FAO Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe looks for national experiences on solutions and promotes positive records to member countries.

Climate Change Impacts on Forest and their Management in Eastern Europe
With the aim of gathering scientific information on climate change, the possible threats in general, and especially for the forests and forest management in Eastern European countries a report was elaborated in 2006/2007. Among the several impacts forecasted for forest, the analysis shows that biodiversity will be one of the most damaged.