Distr.
GENERAL
TIM/EFC/WP.1/AC.1/2001/2
6 July 2001
Original: ENGLISH
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
Timber Committee
European Forestry Commission
Joint Committee on Forest Technology, Management and Training
Steering Committee
REPORT
Fifteenth session, Lisbon (Portugal), 30-31 march 2001
Introduction
1.
The Steering Committee held its fifteenth session outside Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 to 31 March
2001 in facilities of the Directorate of Forests of Portugal. The meeting was attended by Ms. Sandor and
Messrs. Höfle, McAree, Korobov and Büchel as well as Najera and Ms Kind (both ECE/FAO), Poschen
and Lövgren (both ILO) for the secretariat. Messrs Suoheimo, Rzadkowski and Ilavsky as well as
Lorbach (FAO) sent their regrets for being unable to attend.
Adoption of the agenda (item 1) (TIM/EFC/WP.1/AC.1/2001/1)
2.
The provisional agenda was adopted.
Strategic planning, programming, programme implementation and methods of work (item 2)
(TIM/EFC/WP.1/AC.1/2001/3)
ECE/FAO strategic review
3.
Mr Najera informed the meeting of the discussion of priorities that had taken place at the joint
session of the Timber Committee and the European Forestry Commission in Rome in October 2000. This
had led to a questionnaire survey among member countries, followed by discussions at an extended
bureaux meeting in Geneva on 21-23 February 2001 and a satellite meeting at the Committee on Forestry
in Rome in March 2001. The Joint Committee’s work had been praised for its quality and relevance, but
classified as lower priority in accordance with an obligation by the UNECE to have at least one area of
low priority. The ECE/FAO secretariat input was to be reduced to six per cent including servicing of
Committee sessions. Some countries had suggested in the survey that the Steering Committee sessions
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were not necessary and that the bi-annual country reports constituted an excessive burden on member
countries.
4.
The Committee voiced its surprise and disappointment at the decisions that had been taken. The
reduction to four per cent of the ECE/FAO secretariat services called into question the ability to deliver
the Joint Committee’s programme. It decided to present its position in a written statement prepared during
the session and addressed to the members of the extended bureaux, seeking a reconsideration of its
position. The statement is reproduced in annex I. The Committee agreed on other necessary measures to
be pursued, these were, pressure to increase the secretariat support from FAO Rome and to ensure
continued availability of ILO staff.
Joint Committee methods of work
5.
The Committee also discussed its methods of work, in particular contacts with member countries,
funding for teams of specialists, the role of the coordinators, follow-up to conclusions and
recommendations adopted by seminars, and the website.
6.
In order to maintain close contacts with members countries, the mailing list should be kept up to
date, particularly by adding names of new participants to seminars and members of teams. There should
be a contact point in each country. The secretariat should write to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of
those countries where there are no contacts, with a request to designate contact points and to identify
institutions where information on Joint Committee activities should be forwarded. The private sector
should also be approached.
7.
An important contributing factor in the success of the work of the teams of specialist on social
aspects and on participation had been the availability of additional funding for a coordinator, for hosting
meetings and for publishing reports. The need for such funding should be mentioned in the letters
soliciting nominations for team members. Cost sharing arrangements between various countries had
worked well and should be considered in the future.
8.
The importance of a balanced participation in Joint Committee activities between Western
European countries and CITs was also discussed in general. Host countries should be advised by the
secretariat to allocate funding for this purpose whenever possible. In this context, the possibility of
sponsorship should be raised early with host countries and mentioned in the checklists sent to them.
9.
Mr Höfle stressed the important role the coordinators had to play in defining and implementing
the Committee’s programme. He circulated a paper prepared by Mr Sutton in 1984
(TIM/EFC/WP.1/R.62/Add.1), which still accurately described the functions of vice-chairs, coordinators
and team leaders. It was important that the Steering Committee functions as a team.
10.
Regarding conclusions and recommendations adopted at seminars, any follow-up that members
were aware of should be recorded. The Committee should trace in a systematic fashion the
recommendations having been addressed to it.
11.
The Steering Committee was invited to comment on the Committee’s website on the UNECE
homepage (address: www.unece.org/trade/timber/joint-committee/). Feedback should be provided to Mr
Najera.
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Review of the programme in subject area 1, Management (Item 3) (TIM/EFC/WP.1/AC.1/2001/1)
Item 1.1. Forest fire prevention and control (activities of the team of specialists; preparations for a
seminar in Turkey)
12.
The meeting was informed of the Baltic Exercise for Fire Information and Resources Exchange
(BALTEX FIRE 2000) held in Kuopio, Finland, 5- 9 June 2000. It is part of an initiative devoted to
strengthen cooperation in forest fire management and transboundary cooperation in large fire disasters
between all countries bordering the Baltic Sea. The conference and exercise was held under the auspices
of the Joint Committee and organised and hosted by the Finnish Ministry of Interior and the Emergency
Services College in Kuopio. BALTEX FIRE 2000 was arranged and co-sponsored by several national
institutions (the Finnish Forest Research Institute; the Forest and Park Service; the University of Helsinki;
the Meteorological Institute and the Technical Research Center [VTT] of Finland). The full report is set
out in annex I of document TIM/EFC/WP.1/AC.1/2001/4. The Steering Committee warmly thanked
Finland for hosting this event.
13.
The meeting reviewed the activities of the forest fire team of specialists. It took note of the
preparations for the seminar in Turkey and asked the team leader, Mr. J. G. Goldammer to contact the
Turkish authorities requesting them to consider holding the seminar in spring 2003, given the
Committee’s busy agenda in 2002. The meeting warmly thanked Turkey for hosting this event and the
team for its excellent work in carrying out a number of activities, including the publication of
International Forest Fire News (IFFN). The meeting also expressed its appreciation to USA Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) for supporting financially the preparation of IFFN and noted its desire that this
cooperation be continued in the future.
Item 1.2. New roles and modes of operation of forest services (proposal for a seminar in the Netherlands
in 2004)
14.
The meeting was informed by the secretariat that it had been in touch with Mr. P. Winterman,
who replaced Mr. H. Schipper as Joint Committee delegate from the Netherlands. Mr. Winterman
officially agreed to host the seminar on the changed functions of more independent forest services in 2004
and will appoint a contact person in charge of drawing up the draft agenda and other organisation details
with the subject group coordinator and the secretariat. The Steering Committee warmly thanked the
Netherlands and asked Mr. Winterman to prepare a draft agenda to be presented at the Joint Committee’s
twenty-fourth session on 2002.
Item 1.3. Afforestation (seminar in Ireland in September 2002)
15.
Mr. D. McAree informed the meeting on preparations for the seminar on afforestation to be held
in Ireland from 15 to 19 September 2002 in conjunction with the Joint Committee’s twenty-fourth
session. The first announcement will be sent out in July 2001. The host country will provide
interpretation services and will publish the proceedings; other organizational details will be discussed
with the secretariat. The Steering Committee expressed its deep appreciation to Ireland for organizing
these two events.
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Item 1.4. Disaster preparedness in forestry (establishment of a team of specialists)
16.
The meeting was informed of country nominations to the Disaster preparedness team. Ten
nominations had been received from eight countries. The Steering Committee urged the secretariat to
establish the team and organize the inaugural meeting before the summer. To this end the following steps
should be taken:
-
the secretariat was asked to invite the French authorities to nominate a team member; to enquire the
possibilities of France holding the inaugural team meeting and of providing financial assistance;
the secretariat was asked to follow-up with Ireland and Sweden concerning the nomination of team
members;
the chairman of the Joint Committee agreed to contact the German nominee, Dr. Mahler, to explore
the possibilities of him leading the team.
Item 1.5. Information systems in forestry (proposal for a seminar in 2004 or 2005)
17.
The meeting agreed to review possible future activities on information systems at the Joint
Committee’s twenty-fourth session and asked the secretariat to contact the authorities in Lithuania, which
had expressed their interest of hosting an event related to this topic.
Item 1.6. Close to nature forestry (seminar in Slovakia in 2003)
18.
Mr. J. Ilavsky confirmed his country’s interest in hosting the seminar in 2003 in cooperation with
IUFRO and EFI. Further preparatory information will be submitted at the Joint Committee’s twentyfourth session. The meeting warmly thanked Slovakia for organizing this event.
Item 1.7. Biodiversity: from concept to practice (seminar in Sweden in 2003 or 2004)
19.
Mr. G. Nordanstig informed the secretariat that Finland was organising in May this year a
seminar on a related subject: Ecosystem management in boreal forest landscapes (see
http://www.joensuu.fi/forestconference). Mr. Nordanstig suggested considering the outcome of the
Finnish seminar before continuing with further preparations in order to avoid possible duplication. The
meeting agreed to consider the status of preparations at the Joint Committee’s twenty-fourth session.
Review of the programme in subject area 2, Technology (item 4) (TIM/EFC/WP.1/AC.1/2001/5)
20.
Mr. Najera introduced subject area 2 based on a summary provided by Mr. Lorbach.
Item 2.1.
Environmentally sound forest roads and wood transport (seminar or workshop in 2002 or
2003)
21.
Ms. E. Sandor informed the Committee that Hungary was interested in organizing a seminar on
this topic. This offer was much appreciated and accepted by the Committee. The meeting also agreed that
FAO prepare a draft outline for the seminar with inputs from Mr. Höfle and the host country to be
presented at the next session. In order to get an even distribution of seminars, the year 2004 was
suggested as suitable. Ms. Sandor will confirm the dates. In this context, Mr. Najera pointed out that it
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was important to have exact dates well in advance if UN-interpreters were to be used. In some cases, up
to one year in advance may be needed in order to ensure interpretation service.
Item 2.2.
Reducing the impact of forest operations on ecosystems (team of specialists)
22.
The topic is very complex and would require significant resources in order to be addressed
properly. The present team had been under funded and also suffered from a work overload of its leader.
The Committee agreed to terminate this activity. There was, however, scope for pursuing this important
topic in other fora, such as through a EU COST project. Mr. Poschen suggested Messrs. Spinelli (Italy)
and Kofman (Denmark) as persons who could bring this matter forward.
Item 2.3. New trends in wood harvesting with cable systems (workshop in Austria in 2001)
23.
Preparations are running well according to Mr. Höfle. Twenty-five papers had been accepted.
More participants from neighbouring countries in central Europe would be welcome. Austria was invited
to explore possibilities of sponsoring participants.
Item 2.4. Mobilisation of additional wood supply, mainly from private forests (seminar)
24.
Mr. Höfle informed that Germany could not confirm the hosting of this seminar at the moment.
Mr. Höfle will pursue this matter further.
Item 2.5. Harvesting of wood and non-wood products in the Mediterranean region (Seminar in
Turkey in 2000)
25.
Ms. Kind reported that the seminar had been a success, with good presentations and attended by
32 countries, not least thanks to the financial support by FAO for representatives from developing
countries. The proceedings would be published in May 2001.The Committee expressed its gratitude to the
host country and the local organizers. The Committee noted that it was not well placed to deal with the
subject, because many of the interested countries were outside its geographical scope, but it would
consider requests if there was demand among its member countries. The Committee was informed that
the topic of non-wood product marketing had been pursued further in an UNECE/FAO workshop in
Moldova.
Item 2.6. Multi-functional forestry in protected and vulnerable areas (seminar in the Russian
Federation in 2001)
26.
Mr. Korobov confirmed the arrangements for the seminar in Sochi, which is scheduled for 21-25
October 2002.
Review of the programme in subject area 3, Training (item 5) (TIM/EFC/WP.1/AC.1/2001/6)
Item 3.1. Forestry workforce network (FORWORKNET)
27.
Mr Poschen informed that the network had resumed slow growth. The latest ‘FORWORKNET
Update’ had been printed in 1000 copies. It was also available at the ILO homepage
<www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/newsletr/fwknet/index.htm>.
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Item 3.2. EDUFOREST (follow-up seminar La Bastide, France, 1998)
28.
The seminar in 1998 had recommended the creation of a network of forestry training institutions.
Such a network had been created under the name of EDUFOREST by a group of European training
centres led by Mr Salvignol, director of the school at La Bastide. The Committee agreed to a request by
Mr Salvignol that the Committee endorse the network and that he be authorized to use the Committee’s
name and the logos of the organizations to promote the network. The logos should only be used together
and with the name of the Committee.
Item 3.3.
Public participation and partnerships in forestry (team of specialists)
29.
The Committee thanked the team and its leader Mr Wenner for the excellent work accomplished
so far including the report it had presented, as indicated in the first part of its mandate. The report should
be given wider dissemination among forest policy institutes of universities, forestry journals and the EFI.
The Committee also welcomed the initiative by Switzerland to publish an abbreviated version of the
report aimed at practitioners. In order to organize the future work of the team on the topics of partnership
and two-way communication the team should try to meet during the third quarter of 2001. In order to
establish good working relations with the ECE/FAO Forestry Communicators’ Forum, it was desirable
that Mr Wenner attends a meeting of the Forum in Zvolen in May 2001. Mr Poschen was asked to
discuss the next steps with the team leader.
Item 3.4. Women in forestry (seminar in Viseu, Portugal, April 2001)
30.
Mr Poschen informed the meeting that a high turnout of around 100 participants was expected
and that the organization for the event to take place the following week was running smoothly.
Item 3.5. Forestry meets the public (seminar in Rüttihubelbad, Switzerland in October 2001)
31.
Mr Büchel reported on the advanced preparations for the seminar, which had met with lively
interest, particularly among German-speaking countries. The Committee suggested that under-represented
countries should be approached by a second information note. Mr Lövgren was invited to provide
addresses of private sector contacts.
Item 3.6. Partnerships in forestry (seminar in Flanders, Belgium in 2002)
32.
The Committee agreed that the seminar should preferably be held in May or June. The ILO
secretariat was requested to prepare a draft outline and first announcement based on inputs received from
the host country and the team on participation. The outline should be cleared with the Steering Committee
by e-mail before being disseminated.
Item 3.7.
Traditional forest-related knowledge
33.
The Committee agreed that this topic, originally proposed by Mr Nordanstig, should be
considered further. One possibility might be to include it in an event on knowledge management. Mr
Seeland at the University of Zurich should be approached to elaborate on the theme.
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Twenty-fourth session of the Joint Committee (Item 6)
34.
The government of Ireland had kindly offered to host the twenty-fourth session of the Joint
Committee in conjunction with the seminar on afforestation. The session will take place from Thursday
12 to Saturday 14 September 2002. A joint field trip will be organized on Sunday 14 September with
seminar participants. The Steering Committee discussed several suggestions for the special topics,
including:
-
successful safety and health campaigns - the examples of SUVA in Switzerland and of the
extension for private forest owners in Slovenia (Martin Büchel and Peter Poschen will follow up);
best practices in forestry contracting - European Network of Forestry Contractors (Peter Poschen
will follow-up);
forestry in Ireland (Diarmud McAree will explore).
The Committee will decide on the final arrangement in the first half of 2002, taking into account the
availability of speakers.
Other business
35. The Committee warmly thanked the Portuguese Directorate of Forests for making available such
pleasant meeting facilities and for its hospitality.
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ANNEX I
Strategic Review of the Work Programme of the UNECE Timber Committee and
the FAO European Forestry Commission
Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Committee on Forest Technology, Management and Training
Steering Committee, Fifteenth Session, Lisbon, 30-31 March 2001
To all members of the extended bureaux
of the ECE Timber Committee and
the FAO European Forestry Commission
The Steering Committee was briefed on the outcome of the extended bureaux meeting of the ECE Timber
Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission in Geneva on 21-23 February 2001 and on the
further discussions in connection with the session of the Committee on Forestry in Rome in March 2001.
The bureaux had proposed to classify the work programme of the Joint Committee as >low priority= and
to cut the support provided by the FAO/ECE secretariat by more than 50 per cent. In terms of resources
for the operational programme, the reduction is in fact almost two thirds because the servicing of session
has been included in the allocation for the Joint Committee, but not for other bodies where this statutory
function is included under >infrastructure=
The Steering Committee expressed its deep concern, major surprise and unanimous disagreement with the
proposed priority rating and resource allocation. The outcome of the assessment contradicted other
statements and indicators for the relevance of the programme and the level of priority attached to it by
Member States.
The Steering Committee noted that the Joint Committee had been the first body to thoroughly review and
streamline its organisational structure and work programme. Most of its current work agenda address
issues raised in resolutions adopted by the Pan-European Ministerial Conferences and have been included
in the programme of work for implementation. The inputs to the last Ministerial Conference and the
recent report on Participation in Forestry have been praised for their relevance and quality.
The Steering Committee feels that the extended bureaux meeting has not sufficiently appreciated or
understood the important role of the Joint Committee, its contributions to the promotion of sustainable
forest management and its continued and successful assistance to the countries in transition.
It further pointed out that the Committee has the highest levels of support from member countries in the
form of direct extra-budgetary contributions to its work. The inputs of member countries were about three
times the cost of the secretariat support before the reduction to the six per cent now proposed. This only
takes into account the hosting of seminars and cash contributions to the work of teams of specialists. The
level of secretariat services as proposed for the Joint Committee would be even more disproportionate if
all inputs such as participants= time and travel expenses provided by member countries were taken into
consideration. Member countries continue to come forward with proposals for additional activities
requiring more support. Attendance of Joint Committee seminars has been consistently high both in the
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number of actively participating delegates and in the number of countries represented. This reflects the
success and the appreciation by Member States of the Joint Committee’s work programme.
Thanks to the growing support of member countries, the Joint Committee over the last decade has already
reduced its needs for ECE/FAO secretarial support by more than half. It has a highly decentralized,
flexible and cost effective structure and work methodology. The further cuts proposed are unjustifiable
and unwarranted because they would adversely affect the ability of the secretariat to successfully
cooperate and provide essential support to the countries implementing the programme.
Practically all Joint Committee work is based on clearly defined projects rather than on routine activities.
This requires careful coordination and close contacts between member countries, the secretariat and the
Committee in the two-year period between sessions. With this in mind, the Steering Committee meetings
are convened and are essential to review, update and coordinate the work programme implementation.
They have been introduced as a low cost means of achieving these important objectives and have proven
to be very effective. The Committee unanimously agreed that the three page country reports requested
every two years are a valuable and necessary tool to ensure that current and emerging priorities in
member countries are taken into account in the formulation of an optimal work programme.
The re-allocations proposed by the extended bureaux represent a deep and damaging cut into a
programme that is widely appreciated for its relevance and quality. If enforced they would adversely
impact on our ability to implement the current Joint Committee programme. The Steering Committee
therefore requests the extended bureaux to urgently reconsider their position and to allocate adequate
resources to the Joint Committee.
Lisbon, 31 March 2001
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ANNEX II
PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE JOINT FAO/ECE/ILO COMMITTEE ON
FOREST TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
FOR 2001-2005
Programme in subject area 1
Silviculture and forest management
(e.g. multiple-use forestry, ecological and economical issues, marketing, information systems)
1.1.
Forest fire prevention and control
Activities of the team of specialists, including the publication, twice yearly, of International Forest Fire
News; the team will organize a seminar in Turkey in 2002; the team will make recommendations on the
harmonization of forest fire statistics and reporting requirements for the European Union and ECE/FAO.
The team will report to the twenty-fourth session of the Joint Committee in 2002.
Duration:
1.2
to 2002
New roles and modes of operation of forest services
It is proposed that a seminar on the changed functions of more independent forest services and the closely
linked topic of how to finance supply of non-market goods and services from public or private forest
owners be held in the Netherlands, in 2004. An outline will be presented to the next session of the
twenty-fourth session of the Joint Committee in 2002.
Duration:
1.3.
to 2004
Afforestation
Seminar in Ireland from 15 to 19 September 2002.
Duration:
1.4.
to 2002
Disaster preparedness in forestry
A team will be formed to consider how the existing Damage Manual should be altered to take account of
the experience of the 1999 storms. A seminar to present, discuss and share the experience of the affected
countries might be organised in 2004.
Duration:
1.5.
to 2004
Information systems in forestry
Future activities, possibly a third seminar on the topic, to be decided by the twenty-fourth session of the
Joint Committee in 2002.
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Duration:
1.6
to 2005
Close to nature forestry
A seminar on close to nature forestry in cooperation with IUFRO and EFI will be held in Slovakia in
2003. An outline will be presented to the next session of the Joint Committee in 2002.
Duration:
1.7.
to 2004
Biodiversity: from concept to practice
It is proposed that seminar be held on forestry to optimise biodiversity, notably with regard to extension
services for private forest owners, in Sweden in 2003 or 2004. An outline will be presented to the next
session of the Joint Committee in 2002.
Duration:
to 2004
Programme in subject area 2
technology, wood harvesting and transport
(e.g. forest engineering, ecologically and economically sound operations in silviculture, wood harvesting
and transport)
2.1.
Environmentally sound forest roads and wood transport
FAO will keep under review and compile information on developments in the sector. A seminar will be
held possibly in 2004 in Hungary.
Duration:
2.2.
to 2004
New trends in wood harvesting with cable systems
A workshop on new trends in wood harvesting with cable systems will be held in Ossiach, Austria in June
2001.
Duration:
2.3.
to 2001
Mobilisation of additional wood supply mainly from private forests
It is proposed that a seminar on the above topic be held in Germany in 2003 or 2004, possibly in
conjunction with Interforst.
Duration:
to 2004
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2.4.
Multi-functional forestry in protected and vulnerable areas
Workshop on multi functional forestry to be organized by the Mountain Forestry and Forest Ecology
Research Institute in Sochi, Russian Federation from 21 to 25 October 2002. A tentative programme was
presented at the twenty-third session of the Joint Committee.
Duration:
to 2002
Programme in subject area 3
vocational training and applied ergonomics
(e.g. for workers, supervisors and managers, including applied ergonomics and occupational safety and
health)
3.1.
Forestry workforce network
Activities of the Forestry workforce network, publication of FORWORKNET Update by ILO, two or
three times per year.
Duration:
3.2.
continuing
EDUFOREST
As a follow-up to the seminar in France in 1998, a network of European forestry training institutions will
be established in cooperation between the Committee and the training centre of La Bastide in France.
Duration:
3.3
continuing
Public participation and partnerships in forestry
A team of specialists, under the leadership of Mr. M. Wenner (UK), will clarify the concept of
“participation” and develop the conceptual framework for participatory forest management (involvement
of the public), awareness of the forest and use of forest products and services by the public.
Duration:
3.4.
to 2002
Women in forestry
Seminar on the role of women in the forestry sector in Europe and North America, Viseu, Portugal from 2
to 6 April 2001.
Duration:
3.5.
to 2001
Forestry meets the public
A seminar will be held in Rüttihubelbad, Switzerland, from 8-11 October 2001.
Duration:
to 2001
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3.6.
Partnerships in forestry
A seminar on this subject will be held in Brussels, Belgium from 3 to 7 June 2002.
Duration:
3.7
to 2002
Traditional forest-related knowledge
A proposal for an activity to be presented to the Joint Committee in 2002.
Duration: to 2002
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ANNEX III
TABULAR PRESENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF WORK
Joint Committee
(JC)
Steering
Committee (SC)
sessions
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
SC, 15th
session,
Portugal,
March
JC, 24th
session
Ireland ,
September
SC, 16th
session
JC, 25th
session
SC, 17th
session
Subject area 1: Silviculture and forest management
1.1
Forest fire
prevention and
control
1.2
New roles and
modes of
operation of
forest services
1.3
Afforestation
1.4
Disaster
preparedness in
forestry
1.5
Information
systems in
forestry
Continuing
IFFN,
Newsletter,
twice a year)
Seminar in
Turkey
Seminar in
Netherlands
Seminar in
Ireland,
September
Revision of Manual
Seminar
To be
determined
1.6
Close to nature
forestry
Seminar in
Slovakia
1.7
Biodiversity from
concept to
practice
Seminar in Sweden
(to be determined)
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Subject area 2: Technology, wood harvesting and transport
2001
2.1
Environmentally
sound forest
roads and wood
transport
2.2
New trends in
wood harvesting
with cable
systems
2.3
Mobilisation of
additional wood
supply mainly
from private
forests
2.4
Multi-functional
forestry in
protected and
vulnerable areas
2002
2003
2004
Seminar in
Hungary
Workshop in
Austria
June
Seminar in Germany (proposed)
(to be determined)
Workshop in
Sochi,
Russian
Federation,
21-25 October
2005
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Subject area 3: Vocational training and applied ergonomics
2001
2002
2003
2004
3.1
Forestry
workforce
network
Continuing
publication of FORWORKNET
3.2
EDUFOREST
Continuing, network of European Forestry Institutions
3.3
Public
participation and
partnerships in
forestry (team of
specialists)
Activities of the team of
specialists
3.4
Women in
forestry
Seminar in
Portugal,
April
3.5
Forestry meets
the public
Seminar in
Switzerland,
8-11 October
3.6
Partnerships in
forestry
Seminar in
Brussels,
Belgium from
3-7 June
3.7
Traditional
forest-related
knowledge
Proposal of
activity to the
Joint
Committee
2005