European Forest Network

European Forest Network (EFN) meeting in Estonia

15th – 19th April, 2013

Presentations:

Program

Finland

Finnish Forest Association and notes

New bioforest industry

Hungary

Hungarian Forestry Association

Iceland

Icelandic Forestry Association

Lithuania

Implementation of RD programme focused on forest measures

Lithuanian State Forest

Scotland

Scotland's Forests and notes

EFN 2014 Scotland

Estonia

RD in Estonia

Estonian Forest Society

Estonian Forestry Students Association

Estonian Forestry

Status and management of wolf in Estonia

EFN meedias:

Aktuaalses Kaameras (alates 16. minutist) http://etv.err.ee/arhiiv.php?id=137735

Kuku raadios http://podcast.kuku.ee/2013/04/16/intervjuu-2013-04-160903/

Terevisioonis (alates 6:55) http://etv.err.ee/arhiiv.php?id=137718

PROGRAM

Monday, 15th April

17:00 Departure from Tallinn

20:30 Arrival to Otepää

21:00 Dinner (Bernhard Spa Hotel, Otepää, Estonia)

Night in Bernhard Spa Hotel

Tuesday, 16th April

8:00 Breakfast

9:00-17:00 Country Reports & best practices (Bernhard Spa Hotel)

12:00 Lunch

18:00 Dinner (Nuustaku pub)

Night in Bernhard Spa Hotel

Wednesday, 17th April

8:00 Breakfast

9:00-17:00 Forest excursion (visiting forest industry plant; private forest owners’ association in southern Estonia; short hike)

18:00 Dinner (Bernhard Spa Hotel)

Saunas

Night in Bernhard Spa Hotel

Thursday, 18th April

8:00 Breakfast

9:00 Departure to Tartu

Agriculture, timber processing and forestry fair (biggest in Baltic states; Tartu exhibition centre)

Excursion in Tartu

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Departure to Tallinn

Night in Tartu, Rehe Hotel / Departure for those who need to leave early

Friday, 19th April (voluntary activities)

International Forest Conference: Agreements in European Forestry (Dorpat Conference Centre, admission fee 30€). Program. Speakers.

Spring Logging Cup (Tartu exhibition centre)

Departure (from Tartu/Tallinn)

Theme for the meeting

“Forestry and Rural Development”

Forestry is part of EU’s Rural Development Regulation for 2014-2020. The starting period will bring new opportunities and challenges for the forest sector. Country reports will introduce future perspectives of the new Regulation, also best practices and case studies on EU policy implementation.

Meeting venue

Otepää: accommodation and conference centre from 15^th (arrival day) to 18^th April (drive to Tartu in the morning) – Bernhard Spa Hotel [http://www.bernhard.ee/?lang=en]

Participation fee

Participation fee for the meeting is 230€.

Fee includes:

- accommodation in Bernhard Spa Hotel from 15^th to 18^th April;

- meals;

- field trip;

- transport during the meeting;

- admission fee for Agriculture, timber processing and forestry fair.

Download EFN program and info

Contact person:

Kristi Teppo

Project manager