http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/timber.xml Timber en-us copyright 2013-05-20T14:30:34+01:00 unece.org RSS FEED http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31343 Contact Point for the joint session Paola Deda Contact Point for the European Forest Week Eve Charles The next joint session of the UNECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission will take place on 913 December 2013 in Rovaniemi Finland The event is called Metsä2013 metsä means forest in Finnish Mestä2013 will also include several side meetings of interested organisations ... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31343 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31932 For more information please contact Eve Charles The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have announced a second European Forest Week which will be held from 913 December 2013 in parallel to Metsä2013 – the joint session of the ECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission – to take place in Rovaniemi Finland The European Forest Week wi... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31932 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31339 Contact Point Paola DedaThe session will focus on The draft Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy which is the outcome of extensive consultations with all stakeholders in the forest sector Delegates to the Timber Committee and the European Forestry Commission are invited to review the draft Action Plan which was ... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31339 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32202 Participants requiring visas must obtain these from the Russian Consulate or competent Diplomatic Mission in their country before leaving for Russia Visa applications must be submitted well in advance of departure An invitation letter to facilitate your visa application will be provided by the Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian Federation upon request The deadline for requesting invitation letters is 15 April in order to process the supporting documents in time with the respective Russian authorities Participants failing to comply with the above will not be granted entry to the Russian Federation Overview The Russian Federal Forestry Agency and the ECEFAO Forestry and Timber Section are pleased to announce the organization of the seminar on ‘Forest Products and Technologies for the Future’ to be held at the Saint Petersburg Forestry Research Institute from 22 to 24 May 2013 Russia has more than a fifth of the worlds forests which makes it the largest forest country in the world However the considerable potential of Russian forests is underutilized and Russias share of the global trade in forest products is less than four percent The FAO Russian Forest Sector Outlook Study estimates that if the investment flow in the forest sector increases by five times from its current level of approximately 2 billion to about 10 billion per year roundwood production in the Russian Federation will double by 2030 from 143 million m3 in 2010 to over 300 million m3 Under such favourable conditions pulp and paper production should grow by 2030 from 77 million tonnes in 2010 to 255 million tonnes the report says Wood biomass for energy use in Russia will double increasing from 32 million m3 to 75 million m3 The national market is envisaged to be the prime consumer with limited export only foreseen for pellets and originating from those regions with the necessary transportation and economic conditions To achieve this vision sound forest management practices as well as strong and balanced efforts are needed to create a s... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32202 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32000 The annual meeting of the ECEFAO Team of Specialists on Forest Communication (Forest Communicators Network) will be held on 2123 May in Tallinn Estonia For more information please contact Eve Charles ... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32000 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31333 Contact Alex McCusker for more information The Working Party is to provide guidance and exchange views on issues of forest statistics and other elements of the ECEFAO Joint Work Programme Delegates represent ECEFAO member states as well as NGOsThe Working Party will be preceded by a oneday seminar on Innovation in the Forest Sector conduc... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31333 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31336 Backtoback with the Working Party meeting Focal points Innovawood Gus Verhaeghe UNECEFAO Elina Warsta Forest sector innovation plays ... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=31336 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32545 Forests and Economic Development a Driver for the Green Economy in the ECE Region This side event discussed the findings of the publication Forests and Economic Development which reviews the many ways in which forests contribute to economic development in the ECE region and analyses on the basis of recent ECEFAO studies the outlook and main challenges for the forest sector in the region wood energy sustainability of wood supply the forest sector workforce payment for forest ecosystem services innovation demonstrating and communicating the sustainability of forest management The publication concludes that the way forward is to establish forests and the goods and services they provide as an integrated part of the green economy This is a major opportunity for the ECE region forest sector which must not be missed The Action Plan for the ECE region forest sector in a green economy maps out how the sector could rise to the challenges Speakers from UNECEFAO FAO Canada Finland Sweden Russia and Poland shared their views The final programme is available here For more information contact Elina Warsta... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32545 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32236 ... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32236 http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32081 For more information please contact Roman Michalak The first issue of the Forest Information Billboard is available here ... http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=32081