Forest Owners Association of Lithuania Forest Owners Association of Lithuania: Organization, Strategy, Communication Aidas Pivoriūnas Deputy Chairman, Forest Owners Association of Lithuania

Forest ownership Private forests 30 % State forests 50 % Under privatisation 20 % Area of private forests 596 000 ha (after Restitution ~900 000 ha) Number of forest owners 202 000 (after Restitution ~ 250 000)

FOAL structure 38 Local branches. Only national FONGO Representation of interests 3000 members 20 cooperatives and other enterprises Broad-scale operations 130 forest specialists 220 000 m3 –2003 Private Forest Extension Center Extension services 3000 students –2003 INFOMEDIS=INFOTREE Ekomediena Roundwood trade www.forest.lt Forest portal

FOAL structure PEFC Council Membership Initiation of process Membership Lithuanian Chamber of Agriculture CEPF ELO Active international cooperation Swedish Cooperative Center Danish Forestry Extension

FOAL strategy Maintain being an umbrella organisation More members Change membership aspects Private persons as well as organizations as members 200 000 m3 –2004 Participation in EU fund administration PEFC certification Internationalisation via projects, business and “positive forest” promotion

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Thank you Presentation prepared by Aidas Pivoriūnas Deputy Chairman, Forest Owners Association of Lithuania Mokyklos 38a, LT-2021 Vilnius LITHUANIA Tel.: +370 5 2328864 Mob.: +370 682 18001 E-mail: aidas@forest.lt Web: www.forest.lt