1. Ühinenud Metsaomanikud MTÜ 2015 Overview of activities 6.04.2016

2. What are we talking about...  How did we start?  Where are we today?  What’s next?

4. 2012 Pärnu county- PMS, Saarde, Vändra, Halinga, Seenemetsa, Mädara, Kikepera (7 Forest owners' associations ) Viljandi county - Karksi, Sakala, Viljandimaa MS, Viljandmaa PÜ (4 Forest owners' associations) Valga county - Valgamaa, EMO (2 Forest owners' associations)

5. Where are we located? Pärnu County 1 st floor, Kerese 4, Pärnu

6. Valga county 3 rd floor, Lipuväljak 13, Otepää

7. Viljandi county Suure-Jaani Vallamaja, Lembitu 42, Suure-Jaani

8. General Information  Started in 2012 – joined 4 forest owners’ associations  We operate all over Estonia  583 forest owners  Total of forest land 154 000ha o annual turnover 2,6 miljon eur

9. Board members and executive team  6 board members  3 foresters  3 regional leaders

10. Services we provide for forest owners  Consulting  Organising reforestation  Ordering Forest Management Plans  Organising pre-commercial thinnings  Organising logging and timber sales  Forest land melioration  Applying for grants  Contracts between land owners and hunting clubs concerning hunting areas 10

11. Consulting 2015  Individual counselling - approx. 600 forest owners  Group counselling – approx. 90 forest owners in 3 meetings  Forest related activities for schools 11

12. Ordering Forest Management Plans 2015  1500ha of forest inventoried  83 forest owners 12

13. Reforestation in 2015  Preparing the ground - 58 ha  Reforestation - 52 ha  Plants - 390 110 planted  Forest cultures care - 40 ha 13

14. Deforestation for maintenance purposes in 2015  Cutting young forest - 98 ha  Thinning - 45% of everything 14

15. Cutting and selling wood in 2015 15 + 15070 m³ wood chips

16. Forest Thinning

19. IT Forest Administration

20. Vaheladu.eu

21. Supporting figures for 2015  Reforestation €75 729,28  Support for Forest Management Plans €43 111,36  Cultural heritage €2121,20 EU support €22 739,00  Associations co-operations support €45 000 21

22. Protection of interests and cooperation  Ühinenud Metsaomanikud is a member of the Private Forestry Association of Estonia (Eesti Erametsaliit)  Ühinenud Metsaomanikud is the founder member of Estonian Timber Trade Centre (Eesti Puidumüügikeskus)  Contracts between the association and hunting clubs Pärnumaa Jahimeeste Liit (11523ha) and Valgamaa Jahimeeste Ühistu (9167ha)  Compensation for 800ha 22

23. What’s next?  Growing number of members (on average 10 per month)  Better planning and more work  Cooperation between diferent organisations  FSC certificate

24. Thank you for your attention! 24