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

2. Forest ownership Private forests 30 % State forests 50 %
Under privatisation %
Area of private forests ha
(after Restitution ~ ha)
Number of forest owners
(after Restitution ~ )

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

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

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

8. intranet

9. infotree

10. Thank you Presentation prepared by Aidas Pivoriūnas Deputy Chairman,
Forest Owners Association of Lithuania
Mokyklos 38a, LT-2021 Vilnius LITHUANIA
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