1. GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014 1 Activity Report 2013 - 2014 Thomas Baschny Secretary

2. GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014 2  As Secretary of UEF, I have concentrated on the activities of UNECE-FAO Forest Communicators Network = a network of team of specialists on the field forest related communications (UN-mandat: 2014 – 2015)  Member of the Steering Group of FCN-Sub Group Forest related environmental education (forest pedagogics) (Target: European education campaign + FP strategy)  Member of the YPEF - Int. Contest Comission

3. GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014 3 Forest Communicators Network : The FCN was established by the UNECE Timber Committee the FAO and the European Forestry Commission with the overall objective to improve the ability of the forest and forest products sector to communicate effectively, within and outside the sector, through providing a forum for international interaction and cooper-ation in forest related communications and through developing professionalism of forest communicators by introducing and encouraging state of the art communication approaches. Participation in the FCN is open to all sharing the concern about its common objectives and tasks. Currently the contact database of the network contains more than 120 persons from over 30 countries representing both, government and private sector organisations.

4. GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014 4 Activities:  28 – 29 Jan. 2014 : FCN Sub Group FP - Meeting Wasaw (Poland)  23 – 25 April 2014: 21st FCN- Meeting Berlin (Germany)  2 – 7 June 2014: the 1st UEF - Int. Forest Pedagogics Seminar in Bruck/Mur (Austria) was foreseen.  9 – 12 Sept. 2014: 9th Int. Forest Pedagogics Congress in Lagow (Westpoland)  16 – 17 Sept. 2014: FCN Strategic Task Force Meeting in Vienna (Austria) Topics: FCN annual Meeting, International Forest Day 2015, European Forest Week 2015, EXPO Milano 2015)  29 Sept. – 3 Oct. 2014: 4th YPEF – International Contest about forests and forestry in Europe – Eberswalde (Germany)

5. GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014 5 Next steps:  5 – 6 Feb. 2015: FCN Sub Group FP - Meeting in Prague (Czech Rep.)  6 – 9 May 2015: Conference of Deans of the European Forestry Faculties – Sofia (Bulgaria) Topic: Forest Pedagogics  20 – 22 May 2015: 22nd UNECE-FAO-Forest Communicators Network Meeting - Barcelona (Spain)  June 2015: 1st UEF - Int. Forest Pedagogics Seminar (Austria)  29 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2015 : 10th Int. Forest Pedagogics Congress in Zvolen (Slovakia)  Sept./Oct. 2015: YPEF – 5th International Contest about forests and forestry in Europe – Romania

6. GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014 6 Infos: FCN www.timber.unece.org/index.phpwww.timber.unece.org/index.php www.unece.org/timber/pr/pr.htm Forest related environmental education and Young People in European Forests www.forestpedagogics.eu www.ypef.eu Thank you very much for your attention! Contact: thomas.baschny@bmlfuw.gv.atthomas.baschny@bmlfuw.gv.at