1. Congress, Saariselkä – Finland 29th of August 2013 1 Activity Report 2009 - 2013 Thomas Baschny Assistant Secretary (06/2009 - 10/2011) Secretary (10/2011 – 08/2013)

2. Congress, Saariselkä – Finland 29th of August 2013 2  As Assistant Secretary (2 years) and Secretary (2 years) of UEF, I have concentrated on the minutes and on the activities of UNECE-FAO Forest Communicators Network = a network of team of specialists on the field forest related communications (UN-mandat)  Leader of the Sub Group Forest related environmental education (forest pedagogics) (Target: European education campaign)

3. Congress, Saariselkä – Finland 29th of August 2013 3 Activities I (05/2012 – 08/2013):  18th – 22nd June 2012: UNECE-FAO FCN-meeting Antalya (Turkey)  2nd – 7th September 2012: Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe (INC-Forests 2) UN-Office – Bonn (Germany) UEF is in the position as observer!  26th – 27th September 2012: YPEF – International Contest about Forests and Forestry in Europe – Sagadi (Estonia)

4. Congress, Saariselkä – Finland 29th of August 2013 4 Activities II (05/2012 – 08/2013):  2nd – 5th October 2012: 7th Int. Forest Pedagogics Congress in Dunkelnd (Scotland/UK)  29th – 30th October 2012: PM Meeting Madrid (Spain)  13th – 14th Mach 2013: PM Meeting Brussels (Belgium)  20th – 23rd May 2013: UNECE-FAO FCN-meeting Tallinn (Estonia)

5. Congress, Saariselkä – Finland 29th of August 2013 5 Activities III (06/2009 – 08/2013):  Presidency meetings: 12 (Tirana, 5 x Brussels, Annecy, Helsinki, Lemesos, Rome, Halmastad, Madrid)  RTM: 3 (Brussels – together with PM)  GCM: 3 (Annecy, Lemesos, Halmstad)  MCPFE: 1 (Oslo)  INC 1 + 2 (LBA): 2 (Vienna, Bonn)  FCN meetings: 4 (Budapest, Gothenburg, Antalya, Tallinn)  FP Congresses: 3 (Lahti, Freising, Dunkelnd)  YPEF Contest: 2 (Ryn, Sagadi)

6. Congress, Saariselkä – Finland 29th of August 2013 6 Next steps:  direct election  24th – 26 th September 2013: YPEF – 3rd International Contest about Forests and Forestry in Europe – Peneda Geres Nationalpark (Portugal)  22nd – 25th October 2013: 8th Int. Forest Pedagogics Congress in Bilbao (Spain)  9th – 13th December 2013: Rovaniemi (Finland) - European Forest Week  May 2014: 21st UNECE-FAO-FCN Meeting - Berlin (Germany)

7. Congress, Saariselkä – Finland 29th of August 2013 7 Infos / Links: FCN www.timber.unece.org/index.phpwww.timber.unece.org/index.php www.unece.org/timber/pr/pr.htm Forest related environmental education www.forestpedagogics.eu Forest Europe www.foresteurope.orgwww.foresteurope.org INC Forests www.forestnegotiations.orgwww.forestnegotiations.org Thank you very much for your attention!