1. Presidency Proceeding report Action plan 2005-2009 Workplan 2007-2008 GCM 30.8.2007 Herning, Denmark

2. Meetings 1/2 July 2005Adv group on For and Cork, Brussels 10-11 Sept 2005 UEF PM, Kristianstad, Sweden 16 Sept 2005Competetive Forest Operations, Krakow 20 Sept 2005ECOSOC-hearing, Rovaniemi, Finland Oct 2005Adv group on For and Cork, Brussels Oct 2005PEFC Annual Meeting, Brussels 1 Febr 2006DG Research, Brussels 1 Febr 2006Standing For Ct and others, Brussels 2-3 Febr 2006EU For Seminar, Nancy, France 24 Febr 2006Adv group, DG Trade 9 March 2006UEF Round Table Meeting, Brussels 9 March 2006UEF / CEPF Meeting 9 March 2006UEF PM, Brussels 7 April 2006PAWS Advisory Borard, Bonn 25 April 2006For Act Plan Discussion, Brussels 10 May 2006ELO Forest Department, Brussels May 2005Adv group of For and Cork, Brussels 27 June – 2 July 2006GCM, Sofia, Bulgaria

3. Meetings 2/2 13 Sept 2006 EFORWOOD Stakeholder mtg, Kerkrade,Nethl 25-27 Oct 2006UEF PM, Amstetten, Austria 27-28 Nov 2006Paper week, forest meetings, Brussels 29 Nov 2006Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels 29 Nov 2006UNFF Preparatory meeting, Brussels 9 Jan 2007Adv Group on For-Based Ind,Brussels 27 Mar 2007Family Forestry Seminar, Brussels 12 Apr 2007UEF PM, Brussels 12 Apr 2007UEF Round Table Meeting, Brussels 13 Apr 2007Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels 10-12 May 2007IFSA Europe Congress, Nancy, France 5-8 Jun 2007UEF PM Chisinau, Moldova 12 Jul 2007Adv Group on For and Cork, Brussels 29 Aug-2 Sept 2007 UEF GCM, PM Herning, Denmark 5-7 Nov 2007MCPFE Warsaw, Poland 12-14 Nov 2007PM in Zagreb, Croatia Mar 2007RTM Brussels 23 – 25 Apr 2008PM in Saariselkä, Finland 16 – 19 Oct 2008UEF GCM, PM Gmunden, Austria 2009UEF Congress, Poland Presidency takes final decisions about arrangements

4. Guideline 1 The work of the so called "Brussels Committee" should be continued and developed further. UEF will stay in permanent contact to the EU officials and to forest related organizations on European level. Especially the "Round Table Meetings" and the membership in official Committees and Advisory groups should be continued.

5. Statements on EU For Action Plan Advisory Group of Forestry and Cork Advisory Group of Forest-Based Ind SFC ad hoc Working Group on valuation and compensation methods of non-wood forest goods and services Biomass, bioenergy position and development Forest sector resources –Rural dvt, Regional dvt aso Implementation of EU For Action Plan Rural Development Plan 2007-2013

6. Guideline 2 During the past term our website was established on a high level as a platform for internal communication and external public relation. The aim for the new term is to keep the website updated and to intensify the use of our homepage by our member organizations.

7. Homepage improved News from the members Congress in Germany on website Webaddress.eu into use UEF Archive work Irish Farmers Journal, June 2006 Presentations in member magazine UEF Presidency letters UEF pins and stickers Downloading of documents from the homepage Brochures about UEF created Gifts from UEF to be handed out at PM, GCM UEF Presidency letters Website development and updating ”Organised” visibility, press Internal contacts between the members

8. Guideline 3 Exchange activities, especially those for forest students, should be intensified. The educational matters should include all levels of forest students, not only academics.

9. Exchange activities established European Orienteering Champs 2006 Cooperation between members of UEF Forest workcamp in Germany UEF Promoting material UEF Presidency letter Forest students - UEF meetings, workcamps

10. Guideline 4 In the field of financial matters UEF should develop methods of including official funding in order to finance the activities mentioned above.

11. DG Research discussions Congress 2009 Seminar funding

12. New members in UEF Association of foresters in the public service, "Verein der Förster im Öffentlichen Dienst (VFÖ)”, Austria SINDISILVA, Moldovia Croatian Foresters Union New members to UEF

13. Special motion 1 "This Congress decides that UEF as the European organization for the foresters should take an initiative for discussions with the other European forestry organizations to promote a stronger and united voice in the common fields of interest of forestry in Europe."

14. UEF Round Table Meeting Statements, position papers Land and Forest Owners Union of Latvia CEPF European Landowners Forest Department EUSTAFOR UEF Round Table Meeting Brussels meeting facilities Networks and cooperation in Adv Groups and other groups

15. Special motion 2 Creating a permanent exchange facility for forest students within a cooperation project In addition to the non-permanent exchange facilities offered on our homepage UEF should work for developing the activities for forest students and also create a yearly exchange facility for forest students under the name of UEF if possible as a cooperation project with other partners.

16. Exchange facility established Developing further the activity

17. Special motion 3 PAWS European network of Waldpädagogik A group of foresters from several European countries started an initiative in order to create a network of foresters around Europe, who are engaged in nature-interpretation (or "Waldpädagogik") managed by foresters. UEF should support this project.

18. UEF was a partner in the PAWS project that ended 2007 Work for implementing PAWS