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Activity Report 20Activity Report 200909 - 201 - 20133 Thomas BaschnyThomas Baschny

Assistant Secretary (06/2009 - 10/2011)Assistant Secretary (06/2009 - 10/2011)

Secretary (10/2011 – 08/2013)Secretary (10/2011 – 08/2013)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Infos / Links:

FCN www.timber.unece.org/index.php www.unece.org/timber/pr/pr.htm

Forest related environmental education www.forestpedagogics.eu

Forest Europe www.foresteurope.org

INC Forests www.forestnegotiations.org

Thank you very much for your attention!