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The role of the European family forestry highlighted at a global arena (cepf-eu)

The president of CEPF Christer Segersteen participated in the Global Forest Leaders Forum on Forests and Climate Change in Washington DC, on 16 and 17 September. The Forum addressed the most challenging forestry and climate change issues facing the international community. The aim of the meeting was to support the upcoming discussion on international negotiations and agreements, in particular the UNFCCC process.

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Challenges of forestry and wood technology in the 21th century

The Faculty of Forestry of the University of Zagreb celebrates it’s 110th anniversary in 2008. On 20 October 1898, the Forestry Academy was founded as part of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Zagreb. In 1948, the Wood Science and Technology Department was founded at the Faculty of Forestry, and it now celebrates its first 60 years of educating experts needed for the development of wood processing and furniture manufacturing in Croatia.

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Climate change and forestry in Europe (fao.org)

Mitigating the effects of climate change through sustainable forest management Rome – Europe’s forests are growing at the rate of about 360 million cubic metres annually, yet only two-thirds of this growth is being exploited. Given that forests are essential to the global energy balance, the vital role of forests in combatting climate change are among the major issues to be debated at the first-ever European Forest Week, taking place at FAO Headquarters from 20 to 24 October 2008.

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Vanishing forests (europa.eu)

EU moves to crack down on illegal timber imports. Illegal logging destroys millions of acres of forest each year. Much of the timber ends up in Europe, one of the world’s largest markets for wood products like lumber, plywood and furniture. About 20% of these imports come from trees that were illegally felled.

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European Forest Week 2008

Dear colleagues, the European Forest Week, held from 20 to 24 October 2008, will provide an umbrella for forest related events organized by different public and private organizations throughout Europe. In order to make these activites visible and accessible for all interested, a web site was established where it is now possible to publicize European Forest Week in-Country events by uploading relevant information directly onto the site. Maria Casa from FAO asked me to provide you with the following useful information in this regard.

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European Forestry Network Meeting 2008

25. of September 2008, 14:00 House of Austrian Agriculture and Forestry, Schauflergasse 6, 1014 Wien, meeting room, ground floor Proposed Agenda: 1. Welcome – short presentation of EFN 2. Country-reports 3. Austrian Forestry and the Forest-Dialogue

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European Forestry Network 2008

Ö S T E R R E I C H I S C H E R F O R S T V E R E I N 25. – 26. of september 2008, Vienna Program run: Thursday, Sept. 25th, EFN-Meeting Accommodation in Hotel Ibis, Schönbrunnerstraße 92, 1050 Wien, reservation under EFN and your name

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New products from paper industry (forest.fi)

Hannes Mäntyranta Behind the gloomy daily news much of concrete effort is put to the work for the future of forest sector. Intelligent packages are a good example.

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New plywood adhesive a success (lebanon-express)

CORVALLIS - An inspiration that began when an Oregon State University researcher watched mussels being pounded by ocean waves has now evolved into a new wood adhesive that is creating jobs for U.S. workers, drawing interest from all over the world and leading a major shift away from formaldehyde-based composite wood products.

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2007 forest products data (ForestPress)

The UNECE/FAO Timber Section has made available on its web site the complete set of provisional 2007 forest products data. Data include removals, production of sawnwood, panels, pulp and paper for over 60 items and trade in both value and volume for these items. Data cover the last five years and are provided for the UNECE region of Europe, the CIS and North America.

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Hunts to cull Duke Forest's deer (newsobserver)

By Anne Blythe DURHAM - Duke Forest, the sylvan refuge for joggers, nature lovers, bird-watchers and environmental researchers, will soon become a firing range. In recent years, some parts of Duke University's 7,000-acre forest have been plagued by an overpopulation of white-tailed deer. With nearly four months of controlled hunts on four of the six sections of the forest, Duke hopes to thin the herd.

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Program allows farmers to unleash falcons on birds (Associated Press)

By SHANNON DININNY Farmer Jim Lott uses an aplomado falcon, Chase, to scare away starlings in his Burbank, Wash., blueberry patch. BURBANK, WASH. — Farmer Jim Lott needs to get rid of the starlings and sparrows feasting on the ripe fruit in his blueberry patch, and a grinning scarecrow wearing grandpa's old overalls just doesn't cut it anymore.

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FOREST DAY 2

UNFCCC COP 14 Parallel Event Poznan, 6 December 2008 Forests are now at the very centre of the climate change debate: Let’s get it right! 17 days left to get your Side Event submission in! The deadline for abstract submissions - September 20, 2008 - is fast approaching. All those ideas that you’ve been thinking about doing, and talking about doing, get them down on paper. We only need a few hundred words. The topic must address issues related to forests and climate change and align with the general objectives of Forest Day 2.

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