Programme 24.10.2023

24 October 2023 from 10:00 - 11:30 CET
Online in Zoom

Programme
10:00

House-keeping guidance
Rach Colling, Head of Communications, European Forest Institute    

10:05

Opening Words
Janez Potočnik, ThinkForest President  

10:10

Guidelines for Closer to Nature Forest Management
Stefanie Schmidt, Policy Officer for Forests in the Directorate General for Environment, European Commission (presentation)
Jorgen Bo Larsen, Professor Emeritus, University of Copenhagen  (presentation

10:40

Panel Discussion: How can we implement Closer to Nature Forest Management in national contexts?
Moderator: Bernhard Wolfslehner, Head of Governance Programme, European Forest Institute  

  • Katja Matveinen, Chief Specialist, Natural Resources Department, Finland 
  • Tomaž Hrovat, Director-General of the Forestry and Hunting Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia 
  • Steven Dörr, Policy Advisor, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany
  • Eckart Senitza, President, Pro Silva 

    Q&A
11:25

Closing remarks  
Janez Potočnik, ThinkForest President