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