ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Highlights
Around the World
- In May and June, there will be regional review-contests of school ranger units with participating veterans of forestry, for the regional contests "The best School Ranger unit"
- The Stick Animals Exhibition and Craft Workshop takes place 8 May - 11 September at Fredriksdal Museums, Helsingborg, Sweden
- The "Walking Together - experience diversity in forests!" - campaign takes place 14 May - 26 June in Bonn, Germany.
- CIFOR-PEN and its partners are organising a two-day science workshop on 13 - 14 June at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom.
- In May and June, there will be regional review-contests of school ranger units with participating veterans of forestry, for the regional contests
- The UN Commission on Sustainable Development, CSD, arranges its 19th session at the UN Headquarters in New York, 2 - 13 May 2011. The conference focuses on sustainable production and consumption.
- The Graphic Museum presents their "Trees in focus" Photograph Exhibition by Bertil Hagberg at Fredriksdal Museums, Helsingborg, Sweden
- The Stick Animals Exhibition and Craft Workshop takes place 8 May - 11 September at Fredriksdal Museums, Helsingborg, Sweden
- The 5th International Wildland Fire Conference takes place 9 - 13 May in Sun City, South Africa
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS 2011
The United Nations has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests. Its overall objective is to raise awareness about the need to strengthen the sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations. The decisions to be considered at the FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Norway represent a major European contribution to the International Year of Forests.
ABOUT OSLO
The Norwegian capital Oslo will be the venue of the forthcoming FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on 14-16 June 2011. The city is situated at the head of the Oslo Fjord and surrounded by forested hills. Its exceptional location provides great opportunities for outdoor activities and recreation in all seasons. Oslo has just over half a million inhabitants, a quite low number compared to other European capitals. But it is also one of the largest: Oslo covers an area of 450 square kilometers - most of it forest and cultivable land.