10th Meeting of the Working Group on Sustainable Forest Management

The 10th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group (WG) on Sustainable Forest Management will occur on 28 – 29 April in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The meeting will address a variety of key topics crucial for advancing the implementation of the Carpathian Convention and its Protocol on Sustainable Forest Management. The WG Forests meeting will bring together officially nominated forest experts, designated by the Convention National Focal Points.  The WG Forests group also engages a broad range of observers, including NGOs, academia, and strategic partners.

WG Forests meeting will feature sessions on:

• Updates on inventories and assessments advancing forest conservation in the Carpathians
• Implementing relevant EU frameworks and the Carpathian Biodiversity Framework
• Supporting the Ukrainian Carpathians
• Cooperating with relevant projects, conventions, and networks

MEETING DOCUMENTS AND LINKS

Carpathian Biodiversity Framework:

• Carpathian Biodiversity Framework
• Guidance Document for Streamlining the Carpathian Biodiversity Framework into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans 
  • Annex I: Table with example policy actions relevant for the Carpathians for more information on the process

Relevant Developments, Projects and Networks:

• Assessment of climate change risks and impacts on the Carpathian forests and their ecosystem services
• Inventory of Virgin Forests of the Carpathians
• Table for collecting scientific data, national inventories and maps of virgin forests
• Criteria and indicators for identifying quasi-virgin forests
• NaturaConnect project on building a resilient ecological network of conserved areas across Europe for nature and people
• Recommendations and Inputs from the Science for the Carpathians
• ForestConnect project