Conference Proceedings 7 th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference and FOREST EUROPE Extraordinary Ministerial Conference Madrid 20-21 October 2015 Conference Proceedings th 7 FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference and FOREST EUROPE Extraordinary Ministerial Conference Madrid 20-21 October 2015 Conference Proceedings 7th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference and FOREST EUROPE Extraordinary Ministerial Conference, Madrid 20-21 October 2015 Published by: Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe FOREST EUROPE Liaison Unit Madrid C/ Julián Camarillo 6B, 4A. 28037 Madrid, Spain T +34 914458410 • F +34 913226170
[email protected] www.foresteurope.org Disclaimer: The contents of this publication do not reflect the official opinions of the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (FOREST EUROPE). Neither the authors, FOREST EUROPE, nor any person acting on their behalf is responsible for the use which might be made of the information in this publication. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 9 7th FOREST EUROPE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE 11 INTRODUCTION 13 OPENING STATEMENTS 15 Spain 16 Slovak Republic 18 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES 21 European Commission 22 THEMATIC SESSION: Presentation of the State of Europe’s Forests 2015 Report 00 ROUNDTABLE 1: Forests in the centre of a green economy 00 Czech Republic 30 Denmark 31 Italy 32 Norway 33 Serbia 34 Slovenia 35 Sweden 36 Group of ‘Socioeconomic Organizations’ 38 THEMATIC SESSION: Presentation of the updated set of pan-European indicators for SFM 41 ROUNDTABLE