Conference Proceedings Proceedings Conference Conference Proceedings 8 th th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference Ministerial EUROPE FOREST 8 FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference Bratislava, 14 - 15 April 2021 Conference Proceedings 8th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference Bratislava 14 -15 April 2021 Published by: Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe - FOREST EUROPE Liaison Unit Bratislava 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. © Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, 2021 Conference Proceedings 8th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference Bratislava, 14 - 15 April 2021 Table of Contents Opening of the Conference .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Words of Welcome - Zuzana Čaputová ...............................................................................................................................................................8 Words of Welcome - Ján Mičovský ............................................................................................................................................................................9 Words of Welcome - Julia Klöckner ..........................................................................................................................................................................10 BRATISLAVA 2021 BRATISLAVA Key-note Speech - Janez Potočnik .............................................................................................................................................................................11 Ministerial Roundtable 1: Adapting forests to changing climate .....................................................................13 Belgium ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 Czech Republic .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 Cyprus ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 European Commission .........................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Finland .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22 France .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Greece ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24 Hungary ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 Ireland .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 Italy ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 Luxembourg ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................30 Malta ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 Portugal ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 Romania ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Slovak Republic ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 Spain .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 Switzerland ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 Turkey .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 EOS - European Confederation of the Sawmil Industry ..................................................................................................................41 Ministerial Conference Ministerial CEPF - Confederation of European Forest Owners / COPA - COGECA / EUSTAFOR - th European State Forest Association ..........................................................................................................................................................................42 8 Ministerial Roundtable 2: Sustainable forest management – our joint answer to the vision of sustainable development ..................................................................................................................................................................................................43 Austria ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 Bulgaria .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 Estonia ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Georgia .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Norway ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 Lithuania ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53 Poland .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 Serbia ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56 Slovenia.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58