Forest Policy Day in Joensuu

Welcome to join this seminar where topical issues related to the European Union’s Forest policy will be heard and discussed. The event is part of a network project supported by the Metsämiesten Säätiö Foundation, aimed at increasing knowledge of EU´s forest decision-making and related research and education. During the day, we will hear about the impacts of the recently approved EU Nature restoration law on Finnish forests and discuss whether the EU has a forest policy and whether it should have one.

The event is free to attend, but pre-registration is requested for coffee service by 12:00 PM on October 28th. The event can also be followed online, and a participation link will be sent in advance to registrants.

The programme from 10 to 12 will be held in English, and the afternoon programme in Finnish. Please find separate registration forms for these sessions on the Forest Policy Day web page.
 

Programme

09:30–10:00 Morning coffee 

10:00–11:00 Expert workshop results and discussion on topic: Does EU have a forest policy or policies? 
Jan Kunnas, Senior Researcher, University of Eastern Finland

11:00–12:00 How conflicts shape the uptake of the EU Forest Policy at a national level, 
Alex Giurca, Principal Scientist, European Forest Institute

12:00–13:00 Lunch break (at own expense)

Afternoon programme in Finnish

13.00–13.05 Tervetuloa ja iltapäivän ohjelman esittely, 
Jan Kunnas, metsäpolitiikan yliopistotutkija, Itä-Suomen yliopisto

13.05–13.45 Ennallistamisasetus on hyväksytty, mitä se tarkoittaa? 
Maarit Loiskekoski, ympäristöneuvos, ympäristöministeriö 

13.45–14.15 Keskustelua

14.15–14.45 EU:n metsäpolitiikan kehitys ja Suomi sen osana, 
Hanna Siiskonen, väitöskirjatutkija, Itä-Suomen yliopisto 

14.45–15.00 Keskustelua

15.00–16.00 Kahvit

For further information, please contact Jan Kunnas, email jan.kunnas@uef.fi, phone +358 50 405 8127.