1st European Conference on Small Forest Holdings

This 3-day event is a unique opportunity to engage with diverse stakeholders, including private, public and collective forest owners and managers, forest owners’ associations and cooperatives (both national and and regional forest authorities), forest enterprises, professionals, researchers and NGOs, as well as other staekholders dealing with Small Forest Holdings (SFH) in Europe.

Conference Highlights for the First European Conference of Small Forest Holdings:

1. Launch a Community of Practice:

– Establish a community of practice focused on European Small Forest Holdings to facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration.

2. State of the Art Analysis:

– Present the current state of EU Small Forest Holdings, including their legal framework and the national and regional support systems promoting multifunctional forestry.

3. Review of Challenges and Opportunities:

– Examine the challenges and opportunities for small forest holdings.

– Highlight recent initiatives aimed at engaging forest owners, financing forest activities, preventing land abandonment, overcoming forest ownership fragmentation, and developing forest-based value chains.

4. Stakeholder Debate and Discussion:

– Facilitate a debate and discussion among various European forest stakeholders on the role of small forest holdings in delivering the products and services expected from European forests in the coming years and for future generations.

5. Formulate Improvement Messages:

– Develop messages to enhance small-scale forestry in Europe.

– Address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and key forest-related political objectives in Europe, aligning with the European Forest Strategy 2030 and national forest strategies.