Members
FOREST EUROPE has 45 European signatories states + the EU and 14 observers countries and 45 organisations
Signatories
Albania 
Andorra 
Austria
Signatory
Under the slogan “Living Forest Summit”, ministers responsible for forests from 41 European countries and a representative of the European Union as well as representatives of 4 non-European countries and 24 international organisations gathered at the Fourth Ministerial Conference in April 2003 in Vienna under the joint chairmanship of Austria and Poland. Read more here.
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Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism
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Belarus
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Ministry of Forestry
Belgium
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Public Service of Wallonie DG for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
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Flemish Agency for Nature and Forest
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Brussels Environment
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bulgaria
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Croatia 
Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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Forest Management Institute
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Ministry of Agriculture
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Denmark
Signatory
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Ministry of Environment
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The National Forest and Nature Agency Forest Policy Division
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Estonia 
European Union
Signatory
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European Comission
Finland
Signatory
The General Declaration and the four Helsinki Resolutions from 1993 reflect Europe’s approaches to global environmental issues, namely the promotion of sustainable forest management, the conservation of biological diversity, strategies regarding the consequences of possible climate change for the forest sector, and increasing co-operation with countries in transition to market economies. Read more here.
Organization
Ministry of the Environment
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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France
Signatory
The first ever FOREST EUROPE meeting was in Strasbourg in 1990, and the aim was to promote and reinforce cooperation between European states in the field of forest protection and sustainable management, by developing exchanges of information and experience, and by supporting the efforts of the international organizations concerned. Read more here.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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Georgia 
Germany
Signatory
Bonn has been the European Forest City 2020, and since the beginning of 2021 the City is now hosting another forest-related organisation, the international secretariat of FOREST EUROPE.
Since Germany has taken over as chair in 2021, the international secretariat called Liaison Unit Bonn (LUBO) has been established in Bonn. LUBO – led by Thomas Haußmann from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture – will act in close cooperation with the European Forest Institute (EFI), which established its Bonn office in 2017. The EFI team – led by Dr Bernhard Wolfslehner – is responsible for coordination, science-policy tasks and communication for the common work. It shall ensure a strong connection to the European-wide EFI research network.
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Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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Greece 
Holy See
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Hungary 
Iceland
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Iceland Forest Service
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Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources
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Ireland
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Italy 
Latvia 
Liechtenstein
Signatory
Lithuania 
Luxembourg
Signatory
Malta
Signatory
Monaco
Signatory
Montenegro
Signatory
Netherlands 
Northen Macedonia
Signatory
Norway
Signatory
The 6th FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe was convened on 14-16 June 2011 in Oslo, Norway. At the Conference, ministers responsible for forests in Europe adopted European 2020 Targets for the protection and sustainable management of forests. Read more here.
Organization
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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Poland
Signatory
The Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe “Forests for Quality of Life” was held on 5–7 November 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. At the Conference, ministers and high-level representatives of 46 European countries and the European Union endorsed the Warsaw Declaration and two Warsaw Resolutions: “Forests, Wood and Energy” and “Forests and Water”. Read more here.
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Ministry of Climate and Environment
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The State Forest National Holding
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Portugal
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The Third Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe was held in Lisbon in June 1998, socio-economic aspects of sustainable forest management were given considerable emphasis. In this context, the conference particularly focused on the relationship and interaction between forest and society. Read more here.
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Ministerio a Ministry of Agriculture and Sea
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Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas
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Republic of Moldova
Signatory
Romania 
Serbia 
Slovakia
Signatory
The Slovak Republic took over the chair of FOREST EUROPE from Spain in 2016 and served with its Liaison Unit until 2021. At the Ministerial Conference held in April 2021, the Bratislava Ministerial Declaration “The Future We Want: The Forests We Need” and the Bratislava Ministerial Resolution Adapting pan-European Forests to Climate Change were signed. Read more here.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republik to the European Union
Slovenia 
Spain
Signatory
Madrid hosted two FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conferences in October 2015: the 7th Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, and the Extraordinary Ministerial Conference that received the results of the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe. Read more here.
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Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico
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Sweden
Signatory
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Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
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Swedish Forest Agency
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Switzerland 
Turkey 
Ukraine 
United Kingdom
Signatory
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Forestry Commission International Policy Division
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UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Alpine Convention
Observer
Building and Wood Worker's International
Observer
Carpathian Convention/UN Environment Vienna Office
Observer
Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations and General Committee for Agricultural Cooperation in the European Union (COPA-COGECA)
Observer
Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)
Observer
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
Observer
Council of Europe
Observer
COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN FORESTERS (CEF)
Observer
COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN FORESTERS (CEF) Ukrainian National Forestry University
Observer
European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois)
Observer
European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW)
Observer
European Forest Institute
Observer
European Investment Bank
Observer
European Landowners Oorganization (ELO)
Observer
European Observatory of Mountain Forest (EOMF)
Observer
European Organisation of Agricultural, Rural and Forestry Contractors (CEETTAR)
Observer
European Organisation of Agricultural, Rural and Forestry Contractors (CEETTAR)
Observer
European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS)
Observer
European State Forest Association (Eustafor)
Observer
Fédération Européenne des Communes Forestières (FECOF)
Observer
FERN
Observer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO)
Observer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO)
Observer
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Observer
Foresters' Association for a Green Turkey
Observer
Friends of the Earth Europe
Observer
Greenpeace International
Observer
International Association for Mediterranean Forests - AIFM
Observer
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC)
Observer
International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA)
Observer
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Observer
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Observer
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Observer
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Observer
International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO)
Observer
Mediterranean Model Forest Network (MMFN)
Observer
Montreal Process Montreal Process Liaison Office
Observer
PEFC International
Observer
Pro Natura - Friends of the Earth Switzerland
Observer
Prosilva
Observer
Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe(REC)
Observer
Seed Training Culture and Nature Association
Observer
Union of European Foresters (UEF)
Observer
Union of Foresters of Southern Europe (USSE)
Observer
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Observer
United Nations Economic Comission for Europe (UNECE) UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
Observer
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Observer
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Observer
United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
Observer
United Nations University (UNU)
Observer
World Bank
Observer
WWF
Observer
Australia
Observer
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Brazil
Observer
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Ministério do Meio Ambiente, dos Recursos Hídricos e da Amazônia Lega
Cameroon
Observer
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Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife
Canada
Observer
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Ministry of Natural Resources
Chile
Observer
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Ministerio de Agricultura
China
Observer
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Ministry of Natural Resources of PRC
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State Forestry Administration
Ghana
Observer
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Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
India
Observer
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Ministry of Environment and Forests
Japan
Observer
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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Forestry Agency
Korea
Observer
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Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Malaysia
Observer
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Morocco
Observer
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High Commissariat for Water, Forestry and Combating Desertification
New Zealand
Observer
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Ministry for Primary Industries
Russian Federation
Observer
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All-Russian Research Institute of Silviculture and Mechanisation of Forestry
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Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN
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Federal Forestry Agency
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian federation
USA
Observer
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USDA Forest Service