Workshop 3 – Workshop of the Forested Regions WG

The role of Forested Regions in the changing EU setting of green transition

9:00 – 9:10 Opening words and introduction by the regional co-leaders, Risto Poutiainen (online)

9:10 – 9:30 Forest greetings from the European Parliament, MEP Elsi Katainen (online)

9:30 – 10:00 Regional perspective on forests:

• The region of Castilla y León, Spain (Iñigo Oleagordía)
• The region of Thueringen, Germany (Ingolf Profft)
• The region of North-Karelia, Finland (Sari Koivula)

10:00 – 10:10 Scientific perspective: Wood production and digitalization, Juan Picos, director of forestry faculty, University of Vigo (Spain)

10:10 – 10:30 Activities of the WG – year 2022 (Alvaro Picardo & Tiia Talvisara)

10:30 – 10:50 Interactive brainstorming of the activities

10:50 Closing the meeting

Additional Info

The meeting can be followed online here.

The meeting is starting at 9:00 EET, Thessaloniki/Greece time. Please, make sure to connect at the right time based on your location.