This week will be celebrated under the theme 'The role of forests and forest products in a Green Economy' and will focus on the contribution of forests to the green economy. The main celebrations will be centred on Metsä 2013, the joint session of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) European Forestry Commission. Additional events will be held throughout Europe.  

dates: 9-13 December 2013   location: Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland   contact: Secretariat   phone: 41 (0)22 917 3922   e-mail: efw-see@unece.org   www: http://www.unece.org/forests/efw2013.html