Slowakia and Germany – a Strategic Partnership - June 2010, ongoing
Within the context of the IN2WOOD project objectives, intensive and fruitful bilateral strategic cooperation started between North-Rhine Westphalia/ Germany and Slovakia in 2010...
Similar professional profiles, professional interests and efforts provided the background for developing joint activities:
Germany - Köln, NRW, (June 2010), Forum Holz Bau Energie, participation of Slovakia representatives with great opportunities of first professional contacts with discussion forums, bilateral exchange of knowledge, exploring future bilateral activities.
Slovakia – NFC, Zvolen/Bratislava, (August 2010), first visit of delegation from the State Wood&Forest Agency), North-Rhine Westphalia (Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz (LBWuH NRW) - signed Letter of Intent.
Mutual cooperation started from established top level cooperation with the managing authority of NFC – Ministry of Agriculture Bratislava, together with the State Forests Banská Bystrica, State Forests TANAP in the High Tatras and relevant experts.
Both parties expressed their live interest and intention to mutual cooperation in different forestry sectors. The implementation of the contents will be put in concrete forms via individual agreements. In the year 2011, the International Year of the Forests, meetings will be organised, scientific results negotiated, publications drafted and events implemented.
Slovakia – NFC, Zvolen (December 2010), second visit of the Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz North-Rhine Westphalia, particular cooperation activities elaborated
Professional meetings with NFC experts confirmed joint objectives, a detailed proposal of cooperation activities has been elaborated. The mentoring cooperation and the planned joint visit of the Kolubara Basin (Serbia) were discussed.
Germany - NRW, (January 2011), contract signed
A contract was signed between the Slovak republic represented by the head of the National Forestry Centre and the German State North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), represented by the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Consumer Protection which thereby is represented by the head of the State Forestry Agency. The LBWuH NRW and NFC Zvolen will elaborate a joint publication about “Impacts of Climate Change on Host - Parasite Interaction in Present and Future Forests”. Publisher: LBWuH
Slovakia – NFC, Zvolen (February 2011), Proposal of NFC to Germany colleagues to participate in the joint project proposal for “Intelligent Energy Europe“, altogether with Czech Republic (Moravian-Silesian Region), and Austria.
Slideshows depict meetings (from top) in Bratislava and Zvolen, the Forest Protection Services in Banská Štiavnica and the High Tatra National Park.
Participants:
Ing. Milan Zúbrik, PhD, National Forest Center, Zvolen
Ing. Ingrid Krissakova, National Forest Center, Zvolen
Josef Capuliak, M.Sc., National Forest Center, Zvolen
Dr. Andrej Kunca, head of the Centre of Forest Protection Service, Banská Štiavnica
Ing. Marián Šturcel, State Forest of the Tatra National Park, Tatranská Lomnica
Frank-Dietmar Richter, head of the State Wood & Forest Agency, North-Rhine Westphalia
Franz Püttmann, head of the research department, State Wood & Forest Agency, North-Rhine Westphalia
Chistof Hartmann, State Wood & Forest Agency, North-Rhine Westphalia
Events
