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Week of Slovene forests 2019

Week of Slovene forests 2019

We work with forest for the benefit of nature in humans.” Was the message under which from May 25 to May 31, 2019, the Week of Slovene forest was conducted.

With festivities and events that took place all over Slovenia, the organizers wanted to point out the importance of forests in careful handling with them. The focus of this year’s forest week was the forests and forestry in independent Slovenia and the 25th anniversary of public services provided by the Slovenian Forest Service in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian Forestry Institute.

The inaugural event took place in Nova vas on Bloke, where there was also a meeting of European hikers. A few days later, the opening of the Forest Week took place at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food in Ljubljana. In its opening, the Triple Wood International Exhibition was also exhibited, which presented examples of quality wooden construction in the Alpine macro area.

The main event took place on Wednesday, May 29, when the Opening Day of the Solemn Academy at the 25 years anniversary of public forest service during which in form of exhibition greatest successes and examples of good practice of the last 25 year of public forestry services were presented as well as market of projects. At the time of the main event the publication Forest and forestry in independent Slovenia was published, which encompasses the state of forest and forestry in Slovenia.

More about the event, key messages, materials and the list of events that were taking place around Slovenia during Week of Slovene Forest can be viewed on this website.