Fourth Ministerial Conference - Vienna 2003

The fourth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe was held in 28 – 30 April 2003 in Vienna/Austria. At this Conference five Resolutions and a General Declaration were prepared. The principal goals of the Vienna Conference included protecting the biological diversity of forests in Europe, further, creating an awareness of the value of forest goods and services and encouraging their marketing, as well as clarifying the cultural significance of the forest.

The following documents have been adopted by high level representatives of 40 European Countries and the European Community.

• Vienna Living Forest Summit Declaration
  European Forests, Common Benefits, Shared Responsibilities
  » PDF format 104 kb
• Vienna Resolution 1
  Strengthen Synergies For Sustainable Forest Management in Europe Through Cross-Sectoral Co-Operation and National Forest Programmes
  » PDF format 137 kb
• Vienna Resolution 2
  Enhancing Economic Viability of Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
  » PDF format 89 kb
• Vienna Resolution 3
  Preserving and Enhancing the Social and Cultural Dimensions of Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
  » PDF format 85 kb
• Vienna Resolution 4
  Conserving and Enhancing Forest Biological Diversity in Europe
  » PDF format 163 kb
• Vienna Resolution 5
  Climate Changeand Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
  » PDF format 85 kb

Other relevant document:

• Improved Pan-European Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management
  » PDF format 72 kb

Translations:

The following translations of the documents have been provided by the respective countries.

• French
• Finnish
• German
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish