Securing the Future for Veteran Trees across Europe
Preliminary programme
9.30 AM Registration of participants - coffee/tea
10 AM Conference start
- Welcome by the Governor of the County of Västra Götaland (to be confirmed)
- Presentation of the VETree project (Vikki Bengtsson, Pro Natura)
- European perspective on the importance of veteran trees (Ted Green, Ancient Tree Forum, UK)
- Cultural and historical value of veteran trees (Dr. Håkan Slotte, Swedish National Heritage Board)
- Biodiversity value of veteran trees (Claes Svedlindh, Director of Nature Conservation, County Administrative Board of Östergötland)
12 AM Lunch
1 PM Conference continued
- How are veteran trees protected in Sweden - Action plan, Natura 2000 habitats and Biotope protection legislation (Hasse Berglund, Environmental Protection Agency) (to be confirmed)
- Specialist management demands skilled tree workers - a European perspective (Tomislav Vitkovic, President (ret'd) of the European Arboricultural Council, Croatia)
- LONA "Värna Skyddsvärda Träd" project - veteran trees in urban environments (Linda Ternström, HUT and Jörgen Nilsson, Trollhättan kommun)
- How can we protect veteran trees across Europe? (EU representative) (to be confirmed)
- Summing up of the day: how do we take everything forward? (Urban Emanuelsson, Centre for Biodiversity) (to be confirmed)
3.45 PM Field visit to Västra Tunhem - veteran oak trees and management issues
6 PM Evening buffet and after dinner speaker (to be confirmed) - Scandic Swania Hotel, Trollhätan
