3rd European Forest Pedagogics Convention

Language
Accommodation
English, French, German (with simultaneous translation)
Costs
Conference attendances are free of charge.
Participants pay for meals and accommodation only.
Thursday night dinner on invitation by the
Luxembourg Gouvernment.
Lultzhausen
Lultzhausen
Youthhostel Lultzhausen
E-Mail: lultzhausen@youthhostels.lu
Tel.: +352 26 88 92 01 • Fax: +352 26 88 92 02
• www.youthhostels.lu
Hôtel de la Sûre Esch-sur-Sûre
E-Mail: info@hotel-de-la-sure.lu
Tel.: +352 83 91 10 • Fax: +352 89 91 01 • www.hotel-de-la-sure.lu
Hôtel Peiffer Insenborn
E-Mail: jacques.bruyere@alt.lu
Tel.: +352 83 98 97 • Fax.: +352 89 93 27
• www.peiffer.lu
Hôtel Braas Eschdorf
E-Mail: info@hotel-braas.lu
Tel.: +352 83 92 13 • Fax: +352 83 95 78
• www.hotel-braas.lu
Hôtel La Diligence Arsdorf
E-Mail: info@ladiligence.lu
Tel.: +352 23 64 95 55 • Fax: +352 23 64 92 10
• www.ladiligence.lu
Hôtel Le Postillon Esch-sur-Sûre
Tel.: +352 89 90 33 • Fax: +352 89 90 34
• www.lepostillon.lu
Hôtel Beau Site Esch-sur-Sûre
Tel.: +352 89 90 21 • Fax: +352 89 90 24
Hôtel Bissen Heiderscheidergrund
Tel.: +352 26 88 92 91 • Fax: +352 26 88 92 90
• www.hotelbissen.lu
Pension Demuth Esch-sur-Sûre
Tel.: + 352 83 94 32
Participants are requested to book their rooms by themselves after reception of the confirmation
of participation.
3 European
Forest Pedagogics
Convention
rd
celebrating
Forest Discovery Centre Burfelt turned 15 !
Registration (Number of participants is limited • Deadline : 21 May 2008)
Lultzhausen (GD Luxembourg)
Please complete this registration form and send it to :
Forest Administration - Forest Discovery Centre Burfelt - L-9660 INSENBORN
Family Name
First Name
Title
Institution / Department / Profession
Registration :
Adress / Country
Deadline for registration is 21 May 2008. Please book your hotel after
you receive confirmation of your participation.
Phone / Email
Arrival day
I will bring along a young tree (in a pot of turf) in order to plant the « European Wood »
❏ Yes
❏ No
I will contribute to the international bazaar to present successful projects related to pedagogic
work in the forest (books, pictures etc.)
❏ Yes
❏ No
More information :
Contact : Forester Serge Hermes,
Tel. +352-899127
E-Mail.: serge.hermes@ef.etat.lu
Forest Discovery Center Burfelt • L-9660 INSENBORN
www.centresnatureetforet.lu
www.forestpedagogics.eu
12 & 13 June 2008
In times when global warming with all its consequences challenges the world
and prices for fossil fuels are soaring while fuel reserves are becoming scarce,
we are searching for ways to stop or even reverse these trends.
Forests and their main product, -wood-, are unquestionably part of the
solution. This is why forests are so important and require all our attention. But
forests are not only a source of energy and a main carbon sink, they are also
complex ecosystems and a fascinating biocenoses. At the same time, because
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of their extraordinary biological diversity, they are showcases for education
Minister of Environment and outreach activities in the fields of conservation and natural history. There
is no better classroom to teach children and adults alike the interconnectedness of plants and animals and their role in sustaining natural ecosystems and
their services to our societies. This can be done in a playful manner appealing
to children who, for the most part, no longer have a chance to experience
nature by themselves in surroundings that become more and more artificial
and driven by technology.
The teaching of nature, also known as Forest Pedagogics, is essential in
sharpening the interest and the knowledge of current and future generations
about nature and its importance for mankind.
Luxembourg is proud to have put in place a network of visitor centres located
in its most relevant natural sites throughout the country. The “Forest Discovery
Centre Burfelt” is one of them and has been designed specifically for Forest
Pedagogics, and is maintained and managed by a knowledgeable staff of the
Forest administration.
It is a great honour for Luxembourg, that the “Forest Discovery Centre
Burfelt” has been chosen as the venue of the 3rd European Forest Pedagogics
Convention, which marks one of the highlights of the celebration of its 15th
anniversary.
It is my pleasure to welcome the participants from all over Europe to this
meeting and I wish you an enjoyable stay and all the success in your work.
Forest Discovery Centre Burfelt
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
From 18.00 : Arrival of participants ; Check-in at hotels ; Display of poster presentations ;
Informal evening meeting
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Address of the Convention : YOUTH HOSTEL, rue du Village L-9666 LULTZHAUSEN
09.00 - 09.30 Registration - Poster Presentation
Official opening / Forest Discovery Centre Burfelt turned 15 !
09.30 - 10.00 Welcome speech by Jean-Jacques Erasmy, Director of the Forest Administration
10.00 - 10.40 Burfelt - a forest pedagogical institution of the Luxembourg Forest Administration
Fernand Theisen, Serge Hermes
10.45 - 11.25 A concept for nature discovery centres of the Luxembourg Forest Administration
Jean-Claude KIRPACH
11.25 - 11.35 Discussion
12.00
Lunch
Plenary session of the 3rd European Forest Pedagogics Convention
13.00 - 13.20 A future for Forest Pedagogics - Setting political aims and objectives
Thomas BASCHNY, coordinator of the European network Forest Pedagogics
13.30 - 14.00 Knowing the local environment - education for a sustainable development
Triny GORZA, Liz PAULUS, nature educators, Lorentzweiler - Luxembourg
14.05 - 14.35 Forest Pedagogics viewed by a forest owner
Dr Elisabeth JOHANN - Austria
14.40 - 15.10 Forest Pedagogics and Education for a Sustainable Development ESD
Dr Beate KOHLER, University of Freiburg - Institute of Forest and Environmental Policy
15.15
Coffee break
15.45 - 16.15 Forest Policy and Forest Pedagogics / Prof. Dr. E.U. KÖPF, Tharandt
16.20 - 17.00 School and Forest – partnerships for environmental education in France
Dipl. Ing. Agr. Katia MEUNIER-CAILLE, Department of Rural Tourism and
Environmental Education Rambouillet - France
(tbc)
17.00
Discussion
18.45
Invitational dinner by the Ministry of Environment
Friday, 13 June 2008
Excursion day
Solar Boat - Forest Discovery Centre Burfelt - Nature reserve “Pont-Misère”
All participants will complete the 3 parts of the excursion
08.30
Gathering at the youth hostel Lultzhausen
Forming 3 excursion groups
11.30
Collective planting of the “European Wood”
The participants are kindly asked to bring along young trees (in a pot of turf) in
order to plant them
12.30
Lunch
14.00 - 16.35 Completion of excursions
17.00
Closing session of the Convention at Lultzhausen