FAO / SANTA EUROPEAN FORESTRY WEEK
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STORY: FAO / SANTA EUROPEAN FORESTRY WEEK
TRT: 2.33
SOURCE: FAO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 OCTOBER - 2 NOVEMBER 2013, ROVANIEMI, FINLAND
1. Tilt up, forest
2. Med shot, trees
3. Various shots, trees being cut
4. Med shot, man stacking planks in wood mill
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Johanna Ikäheimo, Chairman of the board Lappset:
“The wood itself, it’s a renewable material. And when we harvest the wood here in Finland, we also replant a new tree. And, in that sense, there is always a new forest growing for the future generations.”
6. Various shots, wooden buildings
7. Wide shot, exterior Haltia Nature Centre inside the Nuuksio National Park
8. Zoom in, interior Haltia Nature Centre
9. Pan right, interior Haltia Nature Centre
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominque Reeb, Senior Forest Officer, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
“People in Europe are increasingly conscious of the importance of the environment and this has driven the improvement of sustainable forest management as well as the innovative ways of using these forest resources.”
11. Various shots, forest
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Paola Deda Chief of Forestry and Timber Section, UN Economic Commission for Europe:
“Actually, contrary to the popular belief, European forests are thriving, they are healthy and they are growing in size. Moreover, they provide 4 million people with income and employment.”
13. Tilt up, snowy village at night
14. Zoom in, children dressed as elves opening letters
15. Zoom in, Santa and children rummaging through letters
16. Various shots, children in class
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Santa Claus:
“Forests are a precious gift - they provide us with wood that we use for building, paper and fuel; they also provide us with food and drinking water and help slow climate change. Look around you, wood and wood products are everywhere. The forests are also home to animals like bears, wolves, my reindeer and many other species. But the forests need to be looked after to ensure they are a gift that can keep on giving.”
18. Various shots, Santa and reindeer in snowy forest
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Santa Claus:
“You, children, are the next generation. You need to ensure that our forests continue to be looked after, because the best gift we can give each other now, and every Christmas, is a healthy planet! Looking after our forests is a key part of that.”
20. Wide shot, Santa in his sleigh
Europe's forest ministers and other high-level delegates from 40 countries gathered today (9 December) in the Rovaniemi, Finland to discuss how forests can help European nations move further towards the goal of greening their economies. At the conference, the delegates are expected to endorse a forest sector action plan aimed to protect Europe's forests and facilitate transition to a green economy in the region.
European countries are encouraged to apply the principles of a green economy in the forest sector by 2020, FAO and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said today at the opening of the European Forest Week.
SOUNDBITE (English) Johanna Ikäheimo, Chairman of the board Lappset:
“The wood itself, it’s a renewable material. And when we harvest the wood here in Finland, we also replant a new tree. And, in that sense, there is always a new forest growing for the future generations.”
The Action Plan proposes that by 2020, the European countries will be applying a series of key principles; using resources wisely, minimize waste, re-use and recycle as much as possible and consuming only products from forests that are managed sustainably.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dominque Reeb, Senior Forest Officer, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
“People in Europe are increasingly conscious of the importance of the environment and this has driven the improvement of sustainable forest management as well as the innovative ways of using these forest resources.”
The forest sector should minimize the impacts of climate change by sequestering carbon in forests and forest products, and substituting non-renewable products and fuels for renewable wood-based ones. For example, in construction industry wood and bamboo can substitute energy intense concrete.
SOUNDBITE (English) Paola Deda Chief of Forestry and Timber Section, UN Economic Commission for Europe:
“Actually, contrary to the popular belief, European forests are thriving, they are healthy and they are growing in size. Moreover, they provide 4 million people with income and employment.”
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In addition, the forest sector should significantly improve the safety and health of workers and ensure gender equality.
Rovaniemi in the north of Finland is home to Santa's main post office, which receives and responds to half a million letters to Santa each year.
However, Santa Claus is taking time off from his busy schedule this year to embrace an environmental issue close to his heart - the state of Europe's forests. Today Juha Ojala, Director General at the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, nominated Santa as the Ambassador for European Forests.
SOUNDBITE (English) Santa Claus
“Forests are a precious gift - they provide us with wood that we use for building, paper and fuel; they also provide us with food and drinking water and help slow climate change. Look around you, wood and wood products are everywhere. The forests are also home to animals like bears, wolves, my reindeer and many other species. But the forests need to be looked after to ensure they are a gift that can keep on giving.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Santa Claus:
“You, children, are the next generation. You need to ensure that our forests continue to be looked after, because the best gift we can give each other now, and every Christmas, is a healthy planet! Looking after our forests is a key part of that.”
Santa Clause is taking time off from his busy schedule this year to embrace an environmental issue close to his heart – the state of Europe’s Forests. He has accepted the role of European Forestry Week Ambassador and will address Europe’s forest ministers at a conference being held this week in Rovaniemi, the Finnish town inside the Arctic Circle which hosts Santa’s main post office.