Thursday 10 october: PRESENTATIONS 08:30 to 19:00 (Palau de Congressos de Girona)

8:00: Obertura de portes

9:00-9:20: The experience of the German federated state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,from a political perspective. Dr. Stefan Rudolph. State Secretary. Ministry of Economics, Labour and Health Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – Germany

9:20-9:30: Moderador: Marc Vilahur. Network for the Conservation of Natura – Catalonia.

9:30-9:50: LET’S GET OUT! 1st children’s health & curative forest as therapeutic environment in the seaside resort of Heringsdorf.  Dr. Karin Lehmann. Kaiserbäder Usedom – Mecklenburg Vorpommern – Germany

9:50-10:10: Human Health and Sustainable Forest Management. Igor Viszlai. Forest Europe. Liaison Unit Bratislava – Slovaquia.

10:10-10:30: Forest bathing as a tool for the stewardship of high ecological value forests. Silvia Gili i Olmeda / Montserrat Moya i Cardona. Cooperativa Sèlvans – Catalonia.

10:30-10:50: Implementation of therapeutic forest itineraries in the network of natural parks of Catalonia. Example of the Paratge Natural d’Interès Nacional de Poblet. Xavi Buqueras. Poblet Nature Park. Ministry of Territory and Sustainability, Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) – Catalonia.

10:50-11:00: Round table and discussion.

11:00-11:30: Coffee break

11:30-11:40: Moderator: Susan V. Joachim. International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA) – Australia.

11:40-12:00: The strategy and network of therapeutic forests in Republic of Korea. Prof. Dr. Won Sop Shin. Chungbuk National University – Republic of Korea

12:00-12:20: “Forest atmosphere bathing” in the region of Mühlviertel – From theory to practice. Christian Naderer. Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland (tourism board) – Austria

12:20-12:40: Ecotourism and wellbeing in the integral forest property of “El Edén de los Rafaeles” in Honduras. Moisés Hernández. “El Edén de los Rafaeles” – Honduras.

12:40-13:00: Preservation and restoration of the forest area in Sandié, Burkina Faso Eugène Bamouni. Club CPN « les Amis de la Nature » – Burkina Faso

13:00-13:20: Can Forest Therapy help transform consciousness in response to global climate catastrophe? Amos Clifford. Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT) – USA.

13:20-13:30: Round table and discussion.

13:30-15:00: Lunch.

15:00-17:00: Group-work and networking session in support of the “Proclamation in favor of the value of natural forests for society’s health and wellbeing”, with the participation, between others, of:

• “Our Old Ones from the water”. Gisela Virginia Campos Angeles. Instituto Tecnológico del Valle dé Oaxaca.  – Mexico
• Representation from Nepal: Global Climate and Health Alliance Organization, and Human Rights and Environment Improvement Center
• And messages from different parts of the world: Borneo, Brasil, NGO Plant for the Planet

17:00-17:30: Coffee break

17:30-17:50: Dancing with the trees. Heike Freire. Higher Degree of Green Pedagogy. Florida Universitaria -Valencian Community

17:50 – 18:10: A new resource for forest owners. 3 representatives of forest owners working with Sèlvans:

• Elisabet Vila d’Abadal i Castilla. Forest owner of Les Torrenteres (Vidrà)
• Josep Maria Pons i Vilahur. Forest owner Can Fornaca (Caldes de Malavella)
• Conxita Esteba i Bech de Careda. Forest owner of Requesens (La Jonquera)

18:10 – 18:30: Conclusions of the III Congress

18:30 – See you at the IV Internationial Congress on Forest and its Potential for Health