The three day event is being co-ordinated by Forestry Commission Scotland and is taking place in Dunkeld from 6-8 June. Delegates representing 18 European countries, will being tackling key topics including sustainability, climate change and renewable energy.
Environment Minister, Michael Russell welcomed the conference saying; "This conference provides an excellent platform for Scotland to highlight the important role Scotland's national forests play in delivering a wide range of benefits that help make the country a wealthier, greener, and healthier place to live and work. 
"There is much we can learn from each other and much to be gained from working together to address problems which are common to us, such as climate change and renewable energy development. I welcome all the conference delegates to Scotland and trust their visit will be informative and productive."
Mr Russell will host an evening reception in Stirling Castle (6 June) for the conference delegates.
Conference delegates will also make an educational visit to Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Aberfoyle on Thursday 7 June to examine how the Commission is carefully managing the forest to achieve social, environmental and economic benefits.
EUSTAFOR, as a forum for the European state forest organisation, brings the positive contributions of forest management and of the state forests in particular into the public view, in terms of the realisation of European sustainablility strategies. By supporting the pan-European sustainability stategies with all its strength, EUSTAFOR helps its members to implement their individual sustainability strategies. The Dunkeld conference aims to bring together the widest possible range of contributions on the management of state forests, in particular, in terms of the realisation of European sustainability strategies.
For more information about EUSTAFOR visit, www.eustafor.eu