LIFE DINALP BEAR project coordinator, Rok Černe, received acknowledgement for his exceptionally conscientious and diligent work at the Slovenia Forest Service (SFS). The event was organised by the SFS on 6^th January 2017. After giving their speeches, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Dejan Židan and director of SFS, Damjan Oražem, awarded the best SFS employees in 2016. The project team is very proud of this achievement, as – like Rok Černe thankfully concluded – “this is an achievement of the entire project team and an additional confirmation of its efficient work”.