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Biomass production and intensive forest management – an overview of
EFINORD activities
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Rovaniemi 12 December 2013
Mika Mustonen
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EFINORDNorth European Regional Office of EFI
EFINORD
Network of forest research organisations
Focus on networking and work plan topics
Intensive forest management and biomass production
Ecosystem services provided by forests serving urban societies
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EFINORD PARTNERS
DONOR PARTNERS
Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences – SLU SNS IGN (Forest & Landscape) Denmark
External secondments in the countries Polish Forest Research Institute IBL Estonian University of Life Sciences
NETWORKING PARTNERS
• 35 organisations in 15 countries Open network for new partners to join
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EFINORD Workplan on Biomass production and intensive forest management 2011-2015
Silviculture and new management regimes
Lead Tomas Lundmark, SLU Improved awareness and competence
Lead Mika Mustonen, EFINORD Energy markets in Baltic Sea Region
Lead: Maarit Kallio, Metla Developing science based decision support
Lead: Johan Bergh, Future Forests
Work plan available: www.efinord.efi.int/portal/work_plan/
News of the workshop: http://www.efinord.efi.int/portal/news/?bid=205
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Selected activities
Conditions and prospects for increasing forest yield in Northern Europe Report: www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp271.htm
Forest biomass for Europe- What science can tell us book. Release approx March 2014, followed with a Think Forest seminar in Brussels
Climate change and forestry in Northern EuropeWorkshop in Uppsala, Swe 11-12 Nov 2013. Special issue to Silva Fennica
Energy markets in the Baltic Sea region Project starting in 2013
Giurca A., Jonsson R., Rinaldi F. and Pryardy R. H. Ambiguity in timber trade from efforts to combat illegal logging- potential impacts on trade between South-east Asia and Europe; Forests 2013, 4(4).
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EFINORD – SNS/Nordic forest research cooperation committee collaboration
EFINORD-SNS network call More: www.efinord.efi.int/portal/efinord-sns_network_call/
NB Forest Joint Nordic-Baltic portal on forest research based information At: www.nbforest.info
EFINORD flagship under the EU Baltic Sea Strategy Action Plan More: www.efinord.efi.int/portal/baltic_sea_region_flagship
EFINORD People Mika Mustonen (100%) Head of Office
Peichen Gong (50%) Researcher
Desiree Mattsson (30%): Research and admin. assistant
Vilis Brukas (20%): Researcher
& Alexandru Giurca: Trainee 1.1-30.9. 2013
STAFF CAPACITYTotally 2 positions in full-time eq.
Former staff:Ragnar Jonsson resercher
EFINORD – Organisation under change New host organisation 2014
SLU Umeå, Sweden
Staff increasing to 5-6 (in 3 full-time equal)
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North European Regional Office of European Forest Institute –
EFINORD
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www.efinord.efi.int
email: [email protected]
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EFINORD
Launched Nov 2010, hosted by Forest & Landscape Denmark, Copenhagen
AIMS
To increase regional synergy within forest research by networking
Expand the Nordic networks to involve partner organisations from the neighbouring regions
Link from the region to EFI → European dimensions into the well-established Nordic forest research co-operation
Promote research activities of North European relevance
Communication and information