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Thematic Session: Bioeconomy
Moderated by: Jussi Manninen, Executive Vice President, VTT
9:00 Technology impact
• Johanna Kohl, Research Team Leader, VTT Bioeconomy – from hype to actions
• Petri Alava, CEO, Infinited Fiber Company Only 15% of textiles is recycled globally – chemically regenerating textile fibres from textile waste a solution to growing global problem
• Esa Laurinsilta, Director, Strategic partnerships, UPM Technology UPM Biofibrils – biobased nanomaterial
• Maria Lima Toivanen, Senior Scientist, VTT on behalf of ALCUE NET Opportunities for EU-CELAC collaboration in Bioeconomy: results of ALCUE NET project
• Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno, Ambassador of Mexico in Finland Mexico-Finland Cooperation on Forestry
10:20 Thematic coffee break
Bioeconomy
- from hype to actions
Dr. Johanna Kohl, Research Team Leader
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
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Why bioeconomy - green, or eco or smart or
sustainable...?
• recognising complexity (multi- & inter- & transdisciplinary studies, development
of “horizontal” approaches, future oriented & forward-looking perspective needed).
• recognising phenomena-driven policy, new ways of getting out of the silos of
industry and governance (see Korea and Green Employment programme etc).
• recognising new social dynamics needs responsive and adaptive programming,
just like user aspects and recognizing new stakeholders, such us bottom up- driven
business and engagement.
• understanding international or global (policy) interdependencies requires
multilevel thinking,
• Co-evolution of technologies, economy and society
• Re-understanding of regions; centralized or de-centrelized bioeconomy and the
challenges vs potentials.
• understanding growing interdependencies between politics and the market as
complementary societal steering mechanism requires new approach.
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Why actions?
http://www.materialflows.net/visualisation-
tools/gapminder/
population and
used extraction (biomass)
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Finland is a land of scientists and engineers
Note: Figures are
from 2013
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VTT – a basis for growth and technology export 36% of Finnish innovations include VTT expertise
36% VTT
expertise
Finland: R&D expenditure,
total volume 6.8 billion € (*
*) Statistics Finland:R&D expenditure in 2012.
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Approaches APART INTERLINKED MINGLED EMERGANCE
Bioeconomy -from approaches apart to
emergance – how and why
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Markets & business ecosystem
Technologies
Competences & capabilities
Transformation process & resources
Impacts
Action Pathway
Trends, customer needs, business insight, key players in research and industry
Technology readiness level, technology opportunities, rival technologies, applications
Technology knowledge, customer understanding, networking, solution providing,
management & leadership, international sales skills
Practices, funding sources, innovation system
Economic growth, new business, socio-cultural changes, new jobs & entrepreneurship,
knowledge sharing, new competences
VTT Bioeconomy
Scenarios
10
20 - 30 years
Acceleration phase
package
Predevelopment phase
20 – 30 years
Breakthrough to bioeconomy
”
Widespread application
of new paradigms
Distribution and diffusion of societal advantages
Tip
ping
Poi
nt
Battle between old and
new paradigm
Build up and decay
of institutions
energy
Time
We are here
Consolidation
materials
health
agriculture
See: Rotmans 2010 and Foxon
2005
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Bioeconomy
meta-regime
Retail
Food &
beverages
Energy
ICT
Chemistry
Forest industry
Machinery &
manufacturing
Synthetic
biology
Financial
services
Building and
construction
Pharma Textile
Inside out: the spreading of the bioeconomy
as a new meta-regime
Phase 1 Phase 2
= fields of potential industrial convergence
Retail
Food &
beverages
Energy
ICT
Pharma
Forest industry
Machinery &
manufacturing
Synthetic
biology
Financial
services
Building and
construction
Bioeconomy
meta-regime
Chemistry
Textile
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Scenario 2
BIOGARAGE
Scenario 1
HIGH-VALUE BIOWORKS
Scenario 3
BIOECONOMY FOR CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
VTT in BIOECONOMY
2045
1. HIGH-VALUE BIO-WORKS
• High-value technologies,
products, and services for
biosociety
• From biomass processing to
high-value technologies, bio-
products and services for
biosociety
• VTT’s biorefineries as platforms
for transition
• The focus in wood biomass and
in widening to agro biomass,
side streams, and novel
biomass sources
• Utilization of synthetic biology
for direct product formation;
moving forward from plant-
based biomass
• Science and research based IP,
innovations and services
VTT AS A NATIONAL AND
EUROPEAN FORERUNNER IN
THE NEXT GENERATION
BIOREFINERY TECHNOLOGY
2. BIO-GARAGE
• Building on unique combinations: VTT’s piloting infra together
with consulting, piloting, expert services and tools (e.g. LCA,
feasibility, modelling and simulation, foresight, service design,
gamification, etc.)
• Spin-in innovation in a next generation bioeconomy incubator
• Experimentations leading to faster bio-innovation,
commercialization, and to creating new markets
• Supporting bio-entrepreneurship and networking with SME’s,
start-ups, citizens etc.
• Active role in Otaniemi bioeconomy and side-stream hub and
close collaboration with Aalto start-up scene
VTT AS A NEXT GENERATION INCUBATOR FOR SMEs,
START-UPS, INNOVATORS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VTT
3. BIOECONOMY FOR
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
• Integrates bioeconomy with the
goals of circular economy
• Regulation as the key driver ‘
• Active contribution to national
and EU-level bioeconomy
policy, regulation, and
investment steering
• Developing technologies for
circular economy
• Enabling development and co-
creation in trajectories; Arctic,
IoT, Mineral economy, Smart
cities, Cleantech, Renewable
energy
• Provides understanding of
complex socio-technical
ecosystems
• Continuous scanning of
opportunities and bottlenecks of
sustainable bioeconomy
VTT AS A TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPER AND
INTEGRATOR, AND FUTURE
SCANNING EXPERT IN FINNISH
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Case 3: South Australian forest sector renewal
South Australian Cellulosic Value Chain
Technology Roadmap
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South Australian Cellulosic Fibre
Value Chain Technology Roadmap
Objective: To explore system renewal opportunities
to the key challenge in Green Triangle: “not low
technology level as such, but the lack of
communication and co-operation among the local
industry”.
Results: A shared view about the need to develop
higher value-added production in the SA forest
industry.
Impact: A rise in the level of awareness among the
regional operators and major media attention:
An insight among regional actors that historical
trajectory of forest industry could and should be
changed
Government of South Australia set up a fund for the
renewal of the industry.
Project factsheet
(Ahlqvist et al., 2013-2014)
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Strategic development paths for the Mt Gambier region
Reachability from the Mt Gambier perspective
Plausibility
from the Mt
Gambier
perspective
Lower
Higher
Lower Higher
Path I – Mass lens
Working title:
More efficient
traditional forest
industry
Path II – Energy lens
Working title:
Industry renewal
through energy
biorefinery
Path III – Molecular lens
Working title:
Radical industry renewal
through diversified second and
third generation biorefineries
Path IV – atomic lens
Working title:
Radical industry
renewal through new
biomass and fibre-
based production
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Links to various foresight and future oriented
exercises..
TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS
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Competition Our virgin fiber Our waste fiber
OPEX
Raw material Process Margin
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UPM – THE BIOFORE COMPANY UPM Biofibrils – bio-based nanomaterial
ELAN Technical Mission in Finland:
Sustainable business from Bioeconomy,
Renewable Energy and Digitalisation
Esa Laurinsilta
September 6, 2016
| © UPM 2
UPM – The Biofore Company
When we at UPM look into the forest,
this is what we see:
• A future where wood is used innovatively
and efficiently.
• A world where bio and forest industries
are integrated to create new high quality
alternatives to non-renewable materials.
• Profitably and responsibly.
| © UPM 3
UPM today
UPM Biochemicals • Chemical building blocks
• Lignin products
• Biofibrils
• Biomedical products
UPM Biocomposites • UPM ProFi
• UPM Formi
UPM Raflatac • Label materials
for product and information labelling
UPM Paper Asia • Fine papers
in China and APAC
• Labelling materials globally
UPM Energy • Hydro-, nuclear- and
condensing power (incl. shares in energy companies)
• Electricity production and trading
UPM Biorefining • Pulp
• Plantations
• Biofuels
• Sawmills
• Wood Sourcing and Forestry
UPM Plywood • Plywood and
veneer products
UPM Paper ENA • Magazine papers,
newsprint and fine papers for various end-uses
Sales 2015:
EUR 10.1 billion
Personnel:
19,600
Shareholders:
approx. 86,000
| © UPM
Biofuels for transportation
Labels and composites
Biochemicals
Biofibrils
Pulp, paper, plywood and sawn timber
Bioenergy – heat and electricity
Biofore growth opportunities –
added value of wood and biomass
Sourcing and logistics of wood and biomass
UPM BioVerno
UPM Grada
Biofibrils
UPM Formi
UPM ProFi
| © UPM 5
UPM Biochemicals offer a sustainable
alternative to fossil-based solutions
UPM Biochemicals offers and develops innovative, sustainable and competitive wood-based biochemicals.
The product segments are
• Chemical building blocks
• Lignin products
• Biofibrils
• Biomedical products
www.upmbiochemicals.com
Our high quality biochemicals
are derived from renewable wood
originating from sustainable managed
and certified forests.
| © UPM
UPM’s stepwise separation of wood components
leads to various materials with distinguished
properties
Glucose b-1,4-linked D-glucose units
Cellulose elementary fibril
Surface of
wood fibre wall Wood fibre structure Wood Tree
Extractives
Lignin
Hemicellulose
Cellulose
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| © UPM
UPM Biochemicals
Biofibrils
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• Based on wood fibers natural structure shaping
materials and giving them new characteristics
e.g. viscosity and strength
• Potential applications for industrial use
for viscosity as paints, coatings, concrete, and
energy drilling fluids.
• Strength properties useful in paper and
packaging applications.
• Special Pharma Grade GrowDex®
for Life Science applications.
| © UPM
UPM’s journey in nanocellulose and
GrowDex®
8 | © UPM
< 2006 2008 2014
2012 2008
UPM makes the
first
nanocellulose
tests
First cell culture
tests with Helsinki
University.
UPM starts to
build its IPR
portfolio
Marketing of
GrowDex®
starts, first fairs
and
customer tests
First scientific
articles
related to
GrowDex™,
research continues
UPM establishes
Finnish
Nanocellulose
Centre together
with scientific
partners
2015
Several
organizations are
using and testing
GrowDex®
Business is
expanding to new
applications
| © UPM
Key material properties of GrowDex®
• Plant based i.e. non-animal based
• Good biocompatibility with living cells
(non-toxic)
• Store and use at room temperature
• Simple to use
• Adjustable gel stiffness
• Injectable in gel format
• Cellulose matrix can be degraded with
cellulase enzyme
• Uniform quality for reliable results
| © UPM
A plenty of possibilities with GrowDex®
• Drug discovery and development
• Personalized medicine
• Chemical safety testing
• Cell research, cancer research
• In vitro diagnostics
| © UPM
Partnership & collaboration potential
- different innovation needs in various
types of UPM businesses
Mature businesses
Growing businesses
New Businesses
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Cost savings New services New business models
New products Go-to-market concept Cost savings
New products New technologies Application development Commercialization
| © UPM 12
Responsibility is good business
Responsibility is good business
• Transparent and resource efficient operations
• Innovative and sustainable products
• Resource efficient companies outperform
5% above average
Responsible value chain and production
• Anticipating risks and ensuring compliance
• Minimised impacts to environment
• Responsible sourcing and forestry
Value for customers through products
• Innovative, renewable and recyclable products
• Ecolabelled and safe products
• New business opportunities through ecodesign
Focus on people
• High performing and engaged people
• Responsible leadership
• Ethical behavior and respecting human rights
• World class safety culture and wellbeing
Developing
the company through
stakeholder dialogue
at all levels.
| © UPM 13
Opportunities for EU-CELAC Collaboration in Bioeconomy: results of ALCUE Net project
ALCUE NET project
• Bi regional FP7 support project: 19 EU-CELAC partners • Coordinated by MINCYT/Argentina • 4 ½ years (2013-2017) – Budget: 4M Euros Objectives • To support EU-CELAC S&T Policy Dialogue (Senior-Level
Meetings) & the JIRI implementation by reflecting the suggestions and recommendations of the SOM Thematic WGs (Energy, ICT, Bioeconomy, Biodiversity and Climate Change, Health)
• To establish a bi regional platform bringing together players
from R&I and funding, as well as other stakeholders from the public and private sector and the civil society
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BIOECONOMY SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
Co-led by MINCYT (Argentina) & CIRAD (France)
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Overview Activities of Bioeconomy Working Group
Activities performed focused on supporting the decisions of the annual Senior Officials Meetings and on providing relevant input and recommendation to upcoming ones.
Generating a thematic bi-regional dialogue both at technical and political level in support to the implementation of BE activities
Identifying and bringing together stakeholders from industry, academy and policy from EU and CELAC, the EC, etc.
Identifying cooperation activities and appropriate instruments, mechanisms and funding schemes.
Foster joint collaboration with related projects and initiatives. Close work done with the Bioeconomy activities carried out
by the ALCUE NET project
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Implementation of a CELAC Bioeconomy Observatory: – Regional strategy to emphasize the importance of the bioeconomy
for CELAC, support the monitoring of relevant indicators, hot topics and trends
– Enhancing future cooperation opportunities on emerging issues – Country profiles – Regional Studies
Identification of bi regional topics and elaboration of profiles on
BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECO INTENSIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREFINARY & BIO PRODUCTS Consideration to H2020 and Joint Calls
Synergies with other relevant initiatives: European Observatory, CEPAL, FACCE JPI etc…
Main Results & Key Conclusions
Selected R&I topics
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Topics
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Energetic crops: genetic improvement and and efficient use of resources
Artificial seeds for wood production
Design and screening for multipurpose crops
ECO INTENSIFICATION
Integral crop protection: Agricultural diversity
Crops productivity and stability
Integrated pest management
BIODIVERSITY
Screening for new bioactive metabolites and enzymes from terrestrial and
marine microorganisms for food and cosmetic industry, based on market
demand
Health promoting compounds from plants
Integrated open access LAC databases on native organisms and their
functionalities
BIOREFINARY & BIO
PRODUCTS
Valorization of agro-industrial and urban residues at current biomass processing
and consumption sites. Biorefinery of wet biomass – energy efficient processing
Lignocellulosic biorefinery platform: production of high-value bio-based
products
Green Biorefinery: Energy intensification and new bioproducts from wet biomass
Next Activities
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Activity Concrete Actions
Synergies with other relevant
initiatives
Dialogue with thematic initiatives
Contact with EU Observatory coordinator/ CEPAL representatives/ FFACE JPI
To explore: ERANET Co fund on BE/JPI/Global Alliances
Implementation of the CELAC
Observatory
Launch the CELAC Observatory Portal
Generate country sections + general content (profile + news)
Bi regional areas and Topics for
H2020 and joint calls Identification of common R&I areas and topics during ALCUE NET meetings and b2b other related initiatives
Bi Regional collaborative
projects Identification of calls under H2020 to develop bi regional projects/consortia building
Pilot programs Explore the possibility to combine bioeconomy related project and programs among countries (co funded)
Upcoming Events
Bi Regional Workshop on Bioeconomy: Official launching of the observatory. Argentina
Presentation of the observatoy in national events (ie. Argentina regional events)
Working group meeting at the occasion of the Colombian Bioeconomy Forum in Colombia
CELAC BIOECONOMY OBSERVATORY
Why we need a Bioeconomy Observatory in CELAC?
As global challenges become more complex and multiple, and more transparent (MSG) the bioeconomy has become a more opportune model at the global level
Different regions of the world have specific Bioeconomy strategies and action plans to address societal and economic challenges:
– OECD 2009
– Canada 2009
– European Union 2012
– DE, DN, NL, BE, SE, NO
– United States 2012
– South Africa 2013
CELAC region advances many Bioeconomy activities. As such CELAC needs a Bioeconomy informing, reporting and dialogue tool to make visible its
comparative advantage & opportunities
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CELAC Bioeconomy Observatory background
In 2014, in the framework of the EU-CELAC SOM, the representatives of the SOM WG of bioeconomy raised the need to develop a regional thematic observatory in bioeconomy.
Thus the initiative was integrally supported by the ALCUE NET project, under the coordination of MINCyT (Argentina).
Synergies with the European Observatory organized by the Bioeconomy Information System and Observatory Project (BISO) were an important input.
The need to give sustainability to the FP7 funded ALCUE-KBBE project activities.
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CELAC Bioeconomy Observatory objectives
CELAC Bioeconomy Observatory is born as an Internet platform for professional networking and sharing of information and knowledge in Bioeconomy
To promote CELAC Bioeconomy by facilitating its knowledge to the general public and stakeholders
To provide specific information to those who drive Bioeconomy in the region
To establish a one-point entry to the CELAC Bioeconomy and Bi-regional cooperation
To provide Information support for decision making in policy development
To provide a Promotion tool to increase levels of social acceptance of Bioeconomy
To offer a platform for CELAC Bioeconomy stakeholders to exchange information as a thematic community
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• The Bioeconomy concept
• Regional approach: the CELAC potential
• The international dimension: EU-CELAC
• A three pillars approach: Policy/Research and Innovation/ Market
• Capacity Development & Awareness Raising
• Country Section: Country profiles fiche
• Funding opportunities
• Events section
• News section
• Link of interest
• Successful cases
• Bioeconomy Research and Innovation Community (Intranet)
Observatory Structure
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www.celacbioeconomy.org
http://www.celacbioeconomy.org/test/index.php
Forestry Cooperation between Mexico
and Finland Ambassador Norma Pensado
Espoo, Finland
Tuesday, September 6th, 2016
@EmbaMexFin @NormaPensado
/Embassy of Mexico in Finland
Table of Contents
• Mexico’s forestry potential.
• Background: Many decades
of cooperation in foresty.
• Recent developments in
bilateral cooperation.
• Private Sector and
Academia.
• Conclusions: What lies
ahead? 2
Selva Húmeda, Chiapas (CONABIO)
Forestry in Mexico
Total Land Extension of Mexico: 1,973,000 km2 (a little bit less than six
times the size of Finland)
Source: National Institute for Statitistics and Geography (INEGI) www.inegi.org.mx
Forest Jungle Shruberry
Type of land % of total land area Uses
Forest 18% Accounts for 80% of paper, wood, and furniture production.
Jungle 16% Productions of precious woods (material for fine furniture).
Shruberry 30% Non-wood materials, such as: fiber, extracts and fruits, “lechuguilla” (for ropes), candelilla (for wax) and jojoba (for beauty products).
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Forestry in Mexico
Comparative advantages
12th largest country with forest land area
in the world.
3rd country in Latin America with most
forest areas.
Large internal market (population of +118
million).
Comprehensive network of free trade
agreements (FTA)
Abundant natural resources.
Adequate climate and fertile soil.
Forestry in Mexico
• Mexico promotes the sustainable use of forest
resources .
• CONAFOR implements programs aimed at
financing wood and non-wood resources.
• Mexico has a 93.6% success rate in total forest
land area included in the sustainable forest
management program.
The National Commission for
Forestry of Mexico was
created in 2001 and its
mission is to develop,
facilitate, and promote
productive activities,
conservation, and restoration
of forest material.
Objectives:
• Develop forest markets
• Increase wood production
• Increase number of hectares included in the
Forestry Plan
• Promote Forest Plantations
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Forestry in Mexico
National goals:
• Reforestation of 1 million hectares.
• Increase wood production to 11
million cubic meters.
• 285 thousand hectares of commercial
plantations.
• 3.1 million hectares included in
programs that pay for environment
services.
Forest near San Cristóbal de las Casas,
Chiapas (CONABIO)
• Agreement on Economic, Industrial and Technical Cooperation between Mexico
and Finland (March 2nd, 1975).
• Administrative Agreement on Technical and Financial Cooperation for the
Elaboration of a Forest Development Plan in the State of Guerrero (July 9th, 1982)
• Agreement on Technical and Scientific Cooperation in Forestry (April 2nd, 1987
and its Addendum in 1990)
•Forestry Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Finland and the Secretariat of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources of Mexico
(January 8th, 1992).
• Memorandum of Understanding between the National Forestry Commission of
Mexico and the University of Helsinki-VITRI(May 25th, 2015).
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Many Decades of
Cooperation in Forestry
“Without a doubt, forestry has been a
pillar of the Mexico-Finland cooperation
over the years.”
• Memorandum of Understanding on Forestry Cooperation between the National
Forestry Commission of Mexico and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of
Finland (March 22nd, 2006).
• Memorandum of Understanding on Forestry Coopertion between the National
Forestry Commission of Mexico and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of
Finland (August 24th, 2011).
• Memorandum of Understanding between the National Forestry Commission of
Mexico and the University of Helsinki-VITRI(May 25th, 2015).
Within the context of President Sauli Niinistö to Mexico.
8 President Sauli Niinistö’s State Visit to Mexico
May 25-26th, 2016 CONAFOR Director General with Markku Kanninen of
VITRI
Many Decades of
Cooperation in Forestry
Many Decades of
Cooperation in Forestry
• Mexico and Finland have cleared the road for cooperation in Forestry.
• Together we have focused our energy, attention, and resources in planning,
developing and training experts in the field.
• Previous efforts involved the following subprojects:
1) Forestry Planning –forest planning methodology, forestry inventories,
and forestry projects at a national and sub-national level.
2) Comprehensive Managament of Forests- Improving conservations
systems, elaboration of manuals, training of experts.
3) Forest Plantations- Improved methodology for elaboration, evaluation,
and analysis of forest plantations.
4) Training- Formation of Mexican forest technicians.
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Today’s bilateral cooperation
in Forestry
Main objectives:
• Sustainable forest management
• Planning systems and methodology
• Technical support and forestry studies
• Research
Strategies:
• Information exchange
• Technical visits
• Joint seminars and workshops
• Trainings for professors
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Former President of Finland Tarja Halonen participated as UNCCD Ambassador in climate change event in Mexico organized by SEMARNAT-
CONAFOR.
MEXICO AND FINLAND: CONSOLIDATING THE
RELATIONSHIP
IN THE 21st CENTURY
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“Both sides highlighted the importance of the cooperation
on forestry management, and decided to continue exploring further cooperation options, including the exchange of professors and students, between the relevant stakeholders such as CONAFOR, VITRI, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In this regard, the two countries expressed their satisfaction with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Forestry Commission of the United Mexican States and the
University of Helsinki in the Republic of Finland.”
Excerpt from the Joint Communiqué between Finland and Mexico on the occasion of President Sauli Niinistö’s
State Visit to Mexico. May 25-26th, 2016
Bilateral Cooperation
In August 2014, CONAFOR Director
General, Jorge Rescala, visited Finland.
It’s all about efficiency
TOTAL FOREST
PRODUCTION
FINLAND 25,000
MD MEXICO 450 MD
TOTAL LAND AREA
FINLAND 33,842
Ha. MEXICO
196M Ha.
TOTAL FOREST AREA
FINLAND 22,157
Ha.
MEXICO 138M
Ha.
Source: Cruz, Sajad. Vita Cambio Climático Magazine. “Entrevista a Markku Kanninen”. Year 3, Number 13, March 2015.
It’s all about efficiency
Source: FinnFund, http://www.finnfund.fi/ajankohtaista/uutiset16/en_GB/Proteak_mdf_mexico/
The
private
sector is a
key player
in forestry.
Cooperation in Academia
“Cooperation on Forestry between universities also has long-standing ties dating
back to the 1960’s.”
1965-1966 Prof. Gustaf Siren as a FAO forestry expert in Mexico
1967 First joint forest management experiments stablished by Prof. Aarne Nyyssönen in the Ejido Pueblo Nuevo, El Salto, Durango
1972-1975 First exchange of forestry experts between the University of Helsinki and the University of Chapingo (UACh) – Profs. Nyyssönen and Siren/Ing. Leon Jorge Castaños (DGDF)
1975 Agreement on economic, industrial, and technical cooperation between Mexico and Finland
1975 Mexican-Finnish Forestry Symposium in Oaxtepec, Morelos
1979 Markku Kanninen, exchange student at the Colegio de Postgraduados, Chapingo (Grant from the Mexican Government)
1979 Study visit of Mexican forestry experts to Finland (Ing. Sosa etc.)
Source: Prof. Markku Kanninen, University of Helsinki –VITRI. April 2016. 15
Cooperation in Academia
1982-1985 Development Plan of Forestry and Forest Industries in the State of Guerrero, Mexico (SARH & University of Helsinki)
1986-1994 Strengthening the Development and Planning of the Forestry Sector in Mexico (I & II) (SARH & University of Helsinki)
1991 MoU between the University of Helsinki and the University of Chapingo (UACh)
1998-2001 Programa Estratégico Forestal para México 2025
2001-2015 Technical exchange & technical assistance (forest inventory, smallholder forestry etc.)
2013-2015 HU/VITRI collaboration with CONAFOR through CIFOR REDD+ project
2015 Signing of the MoU between the University of Helsinki and CONAFOR during the state visit of President Niinistö to Mexico
2015 Strengthening the collaboration between the University of Helsinki, UACh and COLPOS
16 Source: Prof. Markku Kanninen, University of Helsinki –VITRI. April 2016.
What lies ahead…
• Forestry is one of the main pillars of Finnish-Mexican cooperation.
• The last 30 years of forestry cooperation are proof of Mexico and Finland’s
will to reach industry efficiency and environmental sustainability.
• According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), “The future of
forestry is very promising, because Mexico has both the location and
productive land for commercial forestry.
• However, there are still a few challenges left, mainly the need to
consolidate new policies and programs to revert forest lossses.
17 Sulfur Lake Tabasco (CONABIO) Ladera, Chiapas (CONABIO)
@NormaPensado @EmbaMexFin
/Embassy of Mexico in Finland
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THANK YOU!
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