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THE EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE Torikatu 34 • FIN-80100 Joensuu • Finland Tel. +358 13 252 020
• Fax +358 13 124 393 • Email: [email protected] • WWW: http://www.efi.fi/
European forest research joins forces
Creation of a European Research Area and improving Europe’s competitiveness are among the main aims of the European Union’s 6th Framework Programme. This will be put into practice by using multi-disciplinary networks and large integrated projects. The new situation brings new challenges to traditional sectoral disciplines, which cannot be successful in isolation. How forest research can adapt to these new challenges was the topic of the recently completed EU-funded project IMACFORD coordinated by the European Forest Institute. The project developed an integrated, innovative pan-European research network, which contributes to the emerging European Research Area. Representatives of industries and other end-users of research have participated in its work. The IMACFORD project mobilised the largest number of researchers and stakeholders related to the Forest Sector ever gathered, as over 500 researchers and end-users of research met during the project. The process resulted in the emergence of various platforms or groups that have produced preevaluated pan-European research programmes. These serve the needs of geographical and thematic networking between countries and disciplines. This, in turn, contributes to the European Research Area.
More information: see www.efi.fi
The topics of the work programmes concern directly three main orientations for the forestry sector in accordance with the political resolutions agreed by the Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe in 2003: • strengthening synergies for sustainable forest management (resolution 1) • enhancing economic viability and competitiveness (resolution 2) • preserving and enhancing the social dialogue and cultural dimensions (resolution 3).
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The IMACFORD project has improved the dialogue between the scientific community and the end-users at the European and regional levels. For the future, this is a central role and mission of the project network, which continues. IMACFORD - Improving and Advancing Co-ordination of Forest Research and Development in Europe (QLK5-CT-2002-30221) Further information: Risto Päivinen, Director, European Forest Institute Tel . +358 13 252020, Email: [email protected]
International Symposium THE EVALUATION OF FOREST POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES Epinal, Vosges, France 27 June – 3 July 2004 Since several years, the international dialogue on forests has changed the processes in forest policy and planning in many countries. At national and regional levels, forestry programmes are being set up, based on participatory procedures (negotiation, partnership with stakeholders) and sometimes linked with other sectors and defined at various territory levels. Consequently and in the meantime, the methods and approaches for analysing and evaluating such policies and programmes are evolving also. The objective of the International Symposium is: - to discuss among scientists and practitioners involved in the analysis and evaluation of policies and programmes, the present state of the art of methodological tools and issues, - to enhance research and networking with decision makers for a better monitoring of programmes based on concrete experiences. The structure of the international symposium will include: - some basic presentations by senior specialists of the state of the art from the theoretical and empirical viewpoint (with discussions): new approaches to evaluation and forest policy analysis, economic evaluation of forest utilities, new formal and institutional procedures, contribution of policy analysis and socio-economic research to various stages of national forest programme processes; - communications from participants based on concrete case studies to be discussed; - one-day field trip devoted to a discussion on the French Storm Plan for reconstitution of the forests after the storms of December 1999. Further Information Scientific programme Gérard BUTTOUD French Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (ENGREF) [email protected]
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Other issues Brita PAJARI European Forest Institute (EFI) [email protected] Important deadlines Proposals for titles of papers and posters 31 December 2003 Papers submitted 27 February 2004 Deadline for registration 31 March 2004
Transformation to Continuous Cover Forestry in a Changing Environment: Consequences, Methods, Scenarios, Analyses 4th – 7th September 2004, Bangor, Wales as part of the Annual Conference of the European Forest Institute Background and objectives Forest decline and the certification debate have stimulated greater public involvement favouring environmentally-friendly forest management. We are also observing significant environmental and social changes, growing investments in forestry-related amenity and recreation, and dramatic advances in information technology. What are the potential pitfalls and solutions provided by nearnatural, continuous cover forestry? What are the consequences of a large-scale introduction of continuous cover management types and how do they relate to changing forestry objectives and societies’ needs? In addressing these questions we invite papers, posters and short communications for the following themes: • silviculture & forest management • forest politics & social aspects • biometrics & information technology • stand stability in a changing global climate • wood properties • modelling and inventory • ecosystem fluxes • economics • biodiversity (including genetics) Preliminary programme Friday, 3rd September 2004
11th Annual Conference of EFI, the Annual meeting of EFI members and invited observers
Saturday, 4th September 2004 One-day fieldtrip on the conference themes in the forests of North-West Wales (Gwydyr, Clocaenog and Coed y Brenin forests). Sunday, 5th September 2004 Indoor scientific seminar on the topics listed above.
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Monday, 6th September 2004 Continuation of the indoor scientific seminar. Tuesday, 7th September 2004 Post-conference field trip. Venue The conference will be held at the University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom. Papers, posters and short communications are invited from researchers, forest managers and others involved in the process of transformation to continuous cover forestry. All contributors are kindly asked to submit an abstract of up to 300 words for consideration by the conference scientific board. Please send your abstracts either to Arne Pommerening Douglas Godbold
[email protected] or [email protected]
The abstracts of all accepted papers and posters will be published as proceedings and will be available at the beginning of the conference. We are approaching Forest Ecology and Management about the possibility of publishing selected papers presented at the conference as a special issue. Organised by School of Agricultural & Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK Co-Organised by European Forest Institute (EFI) EFI Project Centre CONFOREST IUFRO units • 01.17.02 Temperate and boreal forest restoration • 04.04.09 Scenarios for transformation forest management Sponsored by Forestry Commission Wales UPM-Kymmene (UK) Ltd. Further information Additional information about the annual EFI conference or administrative issues will be available on the EFI website http://www.efi.fi/events from March 2004 onwards or can be obtained from Anu Ruusila ([email protected]) or Roger Cooper ([email protected]). Questions concerning the scientific seminar should be directed to Arne Pommerening or Douglas Godbold (emails above).
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Awards & Grants Tim Peck Young Scientist Award 1. The criteria for the nomination and selection are: a.
The award will be made to a young scientist who has made or is making a significant contribution to research on the field of forestry and forest industries;
b.
The research can be an EFI project or part of one and should be aimed at an EFI priority. The nominee should be working at Joensuu or at Regional Project Centre or with a partner institution involved in a project together with EFI. Also, nominees working at an EFI member institution on a project relevant to EFI’s mission are eligible;
c.
The design and execution of the project should clearly show that the nominee has taken into account the target information users’ needs and how to meet them and the way in which the results should be applied;
d.
The definition of ‘young’ can be reasonably flexible, but the nominee should be climbing the research ladder and not yet near the top.
2. Invitations to make nominations will be circulated widely by the EFI secretariat in the spring of each year, e.g. through internet to EFI Members and participants in EFI projects, EFI News, etc. 3. Nominations may be made by representatives of EFI members, research colleagues (not necessarily involved in the same EFI project as the nominee) or members of the secretariat. They should be submitted to the Director of EFI by 30 April, using a form and instructions from the EFI website. 4. Nominations will be assessed by the SAB, which will provide a list of not more than three names, ranked in order of preference. The Director, in consultation with the EFI Board Chairman, will make the final proposal for the decision to the Board of the Foundation by the end of July. 5. The winner of the award will be announced at the Conference. If possible he/ she should be present to accept the award and be given time to present his/her work to the Conference. 6. The fund will be administered by the European Forest Research Foundation. 7. The amount of the annual award will be Euro 1,000. Further information can be obtained from the EFI Secretariat ([email protected]).
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Grant of the Foundation for European Forest Research The Foundation for European Forest Research will give out a Research Grant of 5,000 EUR for a senior forest researcher for independent research work (minimum 1 month) at European Forest Institute (EFI) headquarters in Joensuu. The topic of the research work should fit in EFI priority areas in research: (i) forest ecology and management (ii) forest products markets and socio-economics (iii) policy analysis and (iv) forest resources and information. More information on the research priorities is available at EFI’s website at www.efi.fi/research/. The selection criteria are the applicant’s previous merits in research and the research plan’s scientific quality and relevance to EFI’s scope and activities. The deadline for the applications is 30 April 2004. Further information can be obtained from the EFI Secretariat ([email protected]).
EFI
THE EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE Torikatu 34 • FIN-80100 Joensuu • Finland Tel. +358 13 252 020
• Fax +358 13 124 393 • Email: [email protected] • WWW: http://www.efi.fi/
European forest research joins forces
Creation of a European Research Area and improving Europe’s competitiveness are among the main aims of the European Union’s 6th Framework Programme. This will be put into practice by using multi-disciplinary networks and large integrated projects. The new situation brings new challenges to traditional sectoral disciplines, which cannot be successful in isolation. How forest research can adapt to these new challenges was the topic of the recently completed EU-funded project IMACFORD coordinated by the European Forest Institute. The project developed an integrated, innovative pan-European research network, which contributes to the emerging European Research Area. Representatives of industries and other end-users of research have participated in its work. The IMACFORD project mobilised the largest number of researchers and stakeholders related to the Forest Sector ever gathered, as over 500 researchers and end-users of research met during the project. The process resulted in the emergence of various platforms or groups that have produced preevaluated pan-European research programmes. These serve the needs of geographical and thematic networking between countries and disciplines. This, in turn, contributes to the European Research Area.
More information: see www.efi.fi
The topics of the work programmes concern directly three main orientations for the forestry sector in accordance with the political resolutions agreed by the Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe in 2003: • strengthening synergies for sustainable forest management (resolution 1) • enhancing economic viability and competitiveness (resolution 2) • preserving and enhancing the social dialogue and cultural dimensions (resolution 3).
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The IMACFORD project has improved the dialogue between the scientific community and the end-users at the European and regional levels. For the future, this is a central role and mission of the project network, which continues. IMACFORD - Improving and Advancing Co-ordination of Forest Research and Development in Europe (QLK5-CT-2002-30221) Further information: Risto Päivinen, Director, European Forest Institute Tel . +358 13 252020, Email: [email protected]
International Symposium THE EVALUATION OF FOREST POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES Epinal, Vosges, France 27 June – 3 July 2004 Since several years, the international dialogue on forests has changed the processes in forest policy and planning in many countries. At national and regional levels, forestry programmes are being set up, based on participatory procedures (negotiation, partnership with stakeholders) and sometimes linked with other sectors and defined at various territory levels. Consequently and in the meantime, the methods and approaches for analysing and evaluating such policies and programmes are evolving also. The objective of the International Symposium is: - to discuss among scientists and practitioners involved in the analysis and evaluation of policies and programmes, the present state of the art of methodological tools and issues, - to enhance research and networking with decision makers for a better monitoring of programmes based on concrete experiences. The structure of the international symposium will include: - some basic presentations by senior specialists of the state of the art from the theoretical and empirical viewpoint (with discussions): new approaches to evaluation and forest policy analysis, economic evaluation of forest utilities, new formal and institutional procedures, contribution of policy analysis and socio-economic research to various stages of national forest programme processes; - communications from participants based on concrete case studies to be discussed; - one-day field trip devoted to a discussion on the French Storm Plan for reconstitution of the forests after the storms of December 1999. Further Information Scientific programme Gérard BUTTOUD French Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (ENGREF) [email protected]
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Other issues Brita PAJARI European Forest Institute (EFI) [email protected] Important deadlines Proposals for titles of papers and posters 31 December 2003 Papers submitted 27 February 2004 Deadline for registration 31 March 2004
Transformation to Continuous Cover Forestry in a Changing Environment: Consequences, Methods, Scenarios, Analyses 4th – 7th September 2004, Bangor, Wales as part of the Annual Conference of the European Forest Institute Background and objectives Forest decline and the certification debate have stimulated greater public involvement favouring environmentally-friendly forest management. We are also observing significant environmental and social changes, growing investments in forestry-related amenity and recreation, and dramatic advances in information technology. What are the potential pitfalls and solutions provided by nearnatural, continuous cover forestry? What are the consequences of a large-scale introduction of continuous cover management types and how do they relate to changing forestry objectives and societies’ needs? In addressing these questions we invite papers, posters and short communications for the following themes: • silviculture & forest management • forest politics & social aspects • biometrics & information technology • stand stability in a changing global climate • wood properties • modelling and inventory • ecosystem fluxes • economics • biodiversity (including genetics) Preliminary programme Friday, 3rd September 2004
11th Annual Conference of EFI, the Annual meeting of EFI members and invited observers
Saturday, 4th September 2004 One-day fieldtrip on the conference themes in the forests of North-West Wales (Gwydyr, Clocaenog and Coed y Brenin forests). Sunday, 5th September 2004 Indoor scientific seminar on the topics listed above.
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Monday, 6th September 2004 Continuation of the indoor scientific seminar. Tuesday, 7th September 2004 Post-conference field trip. Venue The conference will be held at the University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom. Papers, posters and short communications are invited from researchers, forest managers and others involved in the process of transformation to continuous cover forestry. All contributors are kindly asked to submit an abstract of up to 300 words for consideration by the conference scientific board. Please send your abstracts either to Arne Pommerening Douglas Godbold
[email protected] or [email protected]
The abstracts of all accepted papers and posters will be published as proceedings and will be available at the beginning of the conference. We are approaching Forest Ecology and Management about the possibility of publishing selected papers presented at the conference as a special issue. Organised by School of Agricultural & Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK Co-Organised by European Forest Institute (EFI) EFI Project Centre CONFOREST IUFRO units • 01.17.02 Temperate and boreal forest restoration • 04.04.09 Scenarios for transformation forest management Sponsored by Forestry Commission Wales UPM-Kymmene (UK) Ltd. Further information Additional information about the annual EFI conference or administrative issues will be available on the EFI website http://www.efi.fi/events from March 2004 onwards or can be obtained from Anu Ruusila ([email protected]) or Roger Cooper ([email protected]). Questions concerning the scientific seminar should be directed to Arne Pommerening or Douglas Godbold (emails above).
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Awards & Grants Tim Peck Young Scientist Award 1. The criteria for the nomination and selection are: a.
The award will be made to a young scientist who has made or is making a significant contribution to research on the field of forestry and forest industries;
b.
The research can be an EFI project or part of one and should be aimed at an EFI priority. The nominee should be working at Joensuu or at Regional Project Centre or with a partner institution involved in a project together with EFI. Also, nominees working at an EFI member institution on a project relevant to EFI’s mission are eligible;
c.
The design and execution of the project should clearly show that the nominee has taken into account the target information users’ needs and how to meet them and the way in which the results should be applied;
d.
The definition of ‘young’ can be reasonably flexible, but the nominee should be climbing the research ladder and not yet near the top.
2. Invitations to make nominations will be circulated widely by the EFI secretariat in the spring of each year, e.g. through internet to EFI Members and participants in EFI projects, EFI News, etc. 3. Nominations may be made by representatives of EFI members, research colleagues (not necessarily involved in the same EFI project as the nominee) or members of the secretariat. They should be submitted to the Director of EFI by 30 April, using a form and instructions from the EFI website. 4. Nominations will be assessed by the SAB, which will provide a list of not more than three names, ranked in order of preference. The Director, in consultation with the EFI Board Chairman, will make the final proposal for the decision to the Board of the Foundation by the end of July. 5. The winner of the award will be announced at the Conference. If possible he/ she should be present to accept the award and be given time to present his/her work to the Conference. 6. The fund will be administered by the European Forest Research Foundation. 7. The amount of the annual award will be Euro 1,000. Further information can be obtained from the EFI Secretariat ([email protected]).
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Grant of the Foundation for European Forest Research The Foundation for European Forest Research will give out a Research Grant of 5,000 EUR for a senior forest researcher for independent research work (minimum 1 month) at European Forest Institute (EFI) headquarters in Joensuu. The topic of the research work should fit in EFI priority areas in research: (i) forest ecology and management (ii) forest products markets and socio-economics (iii) policy analysis and (iv) forest resources and information. More information on the research priorities is available at EFI’s website at www.efi.fi/research/. The selection criteria are the applicant’s previous merits in research and the research plan’s scientific quality and relevance to EFI’s scope and activities. The deadline for the applications is 30 April 2004. Further information can be obtained from the EFI Secretariat ([email protected]).