Gert-Jan Nabuurs
Research and Information
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2011
Research for science based policy advice
European and ‘Europe in the globe’ forest issues
Building research structures
Strengthen external project funding
Improve the information base
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Van Brusselen, Schuck, Päivinen
Research
Towards multidisciplinary, integrated studies where projection methods, data, maps, & tools for policy advise come together.
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Future Directions of Research
EFI’s role in The Forest Based Sector Technology Platform (FTP)
The COST Strategic Workshop (WS) series: Foresight on Future Demand for Forest-based Products and Services (Nuutinen, Pelli et al.) Joint Programming Initiative towards FP8
Research infrastructure:
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PhD course global forest issues, May 2010, Nancy
Courses Exchanges Concerted Action Initiatives: profitability
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Facilitating networks
EFI may host the Evoltree NoE after its ending • a new form of facilitating research networks• opens new avenues for country members to
Use the scientific expertise • bridges to FLEGT work
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Information
External communications concentrate on activities and products in line with the growing organization and diverse target groups
Growing demand for project communications (e.g. MOTIVE, AGORA, NEWFOREX, RoK-FOR)
Information: Improving International Forest Products Prices
A feasibility study by OEF with UNECE Timber Section (Favada, Rougieux)
• aims at metadatabase
Impact of storms on Spruce prices Germany. Source: Hanewinkel, Blennow, Orazio
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Summary
Darwin already said: ‘most adaptive species will survive’. This also goes for institutes
EFI is in this phase of change where new avenues are being explored
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Thank you!
