Managing Sustainable Forest Landscapes INFO BOOKLET

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1 Managing Sustainable Forest Landscapes 2018 INFO BOOKLET

2 PART ONE: The Summer Course IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a 6 ECTS-credit course. Therefore, course participants are expected to take part in course work, i.e. pre-course assignment, field trips, active involvement in the lectures, group work and public seminar. The organizer reserves the right to change the speakers and/or modify the content of the course programme without prior notice. Course coordinator: Anna Jaurimaa anna.jaurimaa@helsinki.fi Tel: Learning objectives: The objective of this intensive course is to provide tools and methods to analyse and identify opportunities for managing forested landscapes for multiple benefits, while maintaining their functioning and resilience. Components of the course: 1. pre-course assignment 2. lectures and reflection exercises on the lectures (a blog post) 3. excursions/field trips 4. group work 5. public seminar How the grades are formed: a. Pre-course assignment: 20% of final score b. Reflection exercise (blog): 40% of final score c. Group report and presentation: 40% of final score d. Excursion to Finnish institutions: no effect on final score e. Exercises: no effect on final score Grading scale: 5 = excellent 4 = very good 3 = good 2 = average 1 = poor 0 = fail 2

3 Additional information: a. All assignments listed on the course requirements are compulsory for all students. In order to pass the course, receive the ECTS and the final diploma, students must successfully complete all assignments and activities; b. If students miss a class, they must write an essay on the same subject for every missed lecture, exercise session or institutional visit. This written essay consists of one full A4 page (12-size font, 1.5 space, Times New Roman, about 600 words). 3

4 Course Programme, 7 23 August Tuesday 7, August Opening day 09:00-18:00 Helsinki Summer School Reception open for registration HSS Info Desk in the hall of Main Building University of Helsinki Main Building, Unioninkatu 34 14:15-14:30 Introductory session: Course outline and arrangements Anna Jaurimaa, coordinator, University of Helsinki / Vitri University of Helsinki Main Building, Fabianinkatu 33 Auditorium III 15:00-16:00 Opening Ceremony University of Helsinki Main building, Fabianinkatu 33, Festival Hall (Juhlasali), 1st floor 16:00-18:00 Rector s reception University of Helsinki Main building, Fabianinkatu 33, Festival Hall (Juhlasali), 1st floor Wednesday 8, August Introduction to the theme 10:00-11:00 Welcoming words and introduction to the theme of the course: landscape management Prof. Markku Kanninen, University of Helsinki / Vitri 11:15-12:15 Managing rural landscapes for greater sustainability Peter Dewees, former World Bank lead forests specialist 12:15-13:00 Lunch break and quick tour around the Viikki campus area Course coordinator Anna Jaurimaa, University of Helsinki / Vitri 13:00-14:00 Biodiversity functioning as a foundation for ecosystem services TBC 14:00-14:15 Short break 14:15-15:15 Water, forests and ecosystem services Mike Starr, adjunct professor, University of Helsinki 4

5 Thursday 9, August Forest policy 09:00-11:00 International forest policy Prof. Maria Brockhaus, University of Helsinki 11:00-11:15 Short break 11:15-12:15 FLEGT as an EU forest policy instrument Jussi Viitanen, Head of Unit, European Forest Institute 12:00-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-14:00 International forest policy: WWF Finland s perspectives Maija Kaukonen, forest specialist, WWF Finland 14:00-14:15 Short break 14:15-15:15 Finland s forest policy from a NGO perspective TBC Friday 10, August Forest management 10:00-11:00 Small-holder forestry in Finland Heimo Karppinen, project coordinator, University of Helsinki 11:00-11:15 Short break 11:15-12:15 Small-scale forestry: perspectives from the Global South Maarit Kallio, postdoctoral researcher, University of Helsinki / Vitri 12:15-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-14:30 Remote sensing in forest landscape management Prof. Markus Holopainen, University of Helsinki 14:30-15:00 Field trip arrangements and practicalities Anna Jaurimaa, coordinator, University of Helsinki / Vitri Monday 13, August Field trip: Finnish forestry and recreational ecosystem services in practice Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station 08:45 Bus leaves from Viikki 11:00 Finnish forest industries, visit to Metsä Board Tako mill in Tampere 5

6 13:00-14:00 Lunch 15:00-15:30 Check-in to Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station 15:30-16:00 Introduction to Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station 16:00-17:00 Recreational and economical ecosystem services and the public right of access in Finland TBC 17:00-18:00 Dinner Tuesday 14, August Field trip: Finnish forestry and recreational ecosystem services in practice Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station 07:30-08:30 Breakfast 09:00 Bus leaves to Helvetinjärvi National Park 11:00-11:30 Lunch 12:00-14:00 Guided hiking tour in Helvetinjärvi National Park 14:30-16:30 Visit to a logging site (if it is not really wet) Eedla Makkonen, forestry expert, Stora Enso 18:00- Social program and dinner Wednesday 15, August Field trip: Forest atmosphere interactions and rural livelihoods Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station 08:00-09:00 Breakfast 09:00-11:00 Excursion to SMEAR II- station: Ecosystem atmosphere relations Janne Levula & Juho Aalto, postdoctoral researchers, University of Helsinki 11:30-12:30 Lunch 12:30- Departure from Hyytiälä 13:30-15:00 Visit to a farm Arriving to Viikki 6

7 Thursday 16, August Carbon & forests 09:00-9:45 Q&A and group work instructions 10:00-11:00 Forest transition Prof. Markku Kanninen, University of Helsinki / Vitri 11: Short break 11:15-12:15 Forest carbon and global biomass variation Markku Larjavaara, adjunct professor, University of Helsinki / Vitri 12:00-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-15:00 CarboSCEN workshop Markku Larjavaara, adjunct professor, University of Helsinki / Vitri Friday 17, August Ecosystem services approach 10:00-11:00 Valuation of ecosystem services Mika Rekola, university lecturer, University of Helsinki 11:00-11:15 Short break 11:15-12:15 Natural capital valuation, example cases Asko Siintola, consultant, Indufor Oy 12:15-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-14:00 Addressing the drivers of deforestation in forest landscapes to support sustainable value chains TBC 14:00-15:00 Independent group work Monday 20, August People in the forest landscape 10:00-12:00 Importance of forest livelihoods and methods for measuring Nicholas Hogarth, postdoctoral researcher, University of Helsinki / Vitri 12:00-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-14:00 Gender and power relations in forest landscapes 7

8 Markus Ihalainen, gender expert, CIFOR 14:00-14:15 Short break 14:15-15:15 Participatory approaches in sustainable landscape management Paula Siitonen, Aalto University Tuesday 21, August Climate change adaptation in forest landscapes 10:00-11:00 Ecosystem services, risk and climate change Prof. Markku Kanninen, University of Helsinki / Vitri 11:00-11:15 Short break 11:15-12:00 Introduction to vulnerability analysis Adrian Monge, PhD student, University of Helsinki / Vitri 12:00-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-15:00 CRiSTAL workshop Adrian Monge, PhD student, University of Helsinki / Vitri Wednesday 22, August Sustainability 10:00-11:30 Game session: Landscape game Adrian Monge, PhD student, University of Helsinki / Vitri 12:00-16:00 Public seminar on Sustainable Development Goals Thursday 23, August Conclusions 11:00-12:30 Group work presentations and discussions about the footprints of commodities (Groups 1 & 2) Prof. Markku Kanninen & Adrian Monge, University of Helsinki / Vitri 12:30-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-14:30 Group work presentations and discussions about the footprints of commodities (Groups 3 & 4) Prof. Markku Kanninen & Adrian Monge, University of Helsinki / Vitri 14:30-15:30 Conclusions and Feedback session Prof. Markku Kanninen & Anna Jaurimaa, University of Helsinki / Vitri 8

9 PART TWO: VITRI VITRI mission To promote ecologically, socially and economically sustainable use and management of tropical forests and natural resources through research, training, and development cooperation. 37 years of experience in tropical research, education and development 9

10 VITRI strengths VITRI is an institute within the University of Helsinki and the Department of Forest Sciences. VITRI has 37 years of experience (since 1980) in teaching, research and development work in tropical resource management. Diversity is a strength for VITRI: researchers represent 10 different nationalities, and they have diverse professional competencies and multidisciplinary research interests. During its active history, VITRI has established strong contacts and institutional partners at the international and national level: National: Brazil Cambodia China Costa Rica Ethiopia Indonesia Kenya Lao PDR Mozambique South Africa Sudan South Sudan Sweden Tanzania Thailand Uruguay International: CATIE CIFOR ETFRN ICRAF IUFRO RECOFTC WWF 10

11 VITRI activities Education International M.Sc. courses M.Sc. and Ph.D. students Student mobility programs: - Erasmus, Atlantis, CIMO Education networks: - GIFN, NOVA Research Joint research projects with partners and international research organizations: e.g. CIFOR, ICRAF - Funding primarily from EU, Academy of Finland Research networks: e.g. IUFRO, ETFRN Development & Societal influence Partner in development cooperation projects Training & capacity building Experts in international policy arenas and processes: - UNFCCC, IPCC, EU 11

12 VITRI research VITRI research activities have produced nearly 53 Ph.D. & 100 M.Sc. degrees: Ph.D. topics: Agroforestry Genetics Community Forestry Plantation Forestry Culture & Society Policy & Resources Ecology Restoration Economics Tropical Silviculture Ecophysiology Completed Ph.D. study locations and (no. of women): Africa 22 (4) Asia 24 (7) Latin America 2 (1) Examples of VITRI projects: Rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, particularly in African drylands Tropical agroforestry and plantation forestry Community-based management of forests and trees with emphasis on women as managers Forests and climate change mitigation [REDD+] and ecosystembased adaptation Development cooperation and capacity building projects, including higher education 12

13 The expertise of VITRI: 13

14 CONTACT DETAILS: Viikki Tropical Resources Institute Dept. of Forest Sciences P.O. Box 27 (Latokartanonkaari 7) FI University of Helsinki FINLAND Facebook: Web: 14