FOREST RESEARCH CAPACITIES SUMFOREST STUDY AND RESOURCES IN EU COUNTRIES, PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE JAN SVENSSON, FORMAS, SWEDEN

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1 FOREST RESEARCH CAPACITIES AND RESOURCES IN EU COUNTRIES, PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE SUMFOREST STUDY JAN SVENSSON, FORMAS, SWEDEN 1

2 WORKPACKAGE 2 - MAPPING RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND CAPACITIES The Workpackage 2 will collect information on major on-going research programmes, activities and research groups in EU. This also will include information on mobility programmes and capacities relevant to sustainable forest management and multifunctional use of forest resources. The objective is to display the research landscape and provide basis for strength and weakness analyses as well as need, suitability and potential for strategic transnational actions. The workpackage objectives will be met by two tasks: T.2.1 Developing a comprehensive method for mapping forest research initiatives and transnational cooperation and T.2.2. Mapping and characterisation of existing forest research capacities and major on-going research. 2

3 DESCRIPTION OF WORK TASK 2.2. Task 2.2 Mapping and characterisation of existing forest research capacities and major on-going research programmes regarding sustainable and multifunctional forestry (Task Leader: FORMAS) Survey to research institutions (provide qualitative and, to a certain extent, quantitative information necessary to serve as a basis for a workshop discussing current transnational research) Workshop with leaders of research institutions and stakeholders (outcome a list of priorities for transnational research needs e.g. data harmonisation, missing expertise, future large scale research infrastructure, and a list of requirements for sharing existing capacities e.g. large scale research facilities, long term experimental plots, databases Report -identifying priorities for transnational research needs and requirements for sharing of research capacities 3

4 SURVEY TO RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS Web-based questionnaire sent to research institutions in 18 partner countries (unknown number of recipients) 95 institutions replied from 17 partner countries. Country representation varies in number of replies and proportion of available forest research institutions. 58 replies from (mainly) University or Advanced level education, 25 from Public research institutions, 7 from Private research organisations and 5 Other (NGO, PPP-institutes, undefined groups/centres) 91 Replies represent a total amount of SUMFOREST personyears/yr of 2669 and forest research budget of 265 M. 4

5 SURVEY ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR FOREST RESEARCH Financing forest research in responding research organisations by country (million Euros). 5

6 SURVEY -MAIN RESEARCH AREAS AND NUMBER OF STAFF (Holder, B., Saarikko, J. and Voshmgir, D Global Forest Decimal Classification (GFDC). IUFRO World Series Vol. 19. Vienna. 338 p. ISSN ISBN FDC1 FACTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT BIOLOGY 40 research organisation in 11 SUMFOREST countries, approx. 530 persons Examples of research areas: site factors, zoology, Ecology/biology, game and fish management, genetics Climate change (adaptation and mitigation), soils and water, biodiversity FDC2 SILVICULTURE 38 research organisation in 16 SUMFOREST countries, approx. 490 persons Examples of research areas: Silvicultural systems, Forest regeneration and planting, Forest genetics and breeding, non-wood forest products, Agroforestry - 6

7 SURVEY -MAIN RESEARCH AREAS AND NUMBER OF STAFF FDC3 WORK SCIENCE, WOOD HARVESTING, LOGGING AND TRANSPORT, ENGINEERING 12 research organisation in 6 SUMFOREST countries, approx. 130 persons. Examples of research areas: harvesting, logging and transport, environmental impact, FDC4 FOREST INJURIES AND PROTECTION 29 research organisation in 14 SUMFOREST countries, approx 240 persons. Examples of research areas: Forest fires, Damages by animals, Damages by man, Abiotic and biotic disturbances, pests, diseases and hazard management FDC5 FOREST MENSURATION. INCREMENT; DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE OF STANDS. - SURVEYING AND MAPPING 26 research organisation in 15 SUMFOREST countries, approx. 250 persons Examples of research areas: Forest inventory and monitoring, mapping, remote sensing, LIDAR, 7

8 SURVEY -MAIN RESEARCH AREAS AND NUMBER OF STAFF FDC6 FOREST MANAGEMENT. BUSINESS ECONOMICS OF FORESTRY. ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANISATION OF FOREST ENTERPRISES 21 research organisation in 11 SUMFOREST countries, approx. 260 persons Examples of research areas: Management, economics, planning, risks, logging costs, FDC7 MARKETING OF FOREST PRODUCTS, ECONOMICS OF FOREST TRANSPORT AND THE WOOD INDUSTRIES 5 research organisation in 4 SUMFOREST countries, approx. 25 persons. Examples of research areas: wood resources and properties, forest certification, market monitoring, conversion technologies, 8

9 SURVEY -MAIN RESEARCH AREAS AND NUMBER OF STAFF FDC8 FOREST PRODUCTS AND THEIR UTILIZATION 22 research organisation in 10 SUMFOREST countries, approx. 650 persons, Examples of research areas: Pulp and paper industries, Timber manufacturing industries and products, new biobased products, biofuel, wood quality and products, FDC9 FORESTS AND FORESTRY FROM THE NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW. - SOCIAL ECONOMICS OF FORESTRY. 23 research organisation in 10 SUMFOREST countries, approx. 170 persons Examples of research areas: Land-use and land-use change, Sustainability, Impact of climate change, Rural studies, Governance, Policy, 9

10 AVAILABLE INFRASTRUCTURES IN RESEARCH AREAS 10

11 MOBILITY PROGRAMMES About 40 % of organisations were involved in some kind of mobility programmes (most common ERASMUS (22 org) followed by Marie Curie / Castle (9 org)) Examples of other programmes mentioned were Leonardo Mobility, The Fulbright Program, Nordplus and NOVA University Network 11

12 MOST PROMISING FUTURE RESEARCH AREAS Research areas (according to the Global Forest Decimal Classification system) perceived to be most promising in the future 12

13 COUNTRY REPORTS WHAT IS THE CONCLUSION? Difficult to get a good picture of research landscape in each country. The research institutions were introduced to the web based survey through dissemination by internet/ s and it is not possible to know how many had the choice to respond but declined. Still the total amount of responding organisations will be a sample of European researchers in the area for sustainable forest management and multifunctional forestry. Together with the outcome from the workshop on transnational research needs in Warsaw the survey will be working material for the final report from Task

14 Objective: Forest research priorities in EU: outcomes of SUMFOREST workshop in Warsaw 6th May 2015, IBL, Sękocin Stary, PL Janusz Czerepko, Forest Research Institute (IBL), Poland 14

15 Objective: THE WORKSHOP Objective: To share views and arrive at common priorities regarding transnational research needs and collaboration topics. The results from the workshop will be used for: a strategic action plan (Task 4.2) scope for the first call (Task 4.3) handbooks, leaflets, web-based information (Task 5.1) 15

16 Objective: Participants: THE WORKSHOP Almost 40 participants from different European institutions: ministries and governmental agencies research organisations stakeholders and observers 16

17 THE WORKSHOP Session 1: What are the needs and priorities for transnational research collaboration in terms of research areas and topics? (E.g. forest management, forest protection, climate change and carbon, land-use change, tree breeding and genetics, ecology, forest products and economics, monitoring) Research area or topic Strong or weak area Action needed for collaboration Specific relevance (e.g. actors, geographic area) 17

18 THE WORKSHOP Session 2: What are the needs and priorities for transnational research collaboration in terms of capacities? (E.g. Long-term research plots, sites and experiments, laboratories, facilities and equipment, mobility programs, know-how and support, databases) Type of capacity Strength or weakness Action needed for sharing Specific relevance (e.g. actors, topics, geographic area) Priority LEAVE BLANK Lunch break: 18

19 THE WORKSHOP- OUTCOME 19

20 Objective: THE WORKSHOP - OUTCOME Most important needs and priorities research areas and topics (actions needed for collaboration) 1. Risk assessment and management (9 dots) (link existing knowledge and modelling, develop GIS and remote sensing database, collaboration with other sectors planning) 2. Sustainability in soil productivity/chemistry and nutrients (9 dots) (synthesis of knowledge, missing aspects, ticking bomb ) 3. SFM for adaptation and mitigation of climate change (8 dots) (creation of networks at transnational level short and long term) 4. Multifunctional use and trade-offs (8 dots) (trans-disciplinary research approaches, all scale levels) 20

21 Objective: THE WORKSHOP - OUTCOME 5. Functioning of ecosystems and bioeconomy (7 dots) (networking research communities, public and private sectors) 6. Competition for biomass vs other uses of forests (7 dots) (trans-disciplinary research, intensifying biomass production in some areas, optimal land-use models) 7. Monitoring of forest condition (7 dots) (knowledge transfer, data harmonization, build on existing networks) 21

22 Objective: THE WORKSHOP - OUTCOME Most important needs and priorities research capacities (actions needed for collaboration) 1. Human resources capacity building through mobility programs (9 dots) (research schools, support to positions of visiting professors, promote group filed research in specific research projects) 2. Mobility (9 dots) (exchange between researchers policymakers and industry, forest owners) 3. Long-term experimental plots (8 dots) (build network, harmonization of methodology) 4. Translating national databases to a common language (8 dots) (matadatabase and harmonized description in national database) 22

23 Objective: THE WORKSHOP - OUTCOME 5. Long-term experiments, genetic trials (7 dots) (extednd NOLTFOX network to the rest of Europe, develop common experiment, realise periodic assessment) 6. Standarization and harmonization of data by experts building same reference for future experiments (7 dots) (establishment of expert groups at EU level, development of common protocols) 7. Knowledge sharing facilities (6 dots) (multilanguage facilities) 23

24 Thank you very much for your attention! 24