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Agricultural University of Georgia V.Gulisashvili Forest Institute Forest Research Priorities and Challenges in Georgia Научно-исследовательские Приоритеты и Визовы по Лесному Хозяйству в Грузии 19 November 2014, Kazan, Russia Prof. Dr. Teimuraz Kandelaki Dr. Giorgi Kavtaradze [email protected] [email protected]

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Page 1: Forest Research Priorities and Challenges in Georgia€¦ · Forest Science in Georgia Georgian Forest Леса Грузии Area-2,77 Million ha (39,9%)Stock-451,7 Million m³The

Agricultural University of Georgia

V.Gulisashvili Forest Institute

Forest Research Priorities and Challenges in Georgia

Научно-исследовательские Приоритеты и Визовы по Лесному

Хозяйству в Грузии

19 November 2014, Kazan, Russia

Prof. Dr. Teimuraz Kandelaki Dr. Giorgi Kavtaradze [email protected] [email protected]

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Forest Science in Georgia

Georgian Forest Леса Грузии

Area- 2,77 Million ha (39,9%) Stock- 451,7 Million m³ The average annual stock -E 4,6 Million m³, per 1 ha-1,44 m³

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Forest Science in Georgia

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Forest Science in Georgia

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Forest Science in Georgia

V.Gulisashvili Forest Mountain Institute В.Гулисашвили Лесной Институт

Institute was established in 1945 as Mountain Forest Research Institute

the Institute became the Soviet Union's Institute

Legal body of public law-V. Gulisashvili Forest Institute

As a structural unit of the Agricultural University of Georgia

Since 2008 1945-2008

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Forest Science in Georgia

Main research objectives Главными цели исследования

Studding mountainous forest bio-ecological and social-economic problems;

Of forest ecosystems to climate change adaptation issues;

Studding of forest diseases and pests and elaboration of biological and integrated systems against them;

Studding of forest protection and planting problems and elaboration of methodological basis;

Studding of problems against forest fires and elaboration of methodological basis;

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Forest Science in Georgia

main research objectives (continue) Главными цели исследования

Elaboration of scientific basis for development agro-forestry (wind belts);

Elaboration of scientific basis for development of energy and industrial forest plantations;

Elaboration of scientific basis for conservation of forest genetic and biological resources;

Elaboration of methodological basis for forest inventory and monitoring and its implementation;

Elaboration of scientific basis for national standards and criteria of forest policy, sustainable management and forest certification.

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Forest Science in Georgia

Currently challenges Главными цели исследования

Main Slogan - Global Responsibility for Forests Глобальная ответственность к лесам

,,Our project idea”

Establishment of Space Cooperation for Forest National Programs to the Adaptation of Climate Change Гармонизация лесных национальных программ по адаптации лесов к изменению климата в странах восточного содружество, в рамках единного лесного пространство

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Forest Science in Georgia

Project Management Управление Проектом

Main Slogan - Global Responsibility for Forests

European Forest Institute

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russia

V.Gulisashvili Forest Institute

Georgian Forest

Association

Belarus

Ukraine

Moldova

Finland

Sweden

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Forest Science in Georgia

Project Management Управление Проектом

Main Slogan - Global Responsibility for Forests

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Forest Science in Georgia

RERAM Project RERAM Проект

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Forest Science in Georgia

RERAM Project RERAM Проект

EU FP7 project no. 609573 01/06/2014-31/05/2016 www.reram.eu

AUG press release | Tbilisi, 14.09.2014 Presence and future of forests is the most important societal challenge Prof. Teimuraz Kandelaki, Agricultural University of Georgia, “Agency PIA” on 14 Sep 2104.