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!