Federal Forest Agency

NORTHERN RESEARCH

INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY

Natalia Demidova,

Forest Sector Task Force of the Barents Euro-Arctic

Council Meeting, Luleå, Sweden 24-26 May, 2011

Northern Research Institute of Forestry was

created on the 26th of December 1958

Institute structure

Forest Management Laboratory, which

consists of 2 Sectors (Forest Economics and

Management; Reforestation);

Taiga Silviculture and Biodiversity

Laboratory which consists of 3 Sectors

(Silviculture and Forestry; Forest Protection;

Biodiversity);

Vologda Regional Laboratory (Vologda City);

Northern Experimental Station, situated in the

countryside of Arkhangelsk Region,

Dendrological Garden (Arkhangelsk).

The institute is situated

in Arkhangelsk (640 33`

north, 39° 40` east).

The sphere of the

Institute activity is the

Northern economic area

(Murmansk,

Arkhangelsk and

Vologda regions, Komi

Republic).

The main directions of

research (1):

forest management;

natural and artificial regeneration;

methods of forest harvesting;

forest taxation;

biodiversity conservation;

forest policy matters;

pre-tundra silviculture;

monitoring of northern forests;

forest certification;

The main directions of

research (2): forest genetics and breeding;

forest ecology;

tree species introduction;

small fruit-berry plant breeding (sea buckthorn, rose hip);

forest land remediation;

Model Forests development;

forest ecological exploitation in conditions of intensive anthropogenous influence;

international co-operation in forestry.

Silviculture

Recommendations

for the natural

regeneration by

coniferous species

in the process of

wood logging in

the forests of North

European part of

Russia.

«Technology and

Forestry

Requirements for

the main felling

using

multioperational

machines» is

widely used in the

North of Russia

Artificial Regeneration

Technologies creation of artificial plantations of valuable tree species in different site conditions of the North, which allow:

to prevent species change;

to increase forest productivity by 15-20%;

to reduce harvesting rotations in 1,5 - 1,7 times;

to avoid costly forest tending.

Growing of planting material

“Recommendations and

Process Maps for Pine and

Spruce Seedlings Growing in

Northern and Middle Taiga

Subzones of the European Part

of Russia” are used in 18

lesnichestvo of Arkhangelsk

and Vologda Regions, Komi

Republic;

High technology of

containerized seedlings

production;

The technology of large-sized

seedlings growing.

Forest Breeding and Seed

Production

Signal indications for

early forecast methods

in forest breeding;

Recommendations on permanent forest seed plantation of pine and spruce creation;

Clarification of forest seed zoning of pine, spruce and larch.

Forest Taxation and

Inventory

Manual of forest taxation

regulations.

Growth models of

indigenous and secondary

forests of the European

North of Russia.

Justification of the age of

maturity (biological,

technical, economic) and

the main cutting of forests

for various purposes.

Pre-tundra silviculture

Justification of the southern boundary of pre-tundra forests;

Creating a system of forest management in pre-tundra forests;

Monitoring pre-tundra forests in impacted zones.

Forest Amelioration

Technology of ameliorated systems.

Models for growth and productivity forecast on drained forest.

Methods and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness forest amelioration.

Felling rules in drained forests.

Guidelines for management in drained forests.

Dendrological Garden

586 woody tree species,

83 genus 29 families, represented by

1135 samples (6376 plants) of different

geographical origin from Europe,

Siberia, Far East, Middle Asia, North

America.

Near 50 ha of Pinus contorta

experimental plantations on

Arkhangelsk, Vologda Regions and

Komi Republic.

12 hybrid forms of Hippophae

rhamnoides with high winter hardiness

were selected.

Projects with local

institutions

“Forest Plan of Arkhangelsk Region

Development”. Dept. of Forest Complex of

Arkhangelsk Regional Administration.

“Forest Regulations Development” (for 16

forest management enterprises

“lesnichestvo”). Dept. of Forest Complex

of Arkhangelsk Regional Administration.

International projects

“Northern Coniferous Forests – Tools through research for the sustainable use of forests in the Barents Region”. Kolaric Programme 2006-2008.

The overall objective of this project is to apply cross-border joint research focusing on pristine forest areas in order to obtain in-depth knowledge supporting the sustainable use of forests in the Barents region and knowledge that can be applied in preventing conflicts related to the use of fragile sub-arctic northern forests (METLA).

“Wood Bark and Peat as Raw Materials for Bioactive Compounds and Specialty Chemicals: from Innovations to Applications” (“ForestSpeCs”). EU project (FP7). 2010-2012

The aim: to utilize different type of wood residues from wood processing industry such as bark of various species, especially from Betula, Pinus, Picea, Larix and Populus, seeds, as well as peat as a raw material to produce the bioactive compounds and environmentally benign specialty chemicals.

Meeting of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council’s

Working Group on Environment (October 6-9,

2009) and VI International Contact Forum on

Habitat Conservation in the Barents Euro-

Arctic Region (May 31 - June 5, 2010

Arkhangelsk), supported the initiative to

create network of the Botanic Gardens of

Barents Euro Arctic Region.

The First Meeting of Representatives of

Botanical Gardens in the Barents Euro /

Arctic Region on September 9-10, 2010.

Kolaric Programme Call for

2011-2013 (application)

Northern Landscape Management

Platform (Northlamp) Project (Finland,

Sweden, NW of Russia).

Network of Botanical gardens and

Arboreta in the Barents region – Network

of Plant Biodiversity (BIOBAR) (Finland,

Sweden, NW of Russia).

Key areas for a future Action

Plan for FSTF in Barents Region

Partnership development;

The development and application of

sustainable forest management;

Knowledge sharing and extension

linkages;

Support for projects and initiatives

NRIF proposals for the

cooperation

Development of a comprehensive monitoring

system of boreal forests.

Assessing the environmental and wood

resources potentiality of the forests.

Multipurpose use of forest recourses (non-

wood forest products).

Scientific study the problem of large-scale

forests mortality in the area between the

Northern Dvina and Pinega Rivers.

Low-quality wood and wood-waste

utilization in the production of biofuel.

Development of energy efficient

technologies and alternative fuels and

energy.

Wood-waste (such as bark of various

species) utilization as a raw material

component for non-traditional fertilizers.

Economic valuation of renewable natural

resources as a tool for planning of natural

resources utilization.

The impact of climate change on forest

management. (Ecosystems and forest

resources use under climate change).

Provision the economic viability of forestry.

Natural and artificial reforestation.

Production of containerized seedlings in

Barents Region.

Seed production and forest genetics.

Technology of forest stands cultivation

with controlled properties.

Contact Information:

Address: Nikitov Str., 13, 163062,

Arkhangelsk, Russia. Fax: 7(8182) 61-

25-78. www.sevniilh.ru

Natalia Demidova. Deputy Director on

Sciences: Ph. 7(8182) 61-26-79.

E-mail: forestry@ptl-arh.ru

Thank you for

your attention!