PROFOR Workshop on Forest Multifunctionality

The Nordic-Baltic forest research organisations’ network PROFOR will organise a workshop to discuss synergies and to highlight trade-offs between conflicting and compatible goals and forest utilization, within a science-based context. Presentations at the event will focus on the challenges to adapt EU requirements to local forest ecosystems and possible solutions. The workshop will take place on 10 December from 09.00-12.00 CET in the Helsinki EU Office. 

PROGRAMME:
Moderator: Charlotte Bengtsson, VD, Skogforsk

08:30 Coffee
09:00-09:10 Opening words, Charlotte Bengtsson
09:10-09:30 Keynote speech, Emma Wiesner, Member of the European Parliament, TBC
09:30-10:10 Presentations by the PROFOR network researchers

• EU Forest-Related Policies – A complex framework, Matleena Kniivilä, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
• Exploring Silvicultural Complexity in Mixed Birch and Spruce Forestry, Alfred Duetgen, Skogforsk
• Beyond one-size-fits-all: A meaningful approach to define old-growth forest indicators – case from Latvia, Laura Ķēniņa, Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava

10:10-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:45 Panel discussion with panelist, network speakers and audience

Panelists:

• European Commission, representative TBC
• The Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF), representative TBC
• Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU, representative TBC

11:45-12:00 Concluding remarks, Charlotte Bengtsson
12:00 -> Networking lunch

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