12 th November 2004, BrusselsEuropean Forest Research – Outlook for the Future 1 National Forest Research Institutes NFRI Harald Mauser Federal Office and Research Centre for Forests Austria

12 th November 2004, BrusselsEuropean Forest Research – Outlook for the Future 2 NFRIs in EUROPE

12 th November 2004, BrusselsEuropean Forest Research – Outlook for the Future 3 CORE ISSUE of NFRIs Forest Ecosystems and their Sustainable Management Environment Issues Rural Development Water Resource Management National Sustainability Strategy CORE MISSION of NFRIs Support of Forestry Sector and Forest Policy From FOREST to LANDSCAPE and ENVIRONMENT

12 th November 2004, BrusselsEuropean Forest Research – Outlook for the Future 4 Basic Forest and Landscape Research Policy Counseling Enforcement Authority Training and Education Forest Planning ACTIVITIES and COMPETENCES Forest Monitoring Knowledge Transfer Applied Forest Research Wood Research INTEGRATIONINTEGRATION COORDINATIONCOORDINATION Natural Hazard Research

12 th November 2004, BrusselsEuropean Forest Research – Outlook for the Future 5 ENFIN - European National Forest Inventory Network NETWORKING INITIATIVES 1 st Internat. Meeting of Heads of European NFRIs, July 2004, Vienna -Closer Co-operation -Common Initiative for Forest Research in the 7 th FP -Performance Reporting -Next Meeting: July 2006 in Riga, Latvia

12 th November 2004, BrusselsEuropean Forest Research – Outlook for the Future 6 NFRIs = COMPETENCE NODES Forest Monitoring National Forest Inventory Forest Focus Forest Soil Pests and Diseases Biodiversity Monitoring Carbon Accounting Land Use Changes ….. Forest Research Timber Supply Forest Management Economic Viability Risk Assessment Preservation Climate Change Multifunctionality ….. Knowledge Transfer Policy Counseling Training and Education Public Awarness Consulting ….. NFRI