1. Biomass production and intensive forest management – an overview of EFINORD activities 1 Rovaniemi 12 December 2013 Mika Mustonen

2. 2 EFINORD North European Regional Office of EFI

3. EFINORD Network of forest research organisations Focus on networking and work plan topics  Intensive forest management and biomass production  Ecosystem services provided by forests serving urban societies 3

4. EFINORD PARTNERS DONOR PARTNERS  Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences – SLU  SNS  IGN (Forest & Landscape) Denmark External secondments in the countries  Polish Forest Research Institute IBL  Estonian University of Life Sciences NETWORKING PARTNERS 35 organisations in 15 countries  Open network for new partners to join 4

5. EFINORD Workplan on Biomass production and intensive forest management 2011-2015  Silviculture and new management regimes Lead Tomas Lundmark, SLU  Improved awareness and competence Lead Mika Mustonen, EFINORD  Energy markets in Baltic Sea Region Lead: Maarit Kallio, Metla  Developing science based decision support Lead: Johan Bergh, Future Forests Work plan available: www.efinord.efi.int/portal/work_plan/www.efinord.efi.int/portal/work_plan/ News of the workshop: http://www.efinord.efi.int/portal/news/?bid=205http://www.efinord.efi.int/portal/news/?bid=205 5

6. Selected activities  Conditions and prospects for increasing forest yield in Northern Europe Report: www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp271.htmwww.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2013/mwp271.htm  Forest biomass for Europe- What science can tell us book. Release approx March 2014, followed with a Think Forest seminar in Brussels  Climate change and forestry in Northern Europe Workshop in Uppsala, Swe 11-12 Nov 2013. Special issue to Silva Fennica  Energy markets in the Baltic Sea region Project starting in 2013  Giurca A., Jonsson R., Rinaldi F. and Pryardy R. H. Ambiguity in timber trade from efforts to combat illegal logging- potential impacts on trade between South-east Asia and Europe; Forests 2013, 4(4). 6

7. 7 EFINORD – SNS/Nordic forest research cooperation committee collaboration  EFINORD-SNS network call More: www.efinord.efi.int/portal/efinord-sns_network_call/www.efinord.efi.int/portal/efinord-sns_network_call/  NB Forest Joint Nordic-Baltic portal on forest research based information At: www.nbforest.infowww.nbforest.info  EFINORD flagship under the EU Baltic Sea Strategy Action Plan More: www.efinord.efi.int/portal/baltic_sea_region_flagshipwww.efinord.efi.int/portal/baltic_sea_region_flagship

8. EFINORD People Mika Mustonen (100%) Head of Office Peichen Gong (50%) Researcher Desiree Mattsson (30%): Research and admin. assistant Vilis Brukas (20%): Researcher & Alexandru Giurca: Trainee 1.1-30.9. 2013 STAFF CAPACITY  Totally 2 positions in full-time eq. Former staff: Ragnar Jonsson resercher

9. EFINORD – Organisation under change  New host organisation 2014 SLU Umeå, Sweden  Staff increasing to 5-6 (in 3 full-time equal) 9

10. North European Regional Office of European Forest Institute – EFINORD 10 www.efinord.efi.int email: mika.mustonen@efi.int

11. 11 EFINORD Launched Nov 2010, hosted by Forest & Landscape Denmark, Copenhagen AIMS  To increase regional synergy within forest research by networking  Expand the Nordic networks to involve partner organisations from the neighbouring regions  Link from the region to EFI → European dimensions into the well- established Nordic forest research co-operation  Promote research activities of North European relevance  Communication and information