Meeting of Heads of National Forest Research Institutes Brussels 12 November 2004

1. Meeting of Heads of National Forest Research Institutes Brussels 12 November 2004 Future research issues in the European context Risto Päivinen European Forest Institute

2. Commodities and products from Forests Timber (which grows slowly) Fuel Industrial products Non-timber Edible plants, nuts Animal products Medicinal products, Cork

3. Services from the Forests Environmental Local Soil protection Water quality Pollution buffering Global Carbon storage Genetic and biotic conservation Social Employment Outdoor reaction Aesthetic

4. Forestry-wood chain - Trend: Assessing its Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts

5. Trend: Industries getting global ! Competitiveness

6. Trend: Policies towards Sustainable Forest Management: • stewardship and use of forests, maintaining their • biodiversity, • productivity, • regeneration capacity and • vitality • to fulfil, now and in the future, • ecological, • economic and • social functions Helsinki Resolution 1 - 1993

7. Trend:Environmental changes Climate, pollution Urban needs - recreation, protection Trend:Social evolution Rural needs - labour, income

8. WOOD PROTECT. WATER GRAZING HUNTING CONSERV. RECREAT. SOCIETY DEMANDS:DIFFER - TIME /PLACE Area 100% FINLAND 2 FRANCE SPAIN 26 Based on data published by UN-ECE/FAO

9. Trend: New tools for science NFRI Concept Paper 5

10. A framework for forest research Industrial Agriculture, manufacturing urban regions 2

11. Better competitiveness based on sustainable production: A framework for forest research c. Uses & services - demand by the society Social and cultural values, human health, landscapes and urban forestry, etc. Industrial Agriculture, manufacturing urban regions a. Ecosystem functioning b. Managing forests Biodiversity dynamics Renewable timber resources, & ecosystem functioning solid wood and fibres , molecules, under various conditions: bioenergy , non-wood products from genes to landscapes etc. 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 2

12. Better competitiveness based on sustainable production: A framework for forest research c. Uses & services - demand by the society Social and cultural values, human health, landscapes and urban forestry, etc. Industrial Agriculture, manufacturing urban regions a. Ecosystem functioning b. Managing forests Biodiversity dynamics Renewable timber resources, & ecosystem functioning solid wood and fibres , molecules, under various conditions: bioenergy , non-wood products from genes to landscapes etc. 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 2

13. Better competitiveness based on sustainable production: A framework for forest research c. Uses & services - demand by the society Social and cultural values, human health, landscapes and urban forestry, etc. Industrial Agriculture, manufacturing urban regions a. Ecosystem functioning b. Managing forests Biodiversity dynamics Renewable timber resources, & ecosystem functioning solid wood and fibres , molecules, under various conditions: bioenergy , non-wood products from genes to landscapes etc. 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 2

14. Functioning of ecosystems under environmental and global changes Forest - climate interactions C and H 0 cycles, adaptation of 2 species, biological invasions, emerging diseases, other risks Forests as biodiversity reservoirs Monitoring functional role of biodiversity , impact of forest vre è management ois Lef ç Forest ecosystems as components of Source: Fran landscapes Watershed management, soil protection … Loustau ois ç vre è Source : Fran Source: Denis Lef 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 7

15. Functioning of ecosystems under environmental and global changes Core area for NFRI’s: Infrastructure for long term monitoring and experiments vre Challence: All dimensions of biodiversity è ois Lef ç Source: Fran Loustau ois ç vre è Source : Fran Source: Denis Lef 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 7

16. Managing the forest resource: • Engineered wood products: biological control of wood formation and technological processes - towards targeted use of raw material é Source: Patrick Perr • Engineered non-wood products: Cork, medical plants etc. • New products from forest - resource like xylitol Source: Catherine Bastien 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 5

17. Managing the forest resource: Role of NFRIs: Strong links to Forest Managers Challence: Managing the forest for the rest of the chain é Source: Patrick Perr Source: Catherine Bastien 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 5

18. (source : IAURIF) Reconstitution du village Chalifert de Society demands from the forests • Perception of forest - based products - market developments • Forests for people - recreation, health, culture New questions in social sciences (geography, sociology, economy, etc. ) vs . biological and research objects technological disciplines mobilized by new 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 9

19. (source : IAURIF) Reconstitution du village Chalifert de Society demand from the forests Social and policy sciences growing in NFRIs 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 9

20. Sustainability: goods and services today and tomorrow 2100 2040 2004 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 10 Multifunctionality : Balancing goods and services from the forests 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 14

21. 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 10 • Analysis of trade-offs between optional use of forests • Integration - segregation • Contribution of forests and forestry to sustainable development • Sustainability impact assessment 21/09/2004 NFRI Concept Paper 14

22. Capacity Building in Sustainable Development Who What Why To map the road to sustainable development Research Industries Governments Land owners NGOs Establish fundamentals for creating new information, organise, educate and apply

23. Research topics to be further elaborated in the afternoon Thank you!