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Andreas Schuck

Andreas Schuck. EFICENT – Institutional set-up and planned activities. Central European Regional Office – EFICENT - Information Event at The Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany 03.04.2009. Structure of the presentation. Main aims and core competences

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  1. Andreas Schuck EFICENT – Institutional set-up and planned activities Central European Regional Office – EFICENT - Information Event at The Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany 03.04.2009

  2. Structure of the presentation • Main aims and core competences • Organizational structure and scope • Main themes and work areas • Presentation of potential activities

  3. Main aims of EFICENT • promote and support national and transboundary research collaboration and networking of forest research and related institutions in the Central European region • contribute to EFI’s strategic core competences research, networking, information provision and advocacy • initiate and implement activities to support EFI’s strategic aim of providing information/information products on Europe’s forests to stakeholders

  4. Core competence – Research • Building an integrated, coherent and strengthened research capacity on Central European temperate forests • Addressing existing and emerging forest policy and research needs of Central European dimension

  5. Core competence – Information • Strengthen EFI in its core aim of providing value-added, science-based information & services on European forests and forestry to a wide range of target groups • Complementarity & support to existing initiatives in information provision and analysis at European level • contribution to filling existing data and information gaps in the European forest sector • This work shall be addressed by a ‘European Forest Observatory’ constituting an integral part of EFICENT

  6. Core competence – Networking • Strengthening and expanding networks to organisations involved in research, information management at Central European, European and international level • Emphasis on involving EFI Associate Members from Central Europe in EFICENT activities

  7. Core competence – Advocacy • Promote forest research and information dissemination activities in EFI member countries to stakeholders • Strengthen dialogue with European and international bodies/processes including e.g. UNECE, FAO, MCPFE, EC, EEA, IUFRO and the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform

  8. Organizational structure Advisory Group INFORMATION PILLAR Observatory Manager

  9. Geographic scope of EFICENT is twofold EFICENT ‘European Forest Observatory’

  10. EFICENT locations Freiburg Nancy Birmensdorf

  11. Donors of EFICENT France • French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries • Urban Community of Greater Nancy • Regional Council of Lorraine Germany • Ministry of Nutrition and Rural Space, Baden-Württemberg Switzerland •  Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, WSL

  12. Funding for EFICENT • Cash contributions • In-kind contributions • Personnel • Office space • Total annual budget: ~650 kEuro

  13. Research and information themes Regional dimension: • Forests under changing environmental conditions • Forest resources – multifunctional demands and sustainable development European dimension: • Collection, analysis and dissemination of information on forests and the forest based sector • Provision of value added information products and services for research, policy and decision-making in forestry and related disciplines

  14. Proposed action (1)Mixed oak-beech forests - growth dynamics & management perspectives under climate change proposal developed by: Institute for Forest Growth, University Freiburg (H. Spiecker) Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg (U.Kohnle) EFICENT Regional Office (A. Schuck)

  15. Oak – beech: climate change • Most common broadleaves in Central Europe; of transnational importance: F / D / CH !mixed oak-beech-forests ! • Water supply / competitiveness • (oaks) dry/warm - humid/cool (beech) • Relevance of climate change • shifting competitiveness (landscape magintude) • historic dimensions: transition from oak to beech forests • current development and future perspectives ?

  16. growth potential humid dry Oak – beech: project objectives beech • Growth (competition) dynamics • climate gradient (e.g. water supply) • comparative approach • quantitative methodsheight, diameter, per hectare growth • Aspect: mixed forests oak

  17. Oak – beech: Proposed project structure • Duration: 5 years (full-time postdoc) • Co-financing partners • Institute for Forest Growth (University of Freiburg) • Forest Research Station Baden-Württemberg • EFICENT Regional Office • Expected products • quantitative growth models (oak, beech)dynamics in mixed forests along climate gradients • silivicultural concepts to mitigate management optimal adaption to current climate change dynamics

  18. Proposed action (2)The economic loss in value of Central European forests as a consequence of changes in climate • Cooperation: Forest Research Institute of Baden-Wuerttemberg (M. Hanewinkel) Regional Office EFICENT (A. Schuck) • Time frame: about 3 years • Implementation: PhD thesis

  19. The economic loss in value of Central European forests as a consequence of changes in climate • Focus: analysis of the shift of main tree species in Central Europe induced by climate change • More cold-adapted and mesic tree species tend to lose large fractions of their natural ranges • More drought-adapted tree species will gain in importance => Changes in the economical value of Central European forest land will be analysed

  20. The economic loss in value of Central European forests as a consequence of changes in climate • Use of forest growth models under different IPCC scenarios • Economic evaluation: • Soil expectation value as measure for defining the willingness to pay for forest land • Identify break-even-points • Links to related project activities at regional and European level (e.g. MOTIVE) • To date only few international studies on this topic

  21. Proposed action (3)Integration of nature protection measures in multifunctional forest management • International reporting on protected forests is common practice • Reporting refers to geographically defined areas • Protected forest areas reflect only a part of the total forest area • basic nature protection measures on the forest area as a whole are not captured MCPFE, 2007. (Europe excluding the Russian Federation)

  22. Integration of nature protection measures in multifunctional forest management • Objective: investigate extent to which basic protection and its functions are fulfilled through regional/national policy measures/legal regulations on the forest area as a whole and how they are enforced in practice • Coverage: all ownership categories • Geographic scope: Central Europe region; open to others • Approach: case studies; scale: country/region • Tasks: (1) legal basis of protection measures; (2) identification and analysis of existing guidelines incorporating active management for biodiversity; (3) socio economic functions and cultural and impacts; (4) safeguarding mechanisms

  23. Proposed actions ‘information’ Study revealed limited availability of information and tailored products on: production and socio-economic functions of forests at a European level (e.g. forest products and trade, forest products prices, forest sector employment, wood for energy) • spatial information products Wardle et al. (2008)International Information on European Forest Sector State – Challenges - Opportunities,.EFI Discussion Paper 14. (supported by the Urban Community of Greater Nancy)

  24. Proposed action (4)Improving international forest products price information Rationale: • UNFF identified lack of reliable international price information as a stumbling block in development for people dependent on forest products • Joint FAO/UNECE Working Party on Forest Economics and Statistics endorsed efforts to provide up-to-date price information in a user-friendly framework • UNECE/FAO Timber Committee supports collection and dissemination of international forest products prices (coverage limited)

  25. Improving international forest products price information • Objective: investigate potentials of improving coverage and quality of forest products price information and depict best options for their collection and dissemination • Tasks: • Analyse current content of UNECE/FAO prices data; • Map availability of prices data from existing sources (type of forest products, frequency of updating) • Implement gap analysis including surveys on actual needs of a potential client base. • Propose solutions to collection and dissemination • Partners: UNECE/FAO, EFICENT - EFI

  26. Proposed action (5)Forest ownership maps of the pan-European region • Requests from stakeholders for ownership maps (e.g. EUSTAFOR) • Tasks: • Update of European Forest Map with latest NFI statistics • Collection of forest ownership boundariy maps for case study regions (e.g. state forest) • Overlay and calculation of forest area by ownership type • Test methodology and apply to European scale • Application: Ownership map can serve as base map for other GIS applications as e.g. wood accessibility studies • Partners: EFI, EFICENT, interested partners &related projects

  27. Your ideas are very welcome • Research topics • Information needs • Modes of cooperation

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