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Bernhard Wolfslehner. The EFI Regional Office EFICEEC a hub for research, networking, information provision, and advocacy in Central-Eastern Europe. European Forest Institute - an international organisation with 130 Associate and Affiliate Members from 21 countries
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Bernhard Wolfslehner The EFI Regional Office EFICEEC a hub for research, networking, information provision, and advocacy in Central-Eastern Europe
European Forest Institute - an international organisation with 130 Associate and Affiliate Members from 21 countries following EFI decentralisation strategy into the regions EFICEEC launched in April 2010 Head Office in Vienna at BOKU 28 partners from 16 countries aims at stimulating research and collaboration in the CEE region EFI Regional Offices
EFICEEC Workprogramme 2009-2013 Networking Research Information Advocacy Capacity building 3 20 October 2014
EFICEEC – a Hub for Integrated Research SOCIETY LANDSCAPE ECOSYSTEM stakeholder interests watersheds regeneration law enforcement adaptation structure forest services cross-sectoral impacts tree species beneficiaries & financing climate change conversion carbon balances ownership & properties multi-functionality INTEGRATED FOREST RESEARCH
Upcoming topics (selection) • changes in forest ownership (private state) • role of non-timber forest goods and services • impacts of land use change in the CEE region • potentials of bio-energy use in the CEE region • harmonised management of protected forest areas (e.g., Natura 2000) • prevention of natural hazards in mountainous areas
Thank you for your attention Contact: Dr Bernhard Wolfslehner, EFICEEC Head of Office bernhard.wolfslehner@boku.ac.at