Forest innovation workshop 2018

Inform-Prioritize-Collaborate: Cooperation of Regions on Innovation in Forest Management, Use of Wood and Forest-related Services

Started in 2014 as a joint initiative of relevant European organizations interested in keeping vital and innovative the forest-based sector, the 3rd edition of the European Workshop devoted to Forest innovation will take place on 26 April 2018 in Brussels, kindly hosted by the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union (Rue Wiertz 77, 1000 Brussels).

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Participant list

Photos from the event

The main objectives of the 3rd edition are:

• Presenting relevant innovative initiatives from all over Europe, with a special attention to EIP AGRI Operational Groups;
• Connecting experts and practitioners to further improve existing projects and provide inspiration;
• Encourage further public and private investments in innovative projects devoted to forest-based economy.

Documentation of Plenary and Break-out Sessions

Presentations

• Johan Elvnert, Managing Director of the Forest-Based Sector European Technology Platform 
• Overview on Operational Groups - Beatriz Guimarey Fernandez (EIP AGRI Service Point) 
• EIP AGRI Focus Group on Sustainable Mobilisation of Forest Biomass – Andreas Kleinschmit von Lengefeld (co-ordinating expert of the Focus Group) 
• EIP AGRI Focus Group on New practices and tools for climate adaptation and mitigation in the forest sector – Guido Schwichtenberg (member of the Focus Group) 
• H2020 project ROSEWOOD (European Network of Regions On SustainablE WOOD mobilisation) - Kari Mäkitalo (Natural Resources Institute Finland) 
• French approach to use RDP money to activate the forest sector- Benjamin Chapelet (Centre national de la propriété Forestière)

Managing Impacts related to Climate Change

• A new EU innovation programme to increase sustainable forestry and wood-use in the bioeconomy to boost European climate goals, Fabrizio Rossi
• Climate Smart Forestry in Metsähallitus - A new method for climate change mitigation, Kaisa Vainio
• Managing silver fir forests based on growth sensitivity and adaptability patterns, Michal Bosela

Supporting Wood and Biomass Mobilization

• FP 7 Project SIMWOOD - Sustainable Innovative Mobilisation of wood. Concept, results, gained experiences from pilot projects for wood mobilization, Roland Schreiber
• Satmodo - timber harvesting technology, Marc Carlin
• Assessment method for biomass feedstock availability and transport costs enhances sustainable wood mobilisation at regional level, Vesa Nivala
• Integrated digital platforms to develop logging technology companies – IT-FOR, Stefano Grigolato

Supporting the Provision of Ecosystem Services

• Natusfera: a new virtual platform to connect nature lovers from all over Europe, Bernat Claramunt
• H2020 InnoForESt Innovation Action: Fostering policy and business innovations for sustainable supply and payment mechanisms for forest ES, Marie-Alice Budniok
• Multiple-objective sustainable forest design using Artificial Intelligence, Big data and Cloud computing, Guoliang Liu 

Improving Sustainable Forest Management Approaches and Tools

• Forest_LidaRioja: Updating and enhancement of forest data in La Rioja region using remote sensing technologies: LiDAR and satellite data, José Luis Tomé and Miriam Soto Rey
• Metsään.fi – A free portal of laser-scanned forest data helps in forest management and cooperation of forest owners and forestry professionals, Tanja Lepistö
• Virtual Forest – New digital tool for 3D forest data visualization to boost wood and biomass mobilization, Anne-Mari Väisänen 

The workshop was organised by EFI, CEPF, Copa Cogeca, ERIAFF Network, ERRIN, Euromontana and EUSTAFOR.

Further information: Harald Mauser (harald.mauser@efi.int)

See previous editions of the workshop held in 2016 and 2014.