A comprehensive European overview of recent and ongoing research in Europe was carried
out within the framework of COST Action E12,“Urban Forests and Trees,” a pan-European …

Globalization is not a purely contemporary phenomenon. According to Chanda (2007) it has
“worked silently for millennia without being given a name.” Indeed, globalization processes …

Building research capacity in forest science has been recognized internationally as
important in order to produce a sound evidence basis for decision-making in policy and …

Forest research has to change in response to the increased interest of society in the
management of forest land. The president and the vice president of IUFRO, the Assistant …

The health and sustainability of trees are increasingly under threat from biotic and abiotic
sources, including rising incidences of non-native invasive plant pests and pathogens. The …

In July 1995, a four-year study project called FORWARD (Forest Resources for Work
Opportunities and Regional Development) was launched at the European Forest Institute …

Hankkeen vastuullisena johtajana olen vastannut raportin kirjoittamisesta. Työ edellytti
empiirisen aineiston keräämistä ja tilastointia. Siitä ovat vastanneet tutkimuksen …

Ten years work of the European Forest Institute on forest resources and information
research is reviewed. Two special lines of research are found: research in retrieving and …

The main objectives of COST are to: 1. ensure a strong position of Europe in research and
technology, 2. co-ordinate nationally funded research through concerted projects called …

Abstract From 1995 to 1999, the European Forest Institute (EFI) conducted the project
FORWARD (Forest Resources for Work Opportunities and Regional Development) to …