IMACFORD

Improving and Advancing Co-ordination

of Forest Research and Development  in Europe

 

Workshop 1 of Task B2
Trade-offs involved in sustainable Mediterranean forests relevant to end-users

 

16 November 2002

Fundació Catalana per la Recerca

Passeig. Lluís Companys, 23

08010 Barcelona, Spain

 

 

Background and objectives

 

Improving and Advancing Co-ordination of Forest Research and Development in Europe (IMACFORD) is an Accompanying Measure to the EU 5th Framework Programme. The overall objective of this Accompanying Measure is to improve existing and develop new networking facilities in European forest research, and to adapt existing research structures to meet the new demands.

 

One of the tasks included in IMACFORD deals with future forest research in the Mediterranean area. It involves a series of five workshops.

 

Workshop 1:

Barcelona, Saturday November 16, 2002

Objectives

To discuss what are the trade-offs involved in sustainable Mediterranean forests relevant to end-users of different nature and in different regions

Deliverables

Interim report (Month 3)

Venue

Fundació Catalana per la Recerca, Passeig. Lluís Companys, 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain

 

Workshop 2:

Lisbon, Monday December 2, 2002

Objectives

To discuss how the trade-offs are currently perceived by users

Deliverables

Interim report, (Month 3)

Venue

Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal

 

Workshop 3: 

Avignon, Januray 31 and February 1, 2003??

Objectives

To discuss how are the trade-offs currently addressed by different disciplines and how are they communicated to end-users

Deliverables

Interim report (Month 7)

Venue

 

 

 

Workshop 4: 

Place to be decided, April 4 and 5, 2003??

Objectives

To discuss how scientific approaches can take into account the perceived trade-offs, co-operate and improve the usefulness of the results

Deliverables

Interim report (Month 7)

Venue

 

 

Final workshop:

Place to be decided, May 16 and 17, 2003??

Objectives

To wrap up the previous work and plan dissemination, involving researchers, end-users, and other interested observers.

Deliverables

Final report (Month 10)

Venue

 

 

Workshops 1 and 2 will address topics such as:

 

1)      The identification of the most relevant trade-offs for sustainable Mediterranean forests as identified by stake-holders, especially by researchers and end-users

2)      A list of specific features of Mediterranean forest trade-offs

3)      A proposal for research and communication among Mediterranean countries, research institutions and end-users

4)      A proposal for establishing a more formal relationship between Mediterranean research and the research from other European regions

5)      A list of the main differences between research and research needs from the end-users perspective

6)      The agenda for future workshops

 

See also the technical annex of the IMACFORD program at:

http://www.medforex.net/imacford/TechnicalAnnex.doc

 

For more general information, visit

http://www.medforex.net/imacford/  

 

 

Program and agenda

 

Saturday November 16

 

9:00-9:30

Registration

Speaker

 

Morning chairperson:

José Antonio Bonet

9:30-10:00

IMACFORD presentation

Pere Riera (CTFC)

10:00-10:30

6th Framework Programme presentation

Leena Roihuvuo (EFI)

10:30-11:00

Inventory of externalities

Lelia Croitoru (University of Padova. Dipartamento Territorio e Sistemi Agri-Forestali)

11:00-11-30

Coffee break

 

11:30-13:00

Forest Industry presentation

Anna Borràs (Tecnologia de la fusta del CTFC)

 

Local Administration presentation

Pablo Navascués (Agència Local de Desenvolupament Forestal- Diputació de Barcelona)

 

Forest owners presentation

Ikonomou Theodoros (Forest Owners Association Greece)

 

Recreationist organisation presentation

Xavier Escutè Gasulla (Centre Excursionista de Catalunya)

 

Hunters’organisation presentation

Marc Comalrenar (Societat de Caçadors)

13:00-15:00

Lunch

 

15:00-16:45

Group discussions

 

16:45-17:15

Coffee break

 

 

Afternoon chairperson:

Yves Birot

17:15-17:45

Group presentations

 

17:45-18-15

General discussion

 

18:15-18:30

Conclusion

 

18:30

Meeting ends

 

20:00

Dinner

 

 

 

Practical arrangements

 

Transport

 

Transport expenses are also covered for all participants. Please, bring the receipt of your plane, train, taxi or bus ticket together with a photocopy of your passport or personal identification card at registration in order to refund your travel expenses.

 

Meals

 

Lunch and dinner on November 16 will be arranged for all participants at:

 

Hotel Catalonia Princesa***

Rec Comtal, 16-18

Barcelona, Spain

Tel: 93 268 86 00  Fax:93 268 8591

 

Meals will be served in a reserved room for non-smokers. For those who are vegetarians, suitable meals will also be provided.

 

 

Venue

 

Fundació Catalana per la Recerca

Passeig. Lluís Companys, 23

08010 Barcelona, Spain.

 

Further information

 

For those who would like to know more about Barcelona, we advise to visit the website of the city: http://www.bcn.es/english/ihome.htm

In this site you can find information on public transportation, hotels, interesting places and a city map.

 

 

For finding information on weather in Barcelona, you can go to:

http://aboutbarcelona.com/barcelona/info.weather.asp

 

Please, contact Ms. Monica Bori at monica.bori@ctfc.es and visit http://www.medforex.net/imacford