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Sustainable Forest Bioeconomy: American-Finnish Collaboration for Research, Innovation and Education

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01.10.2021 - 31.12.2024
School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
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Our team focuses on building strong research, innovation, and education networks between Universities in US and Finland. The main focus areas of this joint venture are smart forestry, bioproducts, wood construction, biorefining and business innovations & ecosystems. The group is closely linked to research communities within UEF such as Forest and Bioeconomy (FOBI), Climate Forcing, Ecosystem and Health (CLEHE). The team is closely linked to UNITE awarded by Academy of Finland as Flagship of Science and active member of Finnish American Research & Innovation Accelerator (FARIA), one of the global networks of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland.

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Lignin production & application: expanding transnational collaborations Webinar 14.03.2023

Business Finland, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Forest Biomaterials Network, Michigan State University, University of Eastern Finland, University of Maine, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland invite you to attend a webinar on lignin production & application: expanding transnational collaborations.

Trans-Atlantic Bright Black Future: Opportunities of biochar collaboration Webinar 20.1.2023

Business Finland, Great Lakes Biochar Network, LUKE – Natural Resources Institute Finland and University of Eastern Finland invite you to attend a webinar on Opportunities of Biochar Collaboration in North Karelia and the Great Lakes Region.

 

Promotional picture of the webinar series. Picture of forests and text Webinar series. Forestry in Finland and northern US. Dates 27 Jan, 24 Feb, 24 March, 28 April

Webinar series: Forestry in Finland and northern US (2022)

University of Eastern Finland, in collaboration with the University of Maine and the Michigan State University, will present a four-part webinar series focused on Forestry in Finland and the northern US.

WEBINAR 1: Institutions, policy and actors 27.01.2022
The role of different institutions and actors in the forestry sector and law and regulation policy for forestry and wood-based products.

WEBINAR 2: Ecology and management 24.02.2022
Which species and forest types are the most important to each location and what kind of general management regimes exists?

WEBINAR 3: Economics, forest operations and technology 24.03.2022
Forest operations and technology, including the journey from logging to the value product examples via mechanization and machine operations.

WEBINAR 4: Current issues and opportunities: a look towards the future 24.04.2022
The current issues and opportunities in the research, development and innovation sector, as well as economics and markets not forgetting climate change and the maintenance of biodiversity.

 

 

 

 

 

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forest bioeconomy US Collaboration

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US-Finland Bioeconomy group members (smart forestry, biorefining, wood construction, bioproducts, business innovation & ecosystems)

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International Development Service Support