Greetings FOREST list members, Currently I am a part of a research team that is looking for ways to increase employment opportunities in relation to the forest industry in Co. Clare, Ireland. In Co. Clare there is a considerable annual timber harvest, but much of the timber is processed elsewhere in Ireland. Locals feel they could get more value added from the timber, which is where our research team comes in. Our initial feeling is that the most promising approach is to encourage small scale enterprises, where each will support a handful of people. At the moment we're looking for examples of such forestry enterprises in order to see if any of these could be implemented in Ireland. If list members could point to examples of this kind, and preferably some contact names to get further information, we would very much appreciate that. With regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Villi Wiium phone: +353-91-524411, ext. 3371 Dept. of Economics fax: +353-91-524130 National University of Ireland e-mail: Villi.Wiium@ucg.ie Galway http://www.ucg.ie/ecn/staff/wiium ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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