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The main objective is to produce new knowledge, know-how and operational models with respect to the silvicultural practices and regimes applied to future forests, together with forest owners, enterprises and entrepreneurs working in forestry. The programme will create and disseminate research-based knowledge for decision makers on regeneration chains on heaths and peat lands, on sustainable forest management practices and on alternative forest management regimes. The programme also includes research tasks related to the profitability of forestry and the competitiveness of wood and biomass production in Finland.
Main objectives in a nutshell:
- To improve the profitability and quality of forest cultivation, including production services
- To create basic knowledge and operational models for uneven aged forestry, including harvesting operations
- To compare the profitability of alternative forest management practices and regimes
RESEARCH THEMES:
- Silviculture based on forest cultivation
- Forest management with complex stand structures
- Effects of alternative stand management regimes on wood production and profitability on stand, regional and country level
Individual research projects supporting the overall research programme:
- Control of vertebrate damage in forestry (deer, vole)
- Natural regeneration of pine, spruce and birch
More information:
MMT Timo Saksa,
tel. +358 2 9532 4834 , www.metla.fi/ohjelma/002
Metla Suonenjoki
Juntintie 154
77600 SUONENJOKI
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