Leinonen, Timo

M.Sc. (Agr. & For.), Researcher

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Expertise

• Research on functioning and structure of forestry and utilisation of forest resources in Russia from the Finnish and EU's point of view

Research Projects

Current

• Finnish-Russian Forest Academy 2 - Extension and Piloting
  
• Russia as an operational environment for forest sector and as a market competitor for forest industries
  
• Topical follow-up of forest sectors in Russia, Central and Eastern European countries
  

Former

• Development of Forest Sector in Northwest Russia and its impact in Finland
  
• Development of Training Manuals and Materials
  
• Development of the normative basis of sustainable forest management at regional level
  
• Forest sertification and sustainable forestry in Russian Karelia
  
• Logistical models and applications in wood procurement
  
• Research and development plan for international forestry, in particular for countries with economies in transition
  
• Russia in flux - impacts of changes in forest and economic policy and business preconditions in Russia and Finland
  
• The effect of treatments of thinning stands on the growth, yield and economic results
  

Contacts

Keywords: Russian forest resources, Russian forestry