Monday 7 Sept 1. Day of the Seminar |
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09:00 - 10:00
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Opening
Welcoming words by Metla Director General Hannu Raitio
General introduction by Director of Joensuu Res. Unit, Jari Parviainen
Greetings from FFPRI by Vice President Isamu Ohkouchi
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| 10:00 - 11:30 |
Session 1 Monitoring forests to understand impacts of climate change
Chairs: Hannu Ilvesniemi(Metla), Hirofumi Kuboyama (FFPRI)
- Monitoring of impacts of global climate change and human activities in vegetated area by satellite remote sensing - Haruo Sawada (University of Tokyo)
- Carbon sequestration to fine roots in forest ecosystems - Leena Finér (Metla)
- Impact of climate change on C and N transformations in peatlands
Tytti Sarjala (Metla) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 |
Demonstration on the root laboratory research in Metla by Leena Finér (Metla) |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30 - 17:00 |
Session 2 Utilization of woody biomass for mitigating Climate Change
Chairs: Antti Asikainen (Metla), Tomoko Sugimoto(JIRCAS)
- Production of 2-pyrone-4, 6-dicarboxylic acid as a novel polymer-based material from plant polyphenols by metabolic engineering of microbial functions - Yuichiro Otsuka (FFPRI)
- Improving maturing process of compost using ozonated Japanese cedar as auxiliary feedstock - Tomoko Sugimoto (JIRCAS)
- Research topics for expanding utilization of logging residues in Japan - Hirofumi Kuboyama (FFPRI)
Break
- Utilization of woody biomass - Antti Asikainen (Metla)
- TBD, Process estimation of liquid fuel production process from woody biomass - Shinji Fujimoto (BTRC-AIST)
- Future biorefinery - Hannu Ilvesniemi (Metla)
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| 19:00 - 21:00 |
Dinner at Villa Vainoniemi, Departure from in front of Hotel Cumulus |
Tuesday 8 Sept 2. Day of the Seminar |
9:00 – 12:00
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Session 3 Evaluating forest value under changing climate condition for sustaining healthy forests.
Chairs: Tytti Sarjala(Metla), Kentaro Yoshida ( Nagasaki University )
- A stated preference approach to value ecosystem services of forests - Kentaro Yoshida (Nagasaki University)
- Nature-based recreation in Finland - Tuija Sievänen (Metla)
- Research projects for cultivation of Tricholoma matsutake in FFPRI - Takashi Yamanaka (FFPRI)
- Tricholoma matsutake, its host plants and fungi communities of Shiro in Finland - Lu-Min Vaario (Metla)
- Bioactive compounds in endophytic fungi - Katja Viitala (Metla)
- Wood construction in Finland; natural way of mitigating climate change - Henrik Heräjärvi (Metla)
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| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Discussion on future forestry cooperation between Finland and Japan |
| 14:00 - 14:15 |
Transportation to the European Forest Institute, EFI |
| 14:15 - 16:15 |
Demonstration on EFI activities - Director Risto Päivinen |
| 16:15 - 16:30 |
Transportation to Hotel Cumulus |
Wednesday 9 Sept - Excursion |
9:00 - 18:00
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Excursion
- GHG emission monitoring on cutting debris
- Harvesting forest biomass
- Wood biomass power plant
- Other topics
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| 19:30 - 20:30 |
Flight Joensuu – Helsinki (AY 8276) |
