Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment
Our mission is to amend the existing gap between policy-makers and scientists in the formulation and application of policies in forestry related issues, in support of sustainable development and well-being of people.
The project aspires to promote global cooperation in high quality research, and also in disseminating scientific knowledge and wide participation in the international discussions and processes.
In the phase 2002-2006 IUFRO-WFSE focused on identifying, monitoring and critically analysing changing paradigms in the forests-society-environment interface, especially as to changes in governance, livelihoods and poverty alleviation, environmental services and plantations. A Policy Brief Making Forests Work for People and Nature was launched in UNFF5 in New York 2005, a scientific book was published 2005 involving some 100 researchers around the world, and extensive training material was produced in 2006 (see below).
The project continues following the established mission and strategies in 2007-2010, with activities accomplished and planned (see Activities in 2007-2010).
We gratefully acknowledge the financial contribution of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland to our activities.
CONTACT INFORMATION
IUFRO-WFSE
Coordinator Gerardo Mery
c/o Finnish Forest Research Institute
Unioninkatu 40 A
FIN-00170 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 10 211 2153,
Mobile: + 358 50 391 2153
Fax: +358 10 211 2104
E-mail: gerardo.mery(at)metla.fi
Internet: www.iufro.org/science/special/wfse/
