Minutes Jana Jovanovska and Nataša Lovrić

Dr. Berhnard Wolfslehner and Mr. Sc. Marko Lovrić, EFICEEC-EFISEE regional office

Prospects of EFICEEC-EFISEE – next steps

Main challenges in joint office work:

· How to organize joint cooperation?

· Implement the work programme

· How to organize the partners in the region (for ex. the Advisory board), it is an on-going process

Next steps:

· Implement management procedures (on-going)

· Activate network contributions

· Develop modes of governance in partnership

· Build synergies with FOPER activities

· Consolidate EFISEE as a gate to the region

· Prepare sustainable plan for 2014ff

· Install advisory group

EU Forest policy processes and its implications in the region = NFP + Natura 2000

Policy and Governance Research Program = Governance in Protected areas + Investigation on private forests’ owners interest for SFM (FACESMAP), NFP project, INTEGRATE project, also it is important to apply jointly for EU projects

Work program next steps

· Develop priorities for 2013

· Work on a SEE research agenda

· Develop at least one common international project in 2013

· Develop plan and programme for 2014 and further

Work Areas & Programmes:

CEEC

· Forest sector policy and economics

· Land use change

· Forest ecosystem management

SEE

· EU Forest policy processes and its implications in the region

· Policy and governance research programme

Jointly for 2013

· Governance of protected areas

· National Forest Programmes

· Forest Ownership

European Forest Research Plan

(EFRP)- Risto Päivinen

Research plans on European level:

· Research (funding) landscape is continuously changing

· Horizon2020 starting 2014

· research less sectoral

· EFI has as one of its activities ’to be a voice for forest research in Europe

AIM of EFRP

· Develop a progressive multidisciplinary European forest research plan (2014 – 2020),

· Based on the current state of knowledge and emerging knowledge gaps,

· Emphasise on the future research needs.

Relation to FTP - SRA

· EFRP is a further elaboration of forestry value chain of FTP-SRA

· Both documents are based around societal challenges of H2020

· Fully synchronised

· FTP is involved in EFRP

· FTP-SRA is now in second consultation, and German NSG & EFI use this as well for better synchronisation

The research plan will have:

· Reviews of regional and topical areas

· Identification of new research areas 2014-2020

Future plans:

June Kick-off face-to-face meeting, Brussels

August Coordinating authors organize the writing groups around their topics

September First drafts of topical chapters

October Discussion and input with associate members, based on summary

November Revision and writing by author groups

December Second draft consultation, advisory group, stakeholder consultation via FTP NSGs,

Associate members consultation by electronic means

January Finalisation of the final draft,

February Final editing, printing

March Follow up, communication

Until now it has been done:

· the latest version is sent for consultation and was presented in Istanbul

· topics for further research are related to responsible management of forest resources, industry leadership and fulfilling consumers’ needs

· For us it is only interesting Nr 2. Responsible management of forest resources

Marko Lovrić and Mersudin Avdibegović

Toward SEE research plan

Background:

· turn from national to international sources of financing

· following the changes in socio-economic demands

· inter-sectorial research

· changes at the EU level

Purpose of the SEE research plan:

· As SEE guide for forest research

· focus for the SEE region

· SEE RP is a supplement to the EU RP

SEE Research Plan:

· Discussions at the Opening event

· Feedback on the first draft

· Needs Further discussions

· Disseminate information to the region

· It is process that needs discussion and feedback

· Feedback on the second draft

SEEFRP BACKGROUND IN EFRP

First draft

· Health, demographic change and wellbeing

· Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy;

· Secure, clean and efficient energy

· Smart, green and integrated transport

· Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

· Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

SEEFRP BACKGROUND IN EFRP

Second draft, November 2012

· The forest based sector in a bio based society

· Responsible management of forest resources

· Enhanced biomass supply

· Creating industrial leadership

· Tools and infrastructures

· Regional aspects