TECH4EFFECT Co-ordinator and Head of Research of Forest and Forest Resources from the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Rasmus Astrup,  will host the project’s final event on Thursday, 10 June, 2021 from 9:00-12:00 noon. The event will address the highlights of the project and a panel event will be held to discuss the outlook for emerging opportunities in the forest sector through digitalisation. Register HERE.

09:00 – 09:20: Welcome and introduction

Rasmus Astrup, NIBIO

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9:20 – 11:00 TECH4EFFECT highlights

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Importance of intensified forest management and role of mechanization

Johanna Routa, LUKE

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Improvements in timber harvesting
Gernot Erber, BOKU

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Reducing environmental impact from forest operations
Bruce Talbot, NIBIO

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SILVISMART – a new tool for evaluating forest harvesting performance
Niels Strange, UCPH

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Sustainability, knowledge and technologies for Europe’s forests of the future
Diana Tuomasjukka, EFI

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11:00 – 11:15 BREAK

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11:15 – 12:00 Panel discussion: Future opportunities for digitalisation and mechanisation of forest operations

Panellists:

Dirk Jaeger (University of Göttingen), Karl Stampfer (BOKU), Raffaele Spinelli (CNR IVALSA) and Antti Asikainen (LUKE).

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This project has received funding from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 720757.