On-going projects
Zambia for Agroforestry, Biodiversity and Climate (Z4ABC) (2022-2026)
Suomalaisen metsäosaamisen kansainvälistymisstrategia ja toimet sen toteuttamiseksi [Strategy for the internationalization of Finnish forest expertise and measures to implement it] (2023-2024)
Metsät ja kestävä kehitys – tiedolla ja osaamisella vaikuttajaksi! [Forests and sustainable development – influence with knowledge and expertise] (2023-2024).
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- The project produces education materials on forests and sustainable development for use by Finnish schools. The materials serve the national Metsävisa [“Forest quiz”], which is aimed for 7th to 9th graders.
- The introductory video and related materials have been produced by professor emeritus Markku Kanninen (University of Helsinki) in cooperation with Food and Forest Development Finland and the Finnish Forest Society, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Past projects
Research
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Special Report on 1.5 Degrees Author in Chapters 3 and 5 of the IPCC SR 1.5 Report (2017-2018)
- Carbon, biodiversity and climate adaptation: Carbon, biodiversity and climate adaptation: trade-offs at the landscape scale (2016-2017)
- Socioeconomic impacts of large-scale tree plantations on local communities. Examining the empirical evidence (2016-2017)
- Combining growth models and multi-date satellite imagery inventory for improved carbon prediction of tropical forest (AccuCarbon) (2015-2017)
- Environmental vulnerability, social resilience and multi-scale governance (ENV-GOV) (2015-2017)
- Green Economy Transitions in the Least Developed Countries: Multi-Scale Analysis of Energy and Forest Use in Laos and Cambodia (GET-LDC) (2014-2018)
- Multilevel Governance and Carbon Management – Learning from REDD+: An Enhanced Global Comparative Analysis (2013-2015)
Education
- Forestry Higher Education Advancement in Laos (FORHEAL) (2017-2021)
- Partnership for Forestry Higher Education Cooperation in Mekong Region (PARFORM) (2017-2020)
- Higher Education for Food security and Environmental Sustainability in Eritrea (HEFSESE) (2015-2017)
- Developing Finnish Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation between Europe, Africa, Asia and the LAC Region (FinCEAL+) (2012-2019)
Development
- Hiilifiksu järjestö – Climate-smart NGO: World’s first carbon footprint calculator designed for NGO’s (2018-2019)
- Building Biocarbon and Rural Development in West Africa (BIODEV) (2012-2017)
Outreach
- Member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC (1991-)
- Member of the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund Board (2007-2018)
- Member of the Finnish Climate Panel (2011-2019)