EFISEE

1. EFISEE Regional Office of European Forestry Institute for South-East Europe

2. South-East Europe • rich in forest resources • similar political and cultural history and present political surrounding • people speak and write similar languages • countries share similar management methods and forest policies • important existing regional expertise - due to language barrier unavailable to wider European scientific society • necessity of translating existing data to English from regional language(s)

3. I. EFISEE - Scope Geographic • Core members – (FOPER) Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Monte Negro, Serbia + Hungary • opened for: Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Slovenia, ... • area of research - forest policy and economics in relationship with environment, social demands, private forests and ecology • - economic side of forest management, promoting its importance, profitability and ways of contributing to economic development of the region Thematic

4. The activities of EFISEE RO correspond to main activities of EFI 1. Research and development • forest policy and economics – following regional research agenda and further development of it by defining policy-relevant research needs • capacity building through new models and best practices for cross-sector integration 2. Networking • Further development of existing regional nework • help potential EU candidates to gain necessary experience in conducting relevant projects • Widening and streghtening of EFI networkt in this region 3. Information • exchange of information and experience with other countries in transition • exchange of information in SEE region, with EFI HQ, other ROs, and PCs 4. Advocacy • at national level - will mobilize funding for projects of national importance • at the European level - will lead to recognizing forestry as engine for economic developmentof the SEE countries

5. Internal structure of EFISEE RO: • Head of RO • Researchers • Administrator • Advisory Group • representatives of core members representing contributing countries, institutions, organizations • Senior researcher or expert in the field of forest policy and economics (as international advisor) • supports RO’s activities by providing councillorship, taking part in regional discussions, marketing and promoting RO, strengthening network in region Core members • countries, organizations or institutions obliged to contribute to EFISEE RO-budget, financially or in other kind • have their representatives in the Advisory Group Supporting members • countries, organizations or institutions involved in activities of EFISEE RO

6. IV. EFISEE – Research Research • Documenting and mapping of existing expertise (Data base) • Strengthening existing network through regional workshop • Regional implications of Natura 2000 implementation • Follow up of processes that regulate climate change effects (MCPFE, Kyoto, LULUCF, …) • Carbon balance at the national level and role of forests in carbon sequestration • Follow up and regional implementation of FLEGT program activities • New forest governance • Forests as renewable resources of wood for energy production • Contribution of forestry to rural development • Evaluation of total economic values of forest products and services from private and state forests • Vaš dio

7. Capacity building Training of professionals in FPE emerging topics through the thematic workshops Training for the young researchers in the region through on the job training