Direct exchange of knowledge between the Forest agency and the Southern Swedish forest research center
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet - Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 50 000 |
| Project duration | February 2016 - July 2016 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Personal mobility between societal sectors |
Purpose and goal
The cooperation between the Swedish forest agency and Southern Swedish forest research centre was valuable for both organizations. Researchers from the research centre has cooperated with forest consultants and specialists within the agency around the popular science publication ´Skador på skog´. The exchange of knowledge will be strengthened further thru the joint workshop planned for this autumn.
Expected results and effects
The consultants and specialists of the Forest Agency have, during the project, given input on the publication ´Skador på skog´ via email, telephone and in direct meetings. The publication will be published in autumn 2016 and the suggestions from the consultants and specialists have had a great influence on the content as well as on the design. Through the publication and the planned workshop the Forest Agencies consultants will get an increased knowledge of the latest scientific findings and researchers from the department will be able to bring forward the current knowledge.
Planned approach and implementation
The three stages of implementation was conducted as planned, the project was initiated by visits and e-mail contact with the consultants. During the execution the project manager was in regular contact with the consultants at the local office. Dissemination of the publication´s content will take place on 22/9 during a workshop together with the Forestry agency. During the initialization a lot of knowledge exchange occurred, many opinions and wishes of the publication emerged which led to interesting discussions.