VITRI - Viikki Tropical Resources Institute

Forest restoration and rehabilitation in Southeast Asia FORRSA

Period: 1 December2005- 30 November 2008

Partners in Europe:

• Finland, University of Helsinki (UH) / Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (VITRI), Helsinki
• Germany, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) / GeoBio-Center, Biology Department II, Munich
• Denmark, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) / Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, Copenhagen

Partners in Asia:

• Indonesia , Java, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) / Faculty of Forestry, Bogor
• Thailand , Kasetsart University (KU) / Faculty of Forestry, Bangkok

Financing

From EU Asia-Link programme

Project coordinator institution

University of Helsinki / Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (VITRI)

Project leader:

Prof. Olavi Luukkanen

Project coordinator:

Dr Eshetu Yirdaw

Project Summary

The project aims at the human capacity enhancement of Asian and European young academics and postgraduate students for teaching and research on restoration and rehabilitation of degraded forests and wetlands in Southeast Asia, specifically Indonesia and Thailand. The special emphasis is on the use of multi-criteria analysis/decision making by integrating GIS methods and tools with ecological and social knowledge. The project provides a foundation for fostering new institutional partnerships and reinforcing existing research/training cooperation. Proposed activities include intensive courses (training for trainers), field studies and teacher and student exchange for young academics and postgraduate students. These activities will be supported by joint workshops for curriculum development and for sharing the best practices in education and research among the partner institutions and other selected organisations. The duration of project is 36 months.

EU Asia-Link FORSSA project activities

Courses

Funding announcement Application forms A and B.

FORSSA project in media