Nordic Forest Research (SNS) wants...
...forest researchers up north to find each other, meet, exchange knowledge, to share all that can be shared and to develop brilliant ideas together. Similarities between the Nordic countries (nature, people, policy) makes collaboration highly beneficial and strengthens this small, but in a forest perspective, important part of Europe. Furthermore, SNS wants to facilitate interactions between the Nordic research society and their counterparts in other parts of the world. SNS Funding
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Join us on the way to a gender balanced bioeconomy
Welcome to three discussion forums on the topic of Gender perspectives in the digital bioeconomy We will address the gender imbalance in the increasingly digitalized bioeconomy. The forums are a part of the project Bioequality (The digital bioeconomy – a method handbook for an equal Nordic bioeconomy) and financed by…
Systemized knowledge for a climate friendly forestry
There is an ongoing, intense debate on how to mitigate climate change. Our Centre of Advanced research NB NORD has published a report that arranges existing knowledge and calculates the carbon debit and credit items of forestry in the Nordic-Baltic area. Download the report Climate effects of forestry in…
Soil as a carbon sink: welcome to participate in knowledge exchange
SAVE THE DATES! Welcome to 3 webinars during the spring: Soil as a Carbon Sink These webinars aim to stimulate knowledge exchange between Nordic actors interested in soil as a carbon sink. They are initiated and financed by Nordic Forest Research, Nordic Agri Research and the Nordic Council of Ministers’ working group for…
Statistics show: The Nordic region is a world player in the supply of forest products
Text på svenska längre ner Despite having only 1.6% of the world’s forested area, the Nordic countries account for 13% of the world’s wood pulp production, 15% of sawn timber exports, and 18% of exported paper and paper products. Within Europe, 30% of total sawn softwood timber comes from the…
OPEN CALL for annual networks in forestry or gender equality
The call is open – we will fund networking activities in Nordic forestry for one year! If you have a special focus on gender equality, that is a plus. Focus 1: gender equality Focus 2: focus areas of the SNS strategy plan Click to have the full call text…
Common Nordic-Baltic tool for transports in forestry
A common Nordic-Baltic costing framework for road, rail and sea transport of roundwood is now available, thanks to our SNS CAR NB Nord. Roads and transportation costs constitute important and growing subtotals adding to the cost of for forest products. Consequently, optimizing transport costs is a key factor for competitiveness. A…
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Applying for SNS funding is easy:
1. Find out what kind of funding is relevant for you. Read more about SNS funding
2. Fill in the application form. Find application form here
3. Send the application form to SNS sns@slu.se
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