Within OSCAR there are a number of focus areas of common
interest. Research projects are an outcome from meetings, workshops and
conferences organized in OSCAR.
The identified focus areas are:
- Contractor forestry, including e.g. forest machine
instructors, business development, ergonomics, productivity and tendering.
Contact persons: Anders Mörk, Skogforsk; Kjell Suadicani, Faculty of Life Sciences; Birger Vennesland (Skog og Landskap), Heikki Ovaskainen (Metsäteho), NN (Latvian State Forestry LVM). - Reducing site impact, including technology, methods,
planning etc. Contact persons: Heikki Ovaskainen(Metsäteho), Anders Hohle (Skog og Landskap), Niklas Fogdestam (Skogforsk), Zane Lībiete-Zālīte and Toms Zālītis (Silava), Magnus Thor (Skogforsk). - Transports, with special emphasis on the European
modular system. Contact persons: Antti Korpilahti (Metsäteho), Janis Gercans (LVM), NN (Transport research institute in Norway and Denmark, respectively), Niklas Fogdestam, (Skogforsk), ">Bruce Talbot (Skog og Landskap). - Stand establishment and mechanised silviculture. Contact persons: Palle Madsen (Faculty of Life Sciences), Back Tomas Ersson (SLU), Andis Lazdinsh (Silava), Juho Rantala (Metla), Helmer Belbo (Skog og Landskap).
Productivity, profitability, sustainability/certification, energy efficiency, standardization, exchange of information/results/experimental sites/research tools are examples of keywords to be considered within each project area.