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Page 1: Innovation and new horizons in tree nursery stock production and forest restoration—from research to business

This article was downloaded by: [Colorado College]On: 24 November 2014, At: 18:37Publisher: Taylor & FrancisInforma Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: MortimerHouse, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK

Scandinavian Journal of Forest ResearchPublication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information:http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/sfor20

Innovation and new horizons in tree nursery stockproduction and forest restoration—from research tobusinessMarco Cosimo Simeone & Anders MattssonPublished online: 04 Jun 2010.

To cite this article: Marco Cosimo Simeone & Anders Mattsson (2010) Innovation and new horizons in tree nursery stockproduction and forest restoration—from research to business, Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 25:S8, 1-2, DOI:10.1080/02827581.2010.485760

To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2010.485760

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE

Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) containedin the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make norepresentations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose ofthe Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors,and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be reliedupon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shallnot be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and otherliabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to orarising out of the use of the Content.

This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematicreproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in anyform to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions

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FOREWORD

Innovation and new horizons in tree nursery stock production andforest restoration*from research to business

MARCO COSIMO SIMEONE & ANDERS MATTSSON

In the past decade considerable changes have

occurred in tree forest nursery techniques (from

seed handling and processing to planting stock

storage) and in forest restoration operations. The

main drivers of change are represented by the

implementation of sustainable forestry with a focus

on biodiversity, landscape and climate change,

respect for societal and community components,

and the need to reduce resources such as fertilizers,

pesticides, peat, water and energy imputed during

plant production, for both environmental and eco-

nomic reasons.

Contemporary forest restoration is a complex task,

as it assumes different forms according to diverse

ecological, sociopolitical and historic contexts. Wild

and urban foresters have to face particular challenges

of harsh growing conditions, diseases and insects.

Forest restoration is under way to counteract the

negative effects of human activities and to maintain

or enhance biodiversity, mitigate climate change and

repair ecosystem functions. Thus, appropriate silvi-

cultural operations can be designed for any forest

restoration objective. Yet, forest restoration requires

creativity and flexibility in applying silvicultural

tools. A pragmatic approach is also needed, as the

costs of restoration and scale of degradation are

constraints.

Technical innovation and forethought are needed

to adapt forest nursery management and forest

restoration to this context. Collaboration between

forest research and business on a national and

transnational level is needed to build up or enhance

the research capacity of enterprises, to generate new

knowledge, to transfer technology, to gain access to

venture capital or business and innovation support

services, and to engage in commercial activities.

The European Commission�International Union

of Forestry Research Organizations (EC-IUFRO)

meeting ‘‘Innovation and New Horizons in Tree

Nursery Stock Production and Forest Restoration*From Research to Business’’ was intended to be the

venue where scientists, forest managers, policy

advisors in forestry, and private nursery entrepre-

neurs and producers of nursery equipment had the

opportunity (1) to display the results of research

activities and prototypes, innovative biological

results and technical solutions regarding nursery

management and forest restoration, especially in

difficult sites, and (2) to present new ideas for

technological innovation, prototypes and applica-

tions to be marketed for businesses and discuss

future development within this area.

The conference was the final event in a 2-year

research project named ‘‘PreForest’’, funded by the

EC, within the VI Research Framework Programme,

Cooperative Research Action For Technology

(CRAFT).

The EC CRAFT programme allows small and

medium-sized enterprises to create consortia with

research organizations and to formulate highly

innovative initiatives whose results are easily and

rapidly usable by the enterprises involved in the

project as well as others operating in the sector. At

the field session of the conference the results of the

PreForest project were presented by the research

leaders of the project. Visitors had the opportunity to

see one of the three robot prototypes, developed

within the PreForest project (the other two are

located in Greece and Sweden), demonstrating an

innovative technology for the production of forest

regeneration material in a cost-efficient and environ-

mental friendly production unit.

The conference focused on two themes:

. Innovative forest nursery management;

. Contemporary forest restoration.

Correspondence: M. C. Simeone, Laboratory of Molecular Ecology of Forest Trees, Environment and Forestry Department (D.A.F.), University of Tuscia, via

S. Camillo de’ Lellis, Viterbo, IT-01100 Viterbo, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 2010; 25(Suppl 8): 1�2

ISSN 0282-7581 print/ISSN 1651-1891 online # 2010 Taylor & Francis

DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2010.485760

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We were happy to see that the themes for this

meeting have brought together representatives of

non-governmental organizations (NGOs), students

in forestry and ecology, scientists, forest managers,

media associates, forest practitioners and profes-

sionals, private entrepreneurs and producers of

nursery equipment from all over the world. There-

fore, with regard to all the paper and poster pre-

sentations and the following discussions during those

days, we are really honoured to present a selection of

papers and posters presented at the conference in this

supplementary issue of Scandinavian Journal of Forest

Research. Many relevant issues concern improve-

ments in planting stock and new silvicultural systems

to restore ecological function faster than traditional

afforestation systems, and studies on seed metabo-

lism, morphological descriptors to evaluate the

potential of seedling survival, growth-slowing treat-

ments, and indicators of planting stock quality for

seedlings grown in miniplugs and other container

systems and in different cultivation regimes. In

addition, descriptions of restoration projects in

diverse countries such as Ethiopia, the USA, Estonia,

Italy and Mongolia are reported, together with

the alternative use of forest biomass in abandoned

and marginal land to produce biofuel and the

development of innovative methodologies such as

dendroecological and ecophysiological approaches to

define regions of provenances or to assess adaptation

and acclimation in reforestation programmes.

Finally, we would like to thank Unicef Italia and

its President for their kind hospitality, all sponsors of

the conference for their generosity and not the least

all the people who made a lot of effort in organizing

the conference.

The Organizing Committee

EC-IUFRO Meeting,

Innovation and New Horizons in Tree

Nursery Stock Production and Forest

Restoration*From Research to Business

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